Offensive Cybersecurity and Red Teaming
Offensive Cybersecurity and Red Teaming
In today’s dynamic cybersecurity landscape, offensive cybersecurity and Red Teaming are essential for staying ahead of potential threats. Offensive cybersecurity focuses on proactively identifying and addressing vulnerabilities, while Red Teaming involves simulating real-world cyber-attacks to test and strengthen an organization’s defenses. By adopting the perspective of an attacker, organizations can uncover weaknesses, enhance their security measures, and build a more resilient defense against cyber threats.
What is Red Teaming?
Red Teaming involves a group of offensive security professionals who rigorously test an organization’s security posture by simulating real-world cyber-attacks. These experts, known as Red Teamers, employ the same tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by malicious hackers to identify and exploit vulnerabilities within an organization’s defenses.
Why Red Teaming?
By assuming the role of an attacker, Red Teams provide invaluable insights into the effectiveness of existing security measures. This approach allows organizations to:
- Identify Weaknesses: Discover and address security gaps before they can be exploited by actual attackers.
- Enhance Defense Mechanisms: Strengthen cybersecurity defenses by understanding how they can be breached.
- Improve Incident Response: Develop and refine incident response strategies based on realistic attack scenarios.
- Boost Security Awareness: Educate and train staff on recognizing and responding to potential threats.
Our Approach
At Applied Technology Academy, we leverage the expertise of seasoned Red Team professionals to deliver comprehensive offensive security assessments. Our methodology includes:
- Reconnaissance: Gathering intelligence to understand the target environment.
- Exploitation: Identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access.
- Post-Exploitation: Maintaining access and exploring the extent of potential damage.
- Reporting: Providing detailed reports with actionable recommendations to enhance security.
Offensive Security Course Pathway
Learn how to integrate industry-leading offensive cyber, penetration testing and adversary emulation techniques, into an organizations’ cybersecurity projects, vulnerability research initiatives and secure systems design efforts.
Certifications Offered
Engaging in Red Teaming exercises not only helps in identifying and fixing vulnerabilities but also fosters a culture of continuous improvement and resilience. By understanding the mindset and methods of attackers, organizations can better prepare for and defend against cyber threats.
CompTIA Tech+
Equip yourself to understand a wide variety of technical issues ranging from networking and operating systems to mobile devices and security. A foundational certification for any IT career!
CompTIA Network+
Learn to perform the hand-on skills needed to troubleshoot, configure and manage both wired and wireless networks. CompTIA Network+ is the best IT infrastructure certification today!
CompTIA Security+
Security+ is a core certification for an IT security career. It covers the essential principles of network security and risk management, as well as IT security best practices. Contact our experts today.
CompTIA PenTest+
The new PenTest+ certification is for cybersecurity professionals that want to verify skills in penetration testing used to identify, exploit, report and manage vulnerabilities on a network. Earn a foundational pentesting certification today!
Penetration Testing with Kali Linux
(PEN-200)
Penetration Testing with Kali Linux is OffSec’s foundational penetration testing course. Students learn the latest tools and techniques, and practice them in hands-on virtual labs.
OffSec Wireless Attacks
(PEN-210)
OffSec’s Wireless Attacks trains students to audit, compromise, and secure wireless devices. Get greater insight into the wireless security field with topics like packet interaction and complex WPA attacks.
Evasion Techniques and Breaching Defenses
(PEN-300)
Evasion Techniques and Breaching Defenses is an advanced course designed for OSCP-level penetration testers who want to develop their skills against hardened systems.
Windows User Mode Exploit Development
(EXP-301)
Invest in a secure future with offensive security training from the developers of Kali Linux. OffSec certifications are the most well-recognized and respected in the industry.
macOS Control Bypass
(EXP-312)
Advanced macOS Control Bypasses (EXP-312) is an advanced course that teaches the skills necessary to bypass security controls implemented by macOS, and exploit logic vulnerabilities to perform privilege escalation on macOS systems.
Adv. Windows Exploitation
(EXP-401)
We are a premier provider of EXP-401 Offensive Security OSEE Training. Modern exploits for Windows-based platforms require modern bypass methods to circumvent Microsoft’s defenses. OffSec’s most difficult course by far!
Advanced Web Attacks with Kali Linux
(WEB-200)
WEB-200 teaches students how to discover and exploit common web vulnerabilities, and how to exfiltrate sensitive data from target web applications. Students will obtain a wide variety of skill sets and competencies for web app assessments.
Advanced Web Attacks and Exploitation
(WEB-300)
OffSec set the industry standard with Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PWK). teaching students how to perform practical attacks against networks and systems. Now with SOC-200 we reveal the consequences of common attacks from a defensive perspective.
Hack The Box Certified Penetration Testing Specialist
(HTB CPTS)
HTB Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (HTB CPTS) is a highly hands-on certification that assesses the candidates’ penetration testing skills. HTB Certified Penetration Testing Specialist certification holders will possess technical competency in the ethical hacking and penetration testing domains at an intermediate level.
Hack The Box Certified Bug Bounty Hunter
(HTB CBBH)
HTB Certified Bug Bounty Hunter (HTB CBBH) is a highly hands-on certification that assesses the candidates’ bug bounty hunting and web application pentesting skills. HTB Certified Bug Bounty Hunter certification holders will possess technical competency in the bug bounty hunting and web application penetration testing domains at an intermediate level.
Hack The Box Certified Web Exploitation Expert
(HTB CWEE)
HTB Certified Web Exploitation Expert (HTB CWEE) is a highly hands-on certification that assesses candidates’ skills in identifying advanced and hard-to-find web vulnerabilities using both black box and white box techniques.
certified ethical hacker
CEH is the world’s most advanced certified ethical hacking course that covers over 2200 hacker tools that any individual will ever want to know when they are planning to beef up the information security posture of their organization.
