Why Red vs Blue Doesn't Scale — and Purple Does
Traditional red team exercises produce a report of vulnerabilities. The blue team sees it weeks later, fixes what they can, and waits for the next annual test. Nothing is validated. The gap between attack and detection stays the same.
Purple teaming puts both teams in the same room (or call). Red attacks a technique. Blue watches the SIEM. If the alert fires — great, document the detection. If not — write the detection rule on the spot, tune it, attack again, confirm it fires. Then move to the next technique. You leave each exercise with verified detections, not a to-do list.
Purple Team Engagement Models
Three ways to bring purple team discipline to your organisation — from a one-day workshop to a continuous programme.
ATT&CK Sprint
A focused exercise targeting one ATT&CK tactic (e.g., Lateral Movement or Credential Access). Ogma attacks, your blue team defends, gaps are patched on the day. Ideal for teams new to purple teaming.
- 15–20 techniques per tactic
- Before/after detection score
- Detection rules delivered
Full ATT&CK Exercise
A complete adversary emulation engagement mapping a named threat actor (e.g., APT28 or LockBit) across all ATT&CK stages — from Initial Access to Impact. Full report with before/after coverage heatmap.
- Full adversary kill chain
- ATT&CK Navigator heatmap
- SIEM detection pack delivered
- Executive + Technical report
Continuous Purple Team
An ongoing purple team programme with monthly sprint sessions, BAS platform access, a dedicated Ogma engineer, and a quarterly improvement report. Build purple team capability internally over time.
- Monthly sprint sessions
- BAS platform (unlimited)
- Dedicated Ogma engineer
- Quarterly score benchmarks
What You Get from Every Purple Team Engagement
Verified Detection Rules
Every gap identified during the exercise is closed before the engagement ends. Ogma writes the SIEM correlation rule, your blue team tests it against a fresh simulation run, and only then is the technique marked as detected.
ATT&CK Coverage Heatmap
A visual MITRE ATT&CK Navigator layer showing your before-and-after detection coverage. Your CISO has a single-slide proof of improvement for the board. Your SOC has a prioritised list for the next sprint.
Dual-Layer Deliverables
Executive report (board-ready): risk score, business impact, top 3 priorities. Technical report (SOC-ready): per-technique findings, SIEM query templates, EDR rule configurations, and remediation code snippets.
Baseline vs Post-Exercise Score
We measure your detection rate before and after each exercise. On average, Ogma purple team clients improve their ATT&CK detection coverage by 35–60% within the first three engagement cycles.
BAS Platform Access Included
All purple team engagements include access to Ogma's BAS platform so your blue team can run simulations independently between sessions — validating that rules are still working after any environment change.
Certified Engineers
Ogma purple team exercises are run by NSE7-certified network security engineers, CrowdStrike and IBM-certified SOC analysts, and MITRE ATT&CK-trained adversary emulation specialists — not juniors reading a playbook.
Frequently Asked Questions
Build a Blue Team That Can Actually Win
Talk to Ogma's purple team leads. We'll scope the right exercise for your environment, team maturity, and compliance requirements — and you'll see measurable improvement from day one.