Top Red Team Expert Interview Questions and Answer

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Top Red Team Expert Interview Questions and
Answer
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Overview of Red Team Cyber security experts are
in greater demand due to the increased
sensitivity of data and protection along with a
shift in perspective towards digital security
around the world. As threats become more complex,
simple protections are no longer sufficient to
tackle the same. To uncover all of the
vulnerabilities that could be exploited, a Red
Team penetration testing professional is required
to conduct offensive penetration testing. The Red
Team professionals are self-sufficient in
companies and are only hired by those who are
willing to have their defenses tested.
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Interview questions 1. Describe the concept of
information security. As the name implies,
information security, or Infosec, is the process
of protecting information by reducing the risks
associated with it. Basically, its the process
of preventing unauthorized access to or use of
information. 2. Explain the differences between
symmetric and asymmetric encryption.
Symmetric Encryption Asymmetric Encryption
It takes a single key to encrypt and decrypt data Code text is similar to or smaller than plain text When it comes to symmetric, the process is lightning fast Whenever a huge volume of data needs to be transferred, this method is utilized It takes two keys, one to encrypt and one to decrypt The encrypted text is the same or greater than the initial plain text This encryption method is difficult and time-consuming Its used to send little amounts of data.
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3. How do you define the word vulnerability? Vul
nerability can be defined as insecurity of
software that refers to its sensitivity to
cybercrime or its inability to remain completely
secure. Vulnerable software contains security
flaws that can be exploited by malicious
individuals to gain access to the software and
create disruption. 4. In the case of a physical
intrusion by your Red Team, at what point does
someone challenging them become a negotiated
settlement? Its not unusual for IRM (Information
Right Management) agents to carry letters
outlining the purpose of their mission as well as
the contact information of the person who
commissioned the Red Team. The individual
concerned would be notified if a compromise
occurred.
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5. Is there any advantage to having a third party
conduct a Red Team exercise rather than an
in-house Red Team? An independent Red Team has a
distinct benefit over both approaches in that
they can give you an honest look at your
organization from the perspective of someone who
doesnt know you very well. Its also likely that
an outsider has broader cross-industry
experience, which may be incredibly valuable
and theyre likely to have more tools than an
in-house team has. 6. How often and when should
Red Team operations be performed? This is highly
dependent on various factors, including the size
or organization, risk appetite, industry sector,
and so on. But this is usually done over several
months.




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7. Describe the role of Attack Surface Management
as a first-level engagement inside the Red
Team. Services such as Vulnerability Management
are offered by attack surface management. It can
also scan external, internal, and cloud networks,
as well as online applications, to find out
whats going on. 8. In what way is Pen testing
different from attack surface management? In
contrast to Vulnerability Management and Attack
Surface Management, Penetration Testing really
seeks to exploit the vulnerabilities that have
been identified by Vulnerability and Attack
Surface Management. Depending on the type of
engagement, a Penetration Test will validate a
variety of technological security safeguards.
Look at things like multifactor authentication,
and make sure its enforced, and maybe look at
increased password security, network
segmentation, and also make sure things like your
endpoint detection system are on point in
spotting some of the major risks that are out
there.




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9. What are some of the most common Red Team
strategies? Red team assessors will often go
beyond the test in the following ways Media
manipulation using email and phone Fraudulent
email messages become much more believable with a
little bit of background information. Most often,
this low-growing fruit is just one of many
attempts that lead to the goal. Exploiting
network services An adversary can get access to
information unavailable networks or sensitive
information by exploiting unencrypted or insecure
network services. The exploitation of physical
facilities Most people prefer to avoid conflict.
Its often as simple as the following someone
through a door to obtain entry to a secure
facility. Use of the Application-layer An
attackers initial impression of an
organizations network perimeter is often its web
apps. For example, cross-site scripting (XSS) and
SQL injection are types of vulnerabilities in Web
applications.




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• 10. How do you prepare for a Red Team assessment?
• To help you choose your assessments aims, here
  are some questions to ask yourself.
• What may go wrong in my organization that would
  have a negative impact on my reputation or
  revenue?
• What is the infrastructure that is used
  throughout the organization as a whole?
• When it comes to data and technology, what are
  the most valuable assets in the business and what
  are the ramifications if those assets are
  compromised?
• 11. Why do you filter ports on the firewall?
• Ports are filtered on the firewall to block
  specific malware and safeguard the network from
  superfluous traffic. Port 21 (FTP) may be blocked
  by some corporations if the company isnt hosting
  or allowing FTP communications.

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• 12. When should you use traceroute/tracert?If
  you cant ping the end destination, tracert will
  help you figure out where the connection breaks,
  whether its a firewall, ISP, or router.
• 13. With the Diffie Hellman Exchange, what kind
  of penetration may be achieved?Diffie-Hellman
  exchanges are vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle
  attack since neither side is verified. Users can
  add encryption and authentication by using SSL or
  encryption between messages.
• 14. Is there a way to make a website more
  secure?Heres how to safeguard a website
• Purchasing a basic Secure Sockets Layer
  certificate is an important step
• Anti-malware software should be used to detect
  and prevent malicious intrusions
• Ensure that your passwords are difficult to guess
• Prepare for the worst-case scenario by creating
  regular backups of your data.

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