Red Team assessments by Neo Security

Advanced adversary simulation targeting your crown jewels

Red Team assessments

Realistic attack simulations that go beyond traditional pentests. Long-term campaigns where we actually try to compromise your organization – just like real attackers would.

We don't just test if we can "get in", but primarily how well your organization detects, responds, and recovers. From first IOC to full incident timeline.

One realistic end-to-end attack, instead of separate technical checks.

What does a Red Team assessment look like?

A pre-defined "mission" (e.g. domain admin or access to a specific system), with realistic constraints and rules of engagement. We combine technical, human, and potentially physical attack vectors.

Important: the exercise is as much a test of processes and people as it is of technology. We look at logging, monitoring, triage, and decision-making.

What you get afterwards:

A complete attack timeline, lessons learned, and a concrete improvement plan for blue, red, and purple team activities.

What is Red Teaming?

Red teaming goes beyond penetration testing. Where a pentest focuses on finding vulnerabilities, a red team operation simulates a complete adversary campaign - from initial reconnaissance to data exfiltration.

A red team engagement is not 'how fast can we get in', but 'how long can we remain undetected while achieving our objectives'. It's about realism, not bravado.

Pepijn van der Stap

Red Team Lead

Pentest vs Red Team

Penetration Test:

Finds vulnerabilities, 1-2 weeks, broad spectrum

Red Team Operation:

Simulates attackers, 2-12 weeks, specific objectives

Our Expertise

  • 10+ years red team experience
  • Custom tool development
  • Zero-detection focus
  • Purple team exercises

Red Team Scenarios

APT Simulation

Simulation of Advanced Persistent Threats like nation-state actors

Ransomware Readiness

Test your resilience against ransomware attacks

Insider Threat

Simulation of malicious or compromised employees

Physical Attack

Combination of physical and digital attack techniques

Third Party Compromise

Attacks via suppliers and business partners

Supply Chain Attack

Compromise of software supply chain

Cyber Kill Chain Approach

Our red team operations follow the complete cyber kill chain, from initial reconnaissance to final objectives

Reconnaissance

OSINT gatheringInfrastructure mappingEmployee profilingSupply chain analysis

Weaponization

Malware developmentExploit packagingDecoy document creationPayload obfuscation

Delivery

Spear phishingWatering holeUSB dropsSupply chain compromise

Exploitation

Zero-day simulationKnown CVE exploitationSocial engineeringPhysical access

Installation

Persistence mechanismsRootkit simulationRegistry modificationsScheduled tasks

Command & Control

Encrypted channelsDomain frontingDNS tunnelingLegitimate services

Actions on Objectives

Data exfiltrationRansomware simulationLateral movementBusiness disruption

Red Team Arsenal

Cobalt Strike

Neo Exclusive

Industry-standard adversary simulation

Command & Control, lateral movement

Mythic C2

Modular C2 framework

Multi-agent operations

Havoc C2

Modern C2 framework

Evasive operations

Custom Implants

Neo Exclusive

Proprietary Neo Security tools

Zero-day simulation

All operations are carried out with the most careful scoping.

Ready for a real test?

A red team operation is a serious commitment - both for us and for you. We always start with an extensive intake to determine if red teaming is the right approach for your organization.

Minimum engagement: 2 weeks. Average duration: 4-6 weeks. Extended campaigns: 3+ months.

Red Team Operations | Advanced Adversary Simulation & APT Testing | Neo Security