Red teaming vs. penetration testing
Red teaming and penetration testing are vital cybersecurity strategies, but which is right for you? Learn their differences, benefits, and use cases.
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Tabletop exercise
Strengthen your team’s decision-making skills through realistic incident simulations.
Rehearse your incident response plans long before you need them
When a cyberattack strikes, your team’s immediate response sets the tone for everything that follows. BPM’s tabletop exercise process prepares your organization to act decisively and effectively during security incidents by simulating realistic scenarios in a controlled, collaborative environment.
Building response muscle memory
Our tabletop exercises go beyond theoretical discussions to create immersive learning experiences with:
Custom scenario development : We design scenarios specifically for your organization, reflecting your industry, threat landscape and business operations. These tailored scenarios leverage your specific risks and test your response capabilities while remaining relevant to your team’s daily reality.
Progressive challenge injects: Throughout the exercise, we introduce new information, escalations and unforeseen complications that emulate how real incidents unfold. These injects test your team’s ability to adapt to changing circumstances and make decisions with incomplete information.
Cross-functional engagement: To practice essential coordination during live incidents we facilitate tabletop exercises that bring together stakeholders across technical teams, business leaders, legal, public relations, and other key team members. This approach reveals communication gaps and alignment issues before they impact a real response.
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Structured for maximum impact
Our tabletop exercises follow a proven methodology:
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Preparation and planning:
We work with you to define objectives, identify participants and develop scenarios that will challenge your team appropriately without overwhelming them.
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Exercise facilitation:
Our experienced facilitators guide participants through the scenario, encouraging realistic discussion and decision-making while documenting key observations.
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Hot wash debrief:
Immediately following the exercise, we conduct a facilitated discussion to capture immediate insights and lessons learned while the experience is fresh.
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After action report & improvement plan:
We provide detailed documentation of observations, strengths, and improvement opportunities identified during the exercise, along with prioritized recommendations.
BPM’s unique approach to red team services
Our red team engagements combine technical skill with strategic insight. We don’t just exploit vulnerabilities—we focus out efforts on your critical concerns and provide a roadmap for strengthening your defensive capabilities. After each engagement, we deliver:
- Detailed findings with clear remediation guidance
- Strategic recommendations for enhancing detection and response
- A prioritized improvement plan that helps to maximize security ROI
Partner with BPM to transform security testing from a compliance exercise into a strategic advantage. Our red team services reveal how your security program performs when faced with the threats that matter most.
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