Red Team Adversary Simulation
MITRE ATT&CK-aligned adversary emulation with defined objectives, stealth tradecraft, and realistic breach scenarios that test your detection AND your incident response.
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Think Like an Attacker. Defend Like a Professional.
Test Your True Security Posture.
Real security requires adversarial thinking. Dastute's Red Team operators simulate nation-state and APT tactics to find what scanners cannot. Our Blue Team analysts detect, respond, and harden — building security operations that catch real threats, not just textbook ones.
CREST
Certified Operators
MITRE ATT&CK
Framework Aligned
24/7
SOC Monitoring
Purple Team
Collaborative Exercises
Offensive Insight. Defensive Strength. The Complete Security Picture.
Real security is not a checkbox. It requires both offensive testing to find vulnerabilities and defensive operations to detect and stop real attacks. MITRE ATT&CK-aligned threat intelligence translates findings into actionable detection rules. Compliance frameworks (Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, DORA) are met through strong technical controls, not paperwork.
Blue Team SOC & Detection
24/7 SIEM monitoring (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic), threat hunting, alert triage, IOC enrichment, and playbook-driven incident response.
CREST Penetration Testing
Web app, mobile, API, cloud, and internal network penetration testing by CREST-certified operators using OWASP, PTES, and OSSTMM methodologies.
Social Engineering & Phishing
Targeted phishing campaigns, vishing, physical access testing, and pretexting exercises to quantify your human attack surface.
Purple Team Exercises
Collaborative Red/Blue sessions where attack techniques are run in real-time with Blue Team visibility — accelerating detection rule development and analyst upskilling.
/ Detailed Services
Our Red Team & Blue Team Services
Our Red Team simulates real-world nation-state and advanced persistent threat (APT) actors to uncover weaknesses that automated scanners and standard VAPT engagements cannot find. Using MITRE ATT&CK-aligned tradecraft, we deliver a realistic picture of your true breach risk.
Red Team — Offensive Security
Full-Scope Red Team Engagement
End-to-end adversary simulation with defined objectives — "exfiltrate customer PII", "access CEO email", "reach finance systems". Tests technical controls, detection capability, and human response simultaneously. MITRE ATT&CK framework throughout.
CREST Penetration Testing
Web application, mobile, API, internal network, and cloud infrastructure penetration testing by CREST-certified operators. OWASP, PTES, and OSSTMM methodologies. Detailed CVSS-scored reports with proof-of-concept evidence and prioritised remediation guidance.
Social Engineering & Phishing
Tailored spear-phishing campaigns, vishing (voice phishing) attacks, and physical intrusion assessments that test both technical controls and human vulnerability — the number one initial access vector for ransomware. Full campaign reporting with click and credential rates.
Assumed Breach Exercise
Simulating an attacker already inside your network — testing detection capability, lateral movement resistance, privilege escalation paths, and incident response speed. Identifies gaps in your defence that perimeter-focused testing misses entirely.
Smart Contract & Web3 Security Audit
CREST-aligned smart contract auditing against OWASP Smart Contract Top 10 and SWC Registry. We have prevented exploits valued at over $50M through pre-deployment auditing. Covers re-entrancy, arithmetic overflow, access control, and economic attack vectors.
Red Team Tools We Use
Cobalt Strike, Sliver C2, Empire, BloodHound, Impacket, Responder, Mimikatz, Metasploit Pro, Burp Suite Pro, Nmap, CrackMapExec — all used ethically within agreed rules of engagement and legal frameworks.
Blue Team — Threat Defence
What We Deliver
Tangible outputs at every stage of your defensive engagement.
- Threat Detection PlaybooksDocumented SIEM detection rules, incident response playbooks, and threat intelligence integration guides.
- Security Posture AssessmentExecutive summary, technical findings matrix, remediation roadmap, and compliance gap analysis.
Purple Team Collaboration
Joint Red Team/Blue Team exercises where offensive findings directly improve defensive controls in real time. Accelerates security maturity faster than sequential red and blue engagements by creating an immediate feedback loop between attack simulation and defence improvement.
