VECTOR COMMAND
Continuous
Red Team Service
Validate your external attack surface exposures and test your defenses with continuous red team operations.
Continuous recon of internet-facing known and unknown assets reveals previously unknown risks.
Test defenses with real-world attacks to validate exposure and security controls.
Triage critical exposures with expert validation and deep insight into all attack paths.
Address critical issues immediately with same-day reporting from expert red team exercises.
Vector Command: Continuous Red Teaming
External attack surface assessment
Know your attack surface better than the attackers do with constant reconnaissance of your internet-facing assets through Rapid7’s industry-leading Command platform. Get continuous visibility into shadow IT or previously unknown exposures like exposed web services, and more.
Ongoing, opportunistic red teaming
Rapid7’s red team experts leverage the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to safely exploit the external exposures and test your security controls with exercises like opportunistic phishing, external network assessment, breach simulation, emergent threat validation.
Drive prioritization with same-day reporting
Address critical issues right away with same-day, detailed findings from successful red team exploitations, including multi-vector attack chain paths and expert-curated list of risky assets most likely to attract a malicious actor.
Expert remediation guidance
Get prescriptive guidance from expert advisors on how to best remediate critical exposures and strengthen your overall security posture against successful attack chains.
How Rapid7 is different
Complete, continuous coverage
| Rapid7 Vector Command | External Attack Surface Management | Traditional One-Time Pentest | Traditional Red Team Engagement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Use Case | Continuous external discovery and ongoing exploit validation through the lens of an adversary | Visibility into public exposure of known and unknown assets | Often compliance-focused, in-depth evaluation for a very specific, defined scope | Deep 1:1 engagement over a defined period of time (typically 1 month) with a set objective |
| KEY CAPABILITIES | ||||
| Automated External Scanning | ✔ | ✔ | Scope-dependent | Targeted external scanning; not automated |
| Ongoing Red Team Operations | ✔ | - | - | Point in time; not continuous |
| Emergent Threat Response Review | ✔ | - | Point in time; not continuous | Point in time; not continuous |
| Vetted Attack Paths | ✔ | - | ✔ | ✔ |
| Prioritized Exposures | ✔ | - | Point in time; not continuous | Point in time; not continuous |
| Expert Remediation Guidance | ✔ | - | ✔ | ✔ |
| Same-day Findings & Reporting | ✔ | Not applicable | One-time; post-engagement | One-time; post-engagement |
Our red team experts
- Elite Experience
4+ decades of combined pen testing and security experience - Specialties
Background in defense, tech, education, and medical networks - Certifications
Highly accredited team with certs in CISSP, MCSE, OSCP, more
Vector Command: Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Vector Command?
Vector Command is a managed, continuous red team service that enables security teams to proactively assess their external attack surfaces and identify gaps in defenses by providing an attacker’s view of the internet-facing assets and validating exposures with continuous Red Team operations.
It combines Rapid7’s expert Red Team with our industry-leading external attack surfacement management technology.
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What is continuous red teaming?
Continuous red teaming is the regular use of simulated penetration attacks designed to closely mimic the attack vectors of a real-world adversary. Red team experts use the latest attack techniques and tactics to identify gaps in your defenses.
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Which red teaming techniques are included in Vector Command?
Core tactics include: opportunistic phishing campaigns; external network assessment; post-compromise breach simulation, and emergent threat validation.
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How is Vector Command different from traditional pentests and red team exercises?
Traditional pentesting and red teaming activities happen over a defined period of time and provide a point-in-time snapshot of your attack surface. Continuous red teaming is an on-going assessment of your defenses with same-day expert analysis for successful exploits and remediation guidance.
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How is Vector Command different from continuous automated red team (CART)?
Unlike CART services, Vector Command does not require your team to have offensive security experience. Our expert red team operators create attack vectors unique to your defenses, establish persistence against breached assets, search for trust relationships, and react in real time in order to build attack chains just like an attacker would.