Our Purple Teaming service combines offensive and defensive security. The purpose of this is to improve threat detection and response.
Many organisations invest heavily in defensive tools like SIEMs, EDR solutions, and firewalls. Without properly testing these tools against realistic attacks, gaps often remain undetected.
In the same way that mixing red and blue together make the colour purple, combining the expertise of red teams (offensive) and blue team (defensive) make purple teaming.
The goal of purple teaming is to improve an organisation’s ability to detect, respond to, and lessen real-world attacks. This is achieved through collaboration, testing, and actionable insights.
What we offer
Choose Purple Teaming Exercises if you want to test how your systems would cope against a real-world attack.
The methodology
Unlike traditional penetration testing or red teaming alone, purple team engagements focus on strengthening detection, validating controls, and building resilient security operations.
The outcome
We collaborate with your security teams to help findings translate into measurable improvements in detection and response.
What you receive
Our Purple Team service is collaborative. It integrates offensive simulations with defensive validation.
You’ll also receive a detailed report, including:
Summary for leadership highlighting overall security posture
Technical findings, including undetected attack paths and detection gaps
Recommendations for improving monitoring, alerting, and incident response
Actionable guidance for tuning SIEM, EDR, and logging systems
Strategic advice for building repeatable, resilient security operations
industries
Who we’ve helped
Finance and Banking
Government and Public Sector
Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
Transportation and Logistics
E-commerce and Retail
Education and Universities
Manufacturing and Industrial
IT and Software as a Service (Saas) Providers
Utilities
What we assess
Our Purple Teaming engagements focus on realistic attack scenarios across people, processes, and technology. Key areas include:
Detection and response of malware, lateral movement, and privilege escalation attempts.
Identify undetected scanning, reconnaissance, and lateral movement.
Monitor for unauthorised access attempts, privilege misuse, and anomalous login activity.
Evaluation of detection and alerting for attacks targeting web, mobile, and internal applications.
Validate cloud security monitoring for misconfigurations, exposed services, and suspicious activity.
Assess alert triage, escalation workflows, and incident response playbooks.
What frameworks we follow
Purple Teaming engagements are guided by globally recognised frameworks and standards to ensure rigorous, effective testing:
MITRE ATT&CK
ISO/IEC 27001
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
CIS Controls
ASD Essential Eight
FAQ
Find answers to common questions about our services and what to expect from your experience with us.
What is the purpose of a purple team exercise?
Purple teaming brings offensive and defensive teams together to test security controls and improve detection and response capabilities.
How is purple teaming different from red teaming?
Red teaming simulates attackers attempting to achieve objectives without defender awareness, while purple teaming is collaborative and focuses on improving security monitoring.
Do our defenders participate in the exercise?
Yes. Purple team engagements typically involve collaboration with internal security teams to validate detection rules and response processes.
What outcomes should we expect from a purple team exercise?
Organisations gain insights into detection gaps, monitoring improvements, and recommendations for strengthening security operations.
Let’s work together
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