Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO)

Duration: 5 Days

SGD 3,000.00

The Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO) course by Xelware equips participants with advanced skills in adversarial simulation, lateral movement, and post-exploitation techniques. Designed for cybersecurity professionals, this program emphasizes real-world scenarios, tools, and methodologies used by adversaries to challenge and enhance organizational defenses. Participants gain hands-on experience with red team operations, identifying vulnerabilities, and simulating advanced persistent threats (APTs). This course is ideal for individuals looking to advance their expertise in offensive security and support comprehensive threat assessment and mitigation.

Learning Objectives:

Understand advanced adversarial simulation strategies.

Master lateral movement techniques in complex environments.

Execute post-exploitation tactics for advanced operations.

Analyze vulnerabilities and assess organizational defenses.

Simulate advanced persistent threats effectively.

Enhance teamwork in red team operations.

Audience:

Red team operators and penetration testers

Cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers

Security analysts and SOC teams

Incident response and threat hunting teams

IT security managers and engineers

Advanced cybersecurity students

Course Content:

Module 01: Introduction to Red Team Operations

Define Red Teaming and its strategic role

Differentiate Red Team vs Penetration Testing

Identify organizational goals and priorities

Discuss cyber threats and attacker tactics

Review tools and frameworks for simulations

Understand legal and ethical considerations

Module 02: Tools and Techniques for Attack Simulation

Network reconnaissance and data gathering

Analyze vulnerabilities and entry points

Evasion of detection/prevention systems

Session management during simulations

Exploitation and post-exploitation practices

Foundational attack exercises

Module 03: Advanced Exploitation and Control

Privilege escalation and sensitive data access

Bypass advanced security defenses

Use remote admin and command tools

Identify real-world system vulnerabilities

Assess operational impacts and risks

Simulate complex attacks in practical labs

Module 04: Integration with Defensive Teams

Integrate Red Team findings into security

Collaborate with Blue Teams

Stealth and detection avoidance methods

Structured documentation and reports

Analyze data and suggest improvements

Review successful Red Team case studies

Module 05: Project Management and Final Assessment

Create a Red Team operations plan

Define roles and scope

Develop stakeholder communication strategies

Address organizational/legal considerations

Conduct final simulation assessment

Present findings and wrap-up discussion