Red Teaming & Adversary Simulation

Red Team Report & Remediation Planning

  • May 8, 2025
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Sherlocked Security – Red Team Report & Remediation Planning

Comprehensive Reporting on Red Team Engagements with Clear Remediation Guidance

1. Statement of Work (SOW)

Service Name: Red Team Reporting & Remediation Planning
Client Type: Enterprises, Government, Financial Institutions, Healthcare
Service Model: Post-engagement Analysis and Remediation Strategy Following Red Team Exercises
Compliance Coverage: NIST 800-53, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA

Reporting Components:

  • Red Team Objective and Scope Overview
  • Detailed Findings and Exploits
  • Risk Assessment and Impact Analysis
  • Attack Pathways and Techniques Used
  • Social Engineering Results and Exploits
  • Recommendations for Vulnerability Remediation
  • Detection & Response Evaluation
  • Remediation Roadmap with Prioritized Actions

2. Our Approach

[Red Team Engagement] → [Post-Engagement Analysis] → [Compilation of Findings] → [Risk & Impact Assessment] → [Remediation Strategy Development] → [Clear Remediation Recommendations] → [Retesting & Validation] → [Final Report & Remediation Review]

3. Methodology

[Kickoff & Initial Briefing] → [Red Team Engagement Execution] → [Identify and Map Attack Vectors] → [Post-Engagement Report Compilation] → [Risk Impact Analysis] → [Generate Remediation Roadmap] → [Offer Remediation Strategy & Prioritization] → [Retesting and Validation of Fixes] → [Final Report Delivery & Review]

4. Deliverables to the Client

  1. Comprehensive Red Team Report: A detailed report documenting all findings from the red team engagement, including attack vectors, exploits, and successes.
  2. Risk Assessment and Impact Analysis: A thorough evaluation of the potential business, technical, and legal impacts of identified vulnerabilities and attack methods.
  3. Remediation Roadmap: A strategic plan that includes prioritized actions to address vulnerabilities, reduce risk, and strengthen security posture.
  4. Detection & Response Evaluation: An assessment of how well existing detection systems (SIEM, IDS/IPS, etc.) performed during the attack and insights on how to improve.
  5. Exploit Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs): Proof-of-concept for all successful exploits to assist with understanding and patching vulnerabilities.
  6. Social Engineering Results: Documentation of the success rate and effectiveness of social engineering tactics used during the engagement.
  7. Remediation Recommendations: Actionable steps to mitigate identified vulnerabilities, enhance security controls, and bolster overall security posture.
  8. Retesting & Validation: A retest to validate that vulnerabilities have been mitigated after fixes are implemented.

5. What We Need from You (Client Requirements)

  • Detailed list of critical systems, applications, and assets to focus on during the red team engagement.
  • Access to systems, networks, and applications, including any sensitive or high-value assets for testing.
  • Clear objectives and scope for the red team engagement (e.g., specific attack vectors, external or internal focus).
  • Relevant logs, network diagrams, and security controls data for post-engagement analysis.
  • Collaboration with internal IT and security teams for remediation validation.
  • Access to security tools and logs for detection and response evaluation.
  • Permission to conduct retesting and validation after remediation actions are applied.

6. Tools & Technology Stack

  • Metasploit Framework for creating and testing custom exploits.
  • Cobalt Strike for advanced red teaming tactics, including lateral movement and command-and-control simulation.
  • Burp Suite for web application testing and vulnerability exploitation.
  • Nmap for network scanning and enumeration of services.
  • BloodHound for Active Directory enumeration and privilege escalation mapping.
  • Nessus for vulnerability scanning and identifying exploitable weaknesses.
  • Social Engineering Toolkit (SET) for phishing, pretexting, and other social engineering attacks.
  • Wireshark for network packet analysis and interception of sensitive data.
  • Kali Linux for a variety of preconfigured penetration testing tools.
  • Sn1per for automated red team engagements and vulnerability assessments.