UK-Specific Compliance We Support
Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus
The NCSC's baseline certification, mandatory for UK government supply chain. We provide gap assessment, remediation, and certification support.
NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF)
For critical national infrastructure operators (energy, water, transport, financial market infrastructure).
DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)
Relevant for UK financial entities with EU operational ties post-Brexit. ICT risk management, incident reporting, and third-party risk requirements.
ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II, PCI-DSS, HIPAA
Full gap analysis, controls implementation, and audit preparation across all major international security frameworks.
/ Audit & Governance
Data Audits, Privacy & Information Security
We provide comprehensive Data Audits, reviewing compliance with Information Security requirements, GDPR, and ICO guidance across various industries. Our structured programs ensure you meet regulatory demands while maintaining robust security governance.
GDPR & Privacy Program
- Data mapping and classification
- DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment)
- Privacy by Design reviews
- Records of Processing Activities (RoPA)
- Data retention and deletion controls
- Subject Access Request processes
Security Governance
- Information Security Management Framework
- Risk Register creation
- Security Metrics and Reporting
- Board-level security reporting
- Incident response governance
Technical Security Assessment
- Vulnerability assessment
- External attack surface review
- Secure cloud configuration review
- Endpoint security assessment
- Identity and Access Management review
Product & Application Security
- Secure SDLC implementation
- Security architecture reviews
- Threat modeling
- Secure coding guidance
- Security testing strategy
- Vulnerability management program
Incident Response & Resilience
- Incident response plans
- Tabletop exercises
- Breach notification procedures
- Business continuity support
Not sure what cybersecurity covers?
CYBERSECURITY
Defensive
Blue Team
Incident Response
Splunk - ELK - ArcSight
Threat Hunting
EDR - YARA - Sigma
Malware Analysis
IDA - Ghidra - Sandbox
Cryptography
PKI - AES - TLS
Security Architecture
Zero Trust - SDLC - IAM
Network Security
Firewalls - IDS/IPS - WAF
Offensive
Red Team
Penetration Testing
Nmap - Metasploit - Burp Suite
Red Teaming
C2 - Cobalt Strike - Sliver
Vulnerability Mgmt
Nessus - OpenVAS - Qualys
Exploit Development
Reverse Eng - Fuzzing - Pwn
Social Engineering
Phishing - OSINT - Pretext
Web App Hacking
OWASP Top 10 - XSS - SQLi
Foundation - Applies to Both
Governance - Risk - Compliance
GDPR - HIPAA - SOC 2 - ISO 27001
Tools & Frameworks We Use
Industry-standard offensive and defensive security tooling.
OWASP ZAPBurp SuiteNmapMetasploitNessusWiresharkCRESTISO 27001HIPAAPCI-DSSSOC 2CrowdStrikeSplunkDatadogCobalt StrikeSliverEmpireBloodHoundImpacketResponderMicrosoft SentinelSplunk Enterprise SecurityIBM QRadarCrowdStrike FalconSentinelOneMicrosoft Defender for EndpointMISPOpenCTIVirusTotal EnterpriseRecorded FutureMicrosoft Sentinel PlaybooksSplunk SOAR (Phantom)Palo Alto XSOARVolatilityAutopsyFTK ImagerVelociraptorUK Cyber Essentials PlusNCSC CAFDORA
/ Methodology
Our Red Team & Blue Team Process
A structured, responsible methodology with full transparency.
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Scoping & Rules of Engagement
Define objectives, scope, timeframe, get-out-of-jail letter, and emergency contacts.
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02
Reconnaissance & Planning
OSINT, attack path mapping, infrastructure enumeration, and tool preparation.
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03
Engagement Execution
Controlled adversary simulation, finding documentation, real-time communication channel for critical findings.
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04
Debrief & Remediation
Technical report, executive briefing, remediation walkthrough, and 30-day retest included.
Penetration Test: 1–4 weeks|Red Team: 4–12 weeks|Purple Team: 2–6 weeks
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