CyberWire Daily Purple teaming in the modern enterprise. [CyberWire-X]
May 25, 2025
Justin Tiplitsky, Director of Red Team at Adobe, and Ivan Koshkin, Senior Detection Engineer at Adobe, discuss the powerful concept of purple teaming in cybersecurity. They explore how red and blue teams collaborate to proactively identify and mitigate threats. Real-world scenarios illustrate the continuous learning that strengthens defenses. The duo emphasizes the importance of communication and agility, especially with evolving tech like artificial intelligence, along with key advice for aspiring cybersecurity professionals.
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Purple Team Attack Path Simulation
- Adobe's Red Team targets valuable assets and simulates real attacker techniques to test defenses.
- This approach reveals hardening opportunities and detection gaps for better early attack alarms.
Communicate and Prioritize Collaboratively
- Effective purple teaming relies on clear, continuous communication using shared channels and terminology.
- Prioritize red team deliverables to ensure quick blue team detection improvements and leadership visibility.
Mindset Shift for Team Collaboration
- Cultivate a collaborative mindset where red and blue teams see themselves as parts of the same squad.
- This mindset shift fosters natural rapport and effective cooperation against real adversaries.