RED TEAM & PENETRATION TESTING

Red team &
penetration testing.

Understand how an attacker could reach your critical systems and how your organisation would detect and respond. ThreatShield delivers scoped penetration testing and objective-based red team engagements, with evidence your technical teams and leadership can act on.

Discuss a testing engagement
CHOOSE THE QUESTION

Find the weaknesses.
Exercise the response.

The right engagement follows the decision you need to make: assess a defined system or test how your defences work together.

Penetration testing

A focused assessment of agreed applications, infrastructure or services. Test weaknesses and validate their impact within the authorised scope.

  • Assess a defined set of systems and entry points.
  • Document findings with supporting technical evidence.
  • Give teams prioritised, practical remediation guidance.

Red team engagements

An objective-based exercise that follows agreed attack paths to examine prevention, detection and response across your environment.

  • Agree a business-relevant objective and scenario.
  • Examine how controls and response processes interact.
  • Identify gaps and lessons for the people defending your estate.
SCOPE THE ENGAGEMENT

Start with the systems
that matter to you.

We discuss the environment, access and objectives before agreeing the scope. Potential areas include:

Applications & APIs

Discuss web applications, APIs, authentication and access controls, with the test accounts and interfaces needed for the assessment.

External & internal infrastructure

Discuss internet-facing services and internal networks, including the entry points, systems and testing access relevant to your objectives.

Active Directory & cloud

Discuss identity, directory and cloud environments, including permissions, trust relationships and paths towards agreed critical assets.

HOW WE WORK

Clear boundaries.
Useful outcomes.

Every engagement starts with written scope and rules of engagement. We agree testing windows, exclusions, escalation contacts and evidence handling before testing begins.

Talk through your objectives
  1. 1

    Scope and agree the rules. Confirm objectives, authorised systems, access, constraints and communication arrangements.

  2. 2

    Carry out controlled testing. Work within the agreed boundaries, gather evidence and escalate findings through the agreed contacts.

  3. 3

    Explain the findings. Report technical details, business impact and priorities so teams can decide what to address first.

  4. 4

    Support the next steps. Discuss remediation with your team. Follow-up testing or a retest can be included by agreement.

WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY

Evidence for your team.
Clarity for your leadership.

Technical evidence

Findings and observed attack paths, with supporting evidence and the scope and limitations needed to interpret them.

Prioritised fixes

Remediation guidance linked to the findings and their impact, to help your team plan and own the improvement work.

Leadership summary

An understandable account of the agreed objectives, results and business implications to support your next security decision.

LET’S CONNECT THE PICTURE

Let’s put your defences to the test.

Tell us about your environment, your priorities and where you need support.