Professional Red Teaming: Conducting Successful Cybersecurity Engagements

© Jacob G. Oakley 2019

Jacob G. OakleyProfessional Red Teaminghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4309-1_9

9. Counter-APT Red Teaming

Jacob G. Oakley¹ 

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Owens Cross Roads, AL, USA

 

The concept of counter-APT red teaming (CAPTR teaming) is a method of reverse red teaming I theorized, designed, and evaluated during my doctoral research and in my dissertation. As mentioned in earlier chapters, a red team is at a huge disadvantage when it comes to emulating appropriately, and thus aptly mitigating, an advanced persistent threat. When it comes to red team engagements, APTs specifically represent a replication challenge for even the most talented offensive security professionals. Even when the skills of an ethical hacker and a malicious one are on an even ...