What Is a Red Team?

A red team comprises a group of IT professionals (either internal company employees or a third-party contractor) that simulates the potential actions of a threat actor to test a company’s cybersecurity posture. The individuals that compose a red team are also known as ethical hackers. Red teaming is the process of challenging every security control, policy, and system in every conceivable way to compromise a company’s system, network, or specific IT asset.