7. Engagement Lifecycle

1. Discovery Call & Scoping → 2. Red Team Engagement Execution → 3. Post-Engagement Analysis → 4. Risk & Impact Assessment → 5. Remediation Planning & Prioritization → 6. Reporting Delivery → 7. Retesting and Validation → 8. Final Report Review & Sign-Off

8. Why Sherlocked Security?

Feature Sherlocked Advantage
Comprehensive Red Team Reporting Detailed reports that cover all attack vectors, techniques, and vulnerabilities exploited.
Risk Impact Assessment In-depth analysis of the business, technical, and operational impact of identified vulnerabilities.
Actionable Remediation Roadmap Clear, prioritized actions to address vulnerabilities and improve your overall security posture.
Detection and Response Evaluation Assess the effectiveness of your existing security controls and response teams during an attack.
Proof-of-Concepts for Exploits Demonstration of successful attacks to help with understanding and patching vulnerabilities.
Retesting and Remediation Validation Post-remediation testing to ensure vulnerabilities have been effectively addressed.

9. Real-World Case Studies

Red Team Engagement for a Financial Institution

Client: Global Investment Firm
Scenario: A red team simulated an internal attack on the organization’s network, targeting sensitive financial data and trade secrets.
Findings: The team successfully bypassed the firewall and gained access to critical servers via SQL injection vulnerabilities and weak employee passwords.
Fix: Patch management was improved, and a strict password policy was enforced. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) was implemented for all critical systems.

Red Team for a Healthcare Organization

Client: Regional Healthcare Provider
Scenario: A red team was tasked with testing external-facing systems and healthcare management software.
Findings: Phishing attempts were successful in gaining access to a user’s email account, which was later used to escalate privileges in the internal network.
Fix: Security awareness training was implemented, and phishing defenses were enhanced. Email filtering systems were upgraded to detect spear-phishing attempts.

10. SOP – Standard Operating Procedure

  1. Discovery call and scoping discussion with stakeholders.
  2. Perform red team engagement to simulate real-world attacks.
  3. Identify and map attack vectors, techniques, and successful exploits.
  4. Document all findings and analyze the risks and impacts of each vulnerability.
  5. Develop a detailed remediation roadmap and provide prioritized recommendations.
  6. Validate the effectiveness of existing detection and response mechanisms.
  7. Deliver comprehensive reports with actionable remediation guidance.
  8. Conduct retesting after fixes are applied to verify that vulnerabilities are mitigated.
  9. Final report delivery and review with the client for remediation sign-off.

11. Red Team Reporting Checklist

1. Red Team Engagement Overview

  • Objective & Scope:

    • Document the goals, focus areas, and boundaries of the red team engagement.
    • Define the specific systems, assets, and attack vectors to be tested.

  • Attack Pathways:

    • Identify and map the attack paths taken, including initial entry points, lateral movement, and privilege escalation techniques.
    • Include a timeline of key events, such as exploit attempts, successful breaches, and privilege escalations.

  • Social Engineering Results:

    • Document the success rate of social engineering tactics, such as phishing and impersonation, used during the engagement.

2. Risk & Impact Assessment

  • Vulnerability Risk Ratings:

    • Categorize each identified vulnerability based on its risk to the organization (e.g., critical, high, medium, low).
    • Assess the potential business, operational, and legal impacts of each risk.

  • Impact on Sensitive Systems & Data:

    • Evaluate the potential effects of the successful exploitation of each vulnerability on sensitive data or critical systems.

  • Detection & Response Analysis:

    • Assess how well the organization’s security monitoring and response systems identified and mitigated the attack.

3. Remediation Planning

  • Vulnerability Mitigation:

    • Provide specific recommendations for addressing each vulnerability identified, including technical solutions and procedural changes.
    • Suggest best practices for patch management, access control, encryption, and network security.

  • Security Posture Improvements:

    • Recommend enhancements to the organization’s overall security posture, including user awareness training, stronger authentication mechanisms, and improved network segmentation.

  • Prioritization:

    • Develop a prioritized remediation roadmap to address the most critical vulnerabilities first, followed by medium and low-priority issues.

4. Post-Remediation Retesting

  • Verification of Fixes:

    • After remediation, retest to confirm that vulnerabilities have been successfully mitigated.
    • Validate the effectiveness of fixes in eliminating the identified attack vectors.

  • Final Report:

    • Provide a final report that includes a summary of the red team engagement, findings, remediation actions taken, and a review of the retesting results.

5. Future Planning

  • Ongoing Security Engagement:
    • Recommend periodic red team exercises and continuous monitoring to keep up with evolving threats.
    • Propose the implementation of advanced threat detection and response strategies.
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