Purple Team

A purple team combines red team (offensive) and blue team (defensive) activities in a collaborative exercise where both sides work together. Instead of the red team secretly attacking and the blue team trying to detect them, purple teaming involves the attackers and defenders sharing information in real time to maximize learning and improve defenses.

Purple team exercises are highly efficient for improving security — the red team demonstrates specific attack techniques, and the blue team immediately works on detection and prevention, with both sides iterating together. This collaborative approach builds capability faster than adversarial exercises alone.