Red Teaming

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Red Teaming is like hiring trusted insiders to play the role of an adversary. Our specialists quietly test your organisation’s security, procedures and people, just as a genuine threat might, to reveal blind spots and weaknesses.

By experiencing a controlled and realistic challenge, your leadership gains clear insight into how to improve readiness, sharpen response plans and build confidence. The exercise is collaborative and designed to help you grow stronger, not to catch you out.

Key Benefits

  • Validate your security controls – See how existing defences hold up across people, processes and technology
  • Identify gaps in detection – Test monitoring and response capabilities to find blind spots
  • Demonstrate compliance – Meet obligations under ISO 27001, NIS2 or GDPR with independent assurance
  • Uncover weaknesses in policies, training and third-party relationships

Our Approach

  • Reconnaissance – Identify the target’s environment and gather intelligence on systems, users, processes, and physical building security
  • Attack Simulation – Use the gathered intelligence to attempt breaching defences across networks, apps and people
  • Analysis & Reporting – Document findings, outline impacts and remediation steps for stakeholders
  • Retest & Improvement – Reassess after mitigation to verify improvements and strengthen resilience

Why Pensta

  • Experienced team – Consultants with deep offensive and defensive security expertise
  • Tailored engagements – We customise every red team exercise to your industry, threat profile and business priorities
  • Realistic threat simulation – Our scenarios mirror the tactics and persistence of sophisticated adversaries
  • Clear, actionable reporting – We translate technical findings into business-focused recommendations
  • Collaborative partnership – We work with you to strengthen defences and build lasting resilience

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