Stealth operations: The evolution of GitLab's Red Team

GitLab's Red Team, initially established in 2019, has evolved from conducting visible, opportunistic security exercises to executing stealth operations that emulate real-world threats, offering the organization a realistic practice environment for detecting and responding to attacks. This transition involved developing a maturity model and implementing Purple Teaming to promote collaboration between offensive and defensive security teams, ultimately paving the way for stealth operations. These operations include replicating adversary techniques to test and improve the organization's detection and response capabilities, using both transparent processes and strategic collaborations with various teams at GitLab. The Red Team's journey highlights the importance of structured planning, transparent communication, and iterative learning in building an effective offensive security practice, emphasizing the value of stealth operations in simulating realistic cyber attack scenarios.

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