Our security professionals run offensive security operations across web applications and software, linking technical findings to business exposure.
Red Team Assessments
Andersen's red team assessment simulates a realistic adversary, not a scan, to find exploitable attack paths and test technical, physical, and human security controls. It shows how an attacker reaches defined objectives and helps you strengthen defenses and prioritize remediation.
Red Team Assessment expertise in numbers
Delivered security projects span FinTech, healthcare, and logistics, giving our red team the industry context to model the threat actors that matter to you.
That experience with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and SOC 2 requirements helps us scope a comprehensive assessment within your regulatory constraints.
Red Team Assessment services we provide
Each engagement combines the scenarios that fit your goals and threat profile, chaining them into one attack path toward an agreed target.
Andersen emulates external threat actors targeting your internet-facing attack surface to gain a foothold. You see which attack vectors an outsider can exploit and close them before a real intrusion.
Assessment focus:
- Reconnaissance of exposed services, domains, and public information;
- Exploitation of perimeter weaknesses to establish a foothold;
- Use of initial access as a launch point for wider attack paths.
From an assumed breach, our red team models a compromised host and attempts lateral movement toward agreed targets. You learn how far an intruder spreads and where segmentation needs hardening.
Assessment focus:
- Movement between internal segments and trust zones;
- Privilege escalation paths toward sensitive assets;
- Monitoring coverage for activity inside the perimeter.
We test servers, network devices, and critical infrastructure against an adversary seeking lasting control. You see which gaps keep an attack chain alive and prioritize the hardening that breaks it.
Assessment focus:
- Exposure of core servers, devices, and services;
- Configuration weaknesses that enable persistence;
- Routes that link infrastructure gaps into one attack chain.
Our security experts attack web applications and APIs as a route to business records. You identify which flaws let an adversary escalate privileges or extract data, and which fixes cut exposure most.
Assessment focus:
- Authentication and session handling in business software;
- API access to sensitive records and functions;
- Application flaws that open a path to back-end assets.
We evaluate how an attacker abuses identities, credentials, and permissions to reach high-value accounts. Results show if access policies stop account takeover and which privileges to restrict first.
Assessment focus:
- Strength of authentication and credential policies;
- Excessive permissions and privileged account exposure;
- Identity paths an attacker can use to reach critical assets.
Where agreed, we run targeted phishing and pretexting campaigns to test how personnel respond to manipulation. You see which messages work, how fast staff report them, and where training needs focus.
Assessment focus:
- Email phishing and pretext scenarios tailored to your teams;
- Employee reporting and escalation behavior;
- Use of harvested credentials as an entry point for wider attacks.
If agreed, we assess whether an adversary can enter facilities and reach on-site equipment. You learn how physical gaps combine with digital ones and where to tighten on-site protection.
Assessment focus:
- Entry points, badge controls, and visitor procedures;
- Access to restricted areas and on-site equipment;
- Response of on-site staff to unauthorized presence.
We simulate adversaries targeting cloud accounts, identities, and workloads to reach hosted assets. You see how misconfigurations enable movement and which fixes shrink cloud exposure most.
Assessment focus:
- Cloud account, role, and permission configurations;
- Exposure of storage, workloads, and management interfaces;
- Paths from cloud services into connected on-premises systems.
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Cybersecurity certifications and standards
Andersen is an ISO/IEC 27001- and SOC 2-audited company, and its security professionals hold certifications in offensive security, web application testing, and security management.
What Red Team Assessment evaluates
A red team assessment measures how well your detection, response, and defenses hold up against a realistic intrusion, not just whether isolated vulnerabilities exist.
Threat detection capabilities
We test your security operations center and monitoring tools against adversary activity. Results expose detection capabilities and threats that evade alerts, so you can close monitoring blind spots.
Incident response effectiveness
We time how your blue team escalates, contains, and recovers from an intrusion. Findings quantify response capabilities and reveal slow playbook steps, so you can speed up recovery.
Attack path visibility
We trace routes to your most valuable assets, exposing missed alerts and privilege gains. Findings show the potential impact and where to defend first, so fixes break the full attack path.
People and process readiness
We evaluate personnel and security processes under social engineering pressure. Findings reveal gaps in your security posture, so you can focus training and procedures where they fail.
Critical asset protection
We test security controls protecting systems and data. Findings show where defensive capabilities and security investments fall short, so you can fund protection that works rather than ineffective tools.
Benefits of Red Team Assessment
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Red Team Assessment deliverables
Documented attack evidence, a clear narrative, and actionable findings your teams can use to fix what matters and prove progress.
The executive summary connects exposed assets and attack outcomes to business decisions. Leadership uses it to brief stakeholders and justify security investments.
The summary covers:
- Most valuable assets exposed during the engagement;
- Potential impact of the attack paths found;
- Business priorities and the value of remediation.
A step-by-step timeline reconstructs the operation from initial access to objective. Security teams use it to validate logs and pinpoint actions that generated no alert.
The timeline records:
- Lateral movement and privilege escalation in sequence;
- Timestamps and the hosts and accounts involved;
- Recorded actions matched to alerts and monitoring gaps.
Evidence packages document each successful action with proof-of-compromise. Engineers use them to confirm findings and reproduce each attack vector during remediation.
The evidence includes:
- Screenshots demonstrating successful actions;
- Captured artifacts supporting each finding;
- Reproduction steps for remediation verification.
The gap analysis maps actions your controls caught, missed, or delayed. Your blue team and security operations center use it to tune alerts and close monitoring blind spots.
The analysis covers:
- Actions detected and the alerts they triggered;
- Missed activity and delayed escalation;
- Monitoring blind spots and response gaps.
The roadmap ranks recommendations by severity and effort. Security teams use it to fix the highest-impact issues first and track measurable risk reduction.
The roadmap sets out:
- Findings ranked by severity and business impact;
- Recommended fixes and the effort involved;
- Remediation priorities and progress checkpoints.
Why choose Andersen for Red Team Assessment
Certified offensive security expertise
Andersen's security professionals hold OSCP, CEH, CREST, and GIAC certifications, including GXPN for advanced penetration testing. That expertise drives manual attack work rather than the scripted checks of automated tools.
Experienced red team leadership
Led by Andersen's Head of Offensive & Application Security, who has 13+ years of experience and 200+ completed engagements, the team coordinates testing windows and monitors system impact to limit disruption.
Tailored, threat-informed assessment approach
We build scenarios around the threat actors and attack vectors most relevant to your industry, not a generic checklist. Andersen's penetration testers tailor the methodology using OWASP, PTES, and NIST practices and in-house knowledge.
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How our Red Team Assessments work
We align with your stakeholders on specific goals, target assets, and rules of engagement. This planning produces a clear scope and success criteria that keep the operation focused and safe.
Insights
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FAQ
A red team assessment is a goal-driven security exercise in which ethical hackers emulate real threat actors to test how well your people, processes, and technology withstand a targeted intrusion. Rather than listing isolated vulnerabilities, the engagement pursues defined objectives and reveals the attack paths that lead to your critical systems.
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What happens next?
An expert contacts you after having analyzed your requirements;
If needed, we sign an NDA to ensure the highest privacy level;
We submit a comprehensive project proposal with estimates, timelines, CVs, etc.
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