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# Red Team

## About

Red Teaming is the act of performing Adverserial Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures ([TTPs](https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/tactics_techniques_and_procedures)) to represent an attacker, such as a state sponsored threat actor, or an insider threat. It is a term created by the US Military to test battalion readiness (See [Geronimo ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/509th_Infantry_Regiment_\(United_States\))Battalion) or as an OPFOR for allied countries. 

## The Need

The point of Red Teams is to measure cyber readiness and the physical security of a company, whether internal, or external. The difference betwen a Red Team and a Penetration Test is that red teams aren't disclosed to the blue team or organisation except for an insider contact (the CISO or similar). Watch the video for a small introduction to Red Teaming.

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?pp=ygUVcmVkIHRlYW1pbmcgZXhwbGFpbmVk&v=oW0eH3yS1Yc>" %}

## Resources

### Blogs

{% embed url="<https://ired.team>" %}

### Books

{% embed url="<https://www.packtpub.com/product/hands-on-red-team-tactics/9781788995238>" %}

{% embed url="<https://redteam.guide/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://www.packtpub.com/product/cybersecurity-attack-and-defense-strategies/9781788475297>" %}

{% embed url="<https://redteamguides.com/p2_landing_page.html>" %}

### Organisations

{% embed url="<https://redteamvillage.square.site/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://taggartinstitute.org/>" %}

### Courses

{% embed url="<https://tryhackme.com/path/outline/redteaming>" %}
Red Team Path
{% endembed %}

{% embed url="<https://taggartinstitute.org/p/responsible-red-teaming>" %}
Responsible Red Teaming - Husky Hacks
{% endembed %}

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBf0hzazHTGMjSlPmJ73Cydh9vCqxukCu>" %}
Red Team Fundamentals Course
{% endembed %}

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/OtcP8c4wZys>" %}