Enhancing Cybersecurity Readiness Through the Red and Blue Team Competition

Cybersecurity threats are evolving rapidly, necessitating effective strategies to combat them. Red and Blue team training is a valuable approach to address this challenge. It simulates real-world attack scenarios, with the Red team acting as attackers and the Blue team as defenders. This training helps organizations identify vulnerabilities and trains employees to respond effectively to security incidents. Introducing competition further enhances this training by motivating participants to excel and stay updated with evolving threats. This paper proposes a combined Red and Blue team approach to improve communication and understanding between teams. The findings indicate that this approach enhances capabilities in reacting to real attacks. By fostering better team understanding, participants effectively identify and mitigate vulnerabilities. These results highlight the potential value of a combined Red and Blue team approach for enhancing cybersecurity readiness. Further research is needed to fully explore its benefits and limitations.