$3.$ Detail the role and responsibilities of the red team.

"Tell me things others don't and make $[$senior officials$]$ feel uncomfortable."

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$-$ George Tenet, former Director of Central Intelligence for the CIA

With cyber threats unfolding at an unprecedented pace, examining your organization's ability to identify, detect, respond, and recover from cyber attacks is more critical than ever. Consequently, a proactive approach is a must to sufficiently guard against these threats, where regular security assessments are performed on controls and processes to ensure their adequacy.

Earlier in this module, you were introduced to the concept of red teaming. In summary, it is a highly specialized type of cybersecurity offensive assessment that is driven by intelligence on actual adversaries. One of the key goals of this type of assessment is to test organizations' cyber resilience, threat detection, and incident response capabilities thoroughly.

For this discussion, reflect on the red team's roles and responsibilities. Your reflection should answer the following:

$.$ What does the term "red teaming" mean to you?

$.$ What are some key benefits of red teaming?

What are the typical responsibilities of someone in a red team role?

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What is the difference between penetration testing, ethical hacking, and red teaming?

Additional Optional Resources

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Awesome Red Teaming by GitHub

$$ Red Team Development and Operations: A Practical Guide by Joe Vest and James Tubberville $($for purchase$)$