The Challenges:
A global financial services organization had grown frustrated with traditional red team engagements delivered by legacy partners. These engagements typically ended with a static PDF report—a long list of findings with little operational follow-through.
Security teams were left manually triaging issues, chasing context, and struggling to prioritize remediation. Stakeholders lacked visibility into testing progress, and remediation cycles dragged on for months.
What They Needed:
A more intelligent, transparent, and actionable Red Team engagement—one that aligned to their risk profile, delivered real-time insights, and drove measurable security improvement.
The Solution: Red Teaming that Delivers Results
Rootshell Security redefined the experience by delivering the Red Team through the Rootshell Platform, enabling live collaboration, automated intelligence, and tracked improvement from day one.
Key Differentiators:
Real-Time Engagement Dashboard
Instead of waiting weeks for a final PDF, the client’s security and risk teams had live access to a dynamic engagement dashboard. They could view findings as they emerged, understand exposure paths, and brief stakeholders in real time—saving hours in reporting and internal alignment.
Intelligence-Led, Context-Aware Testing
Unlike legacy red teams using generic playbooks, Rootshell’s simulations were informed by live threat intelligence and mapped to MITRE ATT&CK®. By integrating the client’s own asset data and vulnerability history, Rootshell focused on actual weaknesses—maximising the value of every hour spent testing.
Remediation Built-In
Findings were no longer just academic. With integrated remediation workflows:
- Issues were triaged and assigned in-platform
- Ticketing systems (e.g. Jira, ServiceNow) were automatically updated
- Teams received alerts when unresolved issues became exploited in the wild
This reduced remediation cycle time by over 30% compared to prior assessments.
Executive-Ready Threat Journey Visuals
Rootshell’s animated attack path visualisations helped explain complex breach chains to board members and senior leadership, increasing stakeholder confidence and securing additional security investment.
The Results: from reactive to strategic action
The client moved from reactive red teaming to a continuous improvement model, where simulations weren’t just tests—they were catalysts for strategic action.
- 30% reduction in remediation time
- 60% less time spent on internal reporting
- Faster time to decision-making for remediation and investment
- Improved security posture confirmed through retesting
Rootshell’s platform gives me the visibility to easily understand issues, approve projects, and collaborate with colleagues, so that our remediation process is as streamlined as possible.
