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Jacob G. OakleyProfessional Red Teaminghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4309-1_3

3. The State of Modern Offensive Security

Jacob G. Oakley1 
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Owens Cross Roads, AL, USA
 

The benefits of implementing red teams or similar services in an organization by using ethical hackers has been belabored. It is important at this point to turn to a discussion of the current challenges and obstacles in regard to fielding a successful offensive security capability. The issues in this industry are innumerable; however, I have found that the most pervasive ones are related to a handful of specific areas. Red teams are essentially in an unwinnable race with the adversary they are attempting to emulate. Standards surrounding the offensive security ...

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