Avengers of cybersecurity
A cybersecurity team is like a highly skilled orchestra, with each member playing a crucial role in protecting the organization from potential threats. These roles can be broadly categorized into management or collaboration, offense, and defense. Offensive security specialists are often called the Red Team, defensive security specialists are often called the Blue Team, and the Purple Team for the management or collaboration that occurs between them. Cybersecurity professionals have adopted color-coded nicknames for these roles, reflecting their distinct but complementary functions within the overall security orchestra:
- Red Team - Red teams act as controlled adversaries, utilizing simulated attacks to identify and exploit vulnerabilities within a system or organization’s security posture. Red teams are essentially ethical hackers who help organizations improve their security posture by finding and fixing weaknesses before real attackers can exploit...
