Red Teaming Services for UK Businesses
Test how well your people, processes and technology stand up to a realistic, goal-driven attack, before a real adversary does it for you.
Our certified red team emulates the tactics of real threat actors, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, and shows you exactly where your defences hold and where they fail.
Request Free Security Scoping
About Red Teaming
Why structured, proactive security testing is essential for your organization
Definition & Approach
Red teaming is a controlled, goal-based simulation of a real attack. Instead of listing vulnerabilities, our team tries to reach agreed objectives such as access to critical data, using the same tactics, techniques and procedures as genuine threat actors.
- Threat-led adversary emulation
- Technical, social and physical attack paths
- Detection and response measured end to end
Business Urgency
Determined attackers do not stop at one vulnerability. They chain small weaknesses across systems and people. Red teaming shows whether your security operations would spot them in time and how far they could get.
Holistic Protection Across Every Attack Surface
Our testing methodologies evaluate entry points, authentication mechanisms, network boundaries, and business logic.
What our red teaming covers
Every engagement is tailored to your threats, your objectives and your appetite for risk.
Adversary Emulation
Replicate the tactics of threat actors relevant to your sector, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.
Social Engineering
Test how staff respond to phishing, phone-based pretexts and impersonation.
Physical Intrusion Testing
Assess whether attackers could enter your premises and reach sensitive areas or devices.
External & Internal Network Compromise
Move from the internet edge to your internal systems, just as a real attacker would.
Cloud & Identity Attack Paths
Target cloud accounts, identity providers and privileged access to reach critical assets.
Detection & Response Validation
Measure how quickly your security team detects, investigates and contains the attack.
Why you need red teaming
Penetration test vs Goognu red team
| Capability / Feature | Standard Penetration Test | Goognu Red Team |
|---|---|---|
| Primary goal | ✕ Find as many vulnerabilities as possible | Reach agreed business objectives |
| Attack techniques | ✕ Technical testing only | Technical, social and physical combined |
| Tests your detection and response | ✕ No | Yes |
| Duration and stealth | ✕ Short and announced | Extended and covert |
Key Benefits of Our Security Assessments
Actionable protection designed to enhance your operational resilience and regulatory standing
Realistic assurance
See how a determined attacker would actually target your organisation.
Stronger detection
Find gaps in monitoring and response, with clear steps to close them.
Board-ready evidence
Clear reporting for leadership, regulators, insurers and customers.
Purple team workshop
Share attack techniques with your defenders so improvements stick.
Systematic Security Methodology
A five-step engagement from threat modelling to debrief.
Scoping & Threat Modelling
Agree objectives, rules of engagement, escalation paths and the threat actors to emulate.
Reconnaissance & Initial Access
Gather open-source intelligence and attempt to gain a first foothold.
Lateral Movement & Objectives
Escalate privileges, move through the environment and work towards the agreed objectives.
Reporting & Debrief
Deliver an attack narrative with detection gaps and walk your team through remediation.
Purple Team & Retest
Replay key techniques with your defenders and retest improvements.
What You Receive Upon Completion
Clear, executive-level summaries paired with granular remediation guidance for your engineering teams
Executive summary
A short, plain-English view of how far we got, what it means and what to do next.
Attack narrative and technical report
A step-by-step account of the attack path with evidence, detection gaps and remediation.
Detection improvement plan
Specific detection and response improvements mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques.
Strengthen Your Security Posture Today
Don't wait for a high-profile security breach or compliance violation to expose vulnerabilities in your systems.
Goognu's certified security specialists deliver actionable, zero-false-positive assessments tailored to your environment. Contact our security team today for a confidential, no-obligation scoping session.
Red Teaming FAQs
Common questions about scoping, methodologies, testing windows, and deliverable reports
Have custom compliance or audit requirements?
Our team routinely tests against ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, Cyber Essentials Plus, and GDPR standards.
Consult with our security engineers