Executive Summary:
- In today’s increasingly hyperconnected and competitive world, most companies are fixated on playing defense—guarding data, protecting market share, and minimizing risk.
- But the smartest organizations are employing an offensive technique referred to as red teaming, a structured, adversarial approach to pressure-testing your business by thinking like someone who wants to take you down.
- Most companies and organizations suffer from internal echo chambers.
- Red teaming disrupts groupthink and reveals assumptions you didn’t even know you were making.
- Consider contacting RMS International’s Intelligence Services to develop a customized threat assessment and to formulate a red team attack plan to ensure the security of your organizations people, assets, operations, and reputation.
Situation Report (SITREP)
In today’s increasingly hyperconnected and competitive world, most companies are fixated on playing defense—guarding data, protecting market share, and minimizing risk. But the smartest private corporations and organizations are doing something counterintuitive: they’re turning the tables and attacking themselves. This offensive technique is referred to as red teaming, a structured, adversarial approach to pressure-testing your business by thinking like someone who wants to take you down.
Red teaming originated in military and intelligence communities. A “red team” simulates an enemy—challenging assumptions, probing vulnerabilities, and testing responses. Today, this method has evolved into a valuable tool for private sector organizations, not just for cybersecurity, but also for business strategy, physical security, and crisis response.
If you can’t wrap your head around the idea of attacking your own infrastructure, try thinking of red teaming as a controlled opposition or rebellion within your company—one that asks, “If I wanted to beat us… how would I do it?”
Impact Analysis and Recommended Course of Action:
Most companies and organizations suffer from internal echo chambers. Red teaming disrupts groupthink and reveals assumptions you didn’t even know you were making. Whether it’s a flawed product rollout plan, an overhyped market opportunity, or a physical security gap, red teams uncover what insiders often miss. When red teams simulate insider threats, phishing attempts, or tailgating into restricted areas, companies quickly realize that security is everyone’s job—from the receptionist to the CEO. It’s not just about firewalls—it’s about people, processes, and culture. Red teaming exposes how plans fall apart under pressure. It forces decision-makers to confront difficult “what if” scenarios and identify operational weaknesses under real-world constraints.
In today’s “outside the box” world, competitors aren’t the only threat to a multinational organization or corporation. Adversaries can include activists, nation-state actors, disgruntled employees, customers-turned-critics, or even emerging technologies. Red teaming helps anticipate these less obvious threats and strategize accordingly.
Red teaming isn’t about paranoia—it’s about preparedness. It’s the intellectual courage to invite critique before the market, media, or malicious actor does it for you. By thinking like an adversary, you force your team to become sharper, faster, and more resilient.
In a world where change is constant and threats are asymmetric, your biggest advantage might be learning how to attack yourself—before someone else does. Consider contacting RMS International’s Intelligence Services to develop a customized threat assessment and to formulate a red team attack plan to ensure the security of your organizations people, assets, operations, and reputation.
About RMS International:
Founded in 2012, RMS International provides ad hoc and contracted close protection, estate security, international travel management, corporate executive protection, personnel and asset security, and discreet investigative services. Operating a state-of-the-art Risk Operations Center in West Palm Beach, they provide 24/7 overwatch of global operations in Asia, Europe, Africa and throughout the Americas. RMS International delivers peace of mind in a chaotic world. Connect with us at RMSIUSA.com