Security News > 2020 > August > 62% of blue teams have difficulty stopping red teams during adversary simulation exercises

New Exabeam research shows that 62 percent of blue teams have difficulty stopping red teams during adversary simulation exercises.

Many companies use the 'purple team' approach, in which the red and blue teams come from their own staff and work together to determine security preparedness.

Also new to 2020's report, 92 percent of respondents tap external red teams without prior knowledge of their internal security systems to help their teams prepare for real-life cyberattacks.

54 percent found internal and external red teams equally effective, with a slightly higher percentage citing internal red teams as more effective than external.

"These red team/blue team exercises can be valuable proof points when presenting budgetary and technological needs to the C-suite and board to help keep up with these changes. While there is always room for teams and security postures to mature, it is extremely encouraging that so many companies are regularly performing these tests to identify their weak spots and shore up their defenses."

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