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Red Team Fundamentals Room - Learn about the basics of a red engagement, the main components and stakeholders involved, and how red teaming differs from other cyber security engagements.
Overview
- Room URL: https://tryhackme.com/room/redteamfundamentals
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time to complete: 20
Walkthrough
1. Introduction
No hints needed!
2. Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Tests Limitations
- Would vulnerability assessments prepare us to detect a real attacker on our networks? (Yay/Nay)
=> Answer: Nay
During a penetration test, are you concerned about being detected by the client? (Yay/Nay)
=> Answer: Nay
Highly organised groups of skilled attackers are nowadays referred to as ...
=> Answer: Advanced Persistent Threats
3. Red Team Engagements
- The goals of a red team engagement will often be referred to as flags or…
=> Answer: crown jewels
During a red team engagement, common methods used by attackers are emulated against the target. Such methods are usually called TTPs. What does TTP stand for?
=> Answer: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
The main objective of a red team engagement is to detect as many vulnerabilities in as many hosts as possible (Yay/Nay)
=> Answer: Nay
4. Teams and Functions of an Engagement
- What cell is responsible for the offensive operations of an engagement?
=> Answer: Red Cell
- What cell is the trusted agent considered part of?
=> Answer: White Cell
5. Engagement Structure
- If an adversary deployed Mimikatz on a target machine, where would they be placed in the Lockheed Martin cyber kill chain?
=> Answer: Installation
- What technique’s purpose is to exploit the target’s system to execute code?
=> Answer: Exploitation
6. Overview of a Red Team Engagement
- Click the “View Site” button and follow the example engagement to get the flag
=> Answer: THM{RED_TEAM_ROCKS}
7. Conclusion
No hints needed!