DXC Strikeforce: Red Team Operation

A Red Team Operation is an advanced security assessment that goes beyond traditional penetration testing. Delivered by DXC Strikeforce, it simulates real-world Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) used by threat actors targeting the client’s assets. The goal is to gain access, reach agreed objectives, and measure detection and response capabilities.

Objectives • Identify and prioritize weaknesses in people, processes, and technology. • Assess detection and response effectiveness. • Improve Mean Time to Detect (MTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTR).

Phases of a Red Team Operation

1. Scoping DXC Strikeforce meets with the client to define: • Objectives and attack scenarios. • Excluded IPs, domains, and networks. • Start date, communication protocol, and authorization for on-site activities.

2. Technical Preparation Includes: • Intelligence gathering on client and relevant threat actors. • Identifying recent APT tactics for the client’s industry. • Setting up red team infrastructure. • Final agreement on execution.

3. Attack Simulation Simulates a realistic kill chain: 1. Reconnaissance – Map external exposure and identify access paths. 2. Infiltration – Gain foothold, establish C2, and persistence. 3. Lateral Movement – Escalate privileges and reach objectives. 4. Impact – Demonstrate consequences (e.g., data exfiltration). 5. Cleanup – Remove artifacts and provide restoration instructions. Attack paths are documented and approved before execution. Techniques are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK for gap analysis.

Customer Communication • Continuous updates to trusted agents. • Approval required for major impactful actions. • Immediate notification of critical vulnerabilities.

Reporting Final report includes: • Executive summary. • Attack scenarios and outcomes. • Detection and response metrics (MTD/MTR). • Vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. • MITRE ATT&CK mapping and heatmap. A review meeting follows, with optional SOC/Blue Team recap for technical details.

Key Benifits • Validate your ability to prevent, detect, and respond to realistic, end‑to‑end attack chains. • Identify exploitable weaknesses across people, processes, and technology, not just point vulnerabilities. • Quantify detection and response performance (MTD/MTR) and highlight telemetry gaps for engineering. • Executive and technical reporting, including ATT&CK heat map and prioritized remediation plan.

AWS Service Used EC2, S3, IAM, EKS, ECS, Lambda, Amazon Audit Manager