Red Team Penetration Testing Services

Red Teaming is Where We Excel

Time and again, organizations call Raxis when other security teams fall short.

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Human Ingenuity. Real Adversaries. Red Team Penetration Testing.

Modern cyber threats demand more than AI tools. Guided by seasoned experts who deploy AI augmented pentesting only when it improves outcomes, the Raxis Red Team penetration testing service stages lifelike attacks across digital, social, and physical fronts to uncover weaknesses and fortify defenses.

Every Red Team assessment is structured around the globally recognized MITRE ATT&CK framework, ensuring our red team stays current with the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures used by real-world threat actors. This drives comprehensive, up-to-date, and industry-aligned testing.

Our Red Team engineers map out your public attack surface — often uncovering startling amounts of exposed data and hidden risks. By leveraging open-source intelligence, our Cybersecurity Red Team service shows you exactly what adversaries can learn about your organization and how they might use it to launch a targeted attack.

We use the latest exploit techniques, including leveraging cutting-edge AI pentest tools, to break through digital perimeters, escalate access privileges, and move laterally through your infrastructure. Our Red Team Operation performs deep dive assessments reveal hidden vulnerabilities and path-of-least-resistance flaws before they can be abused by real attackers.

Our Red Team service deploys sophisticated, realistic social engineering campaigns — using email, phone calls, and even in-person approaches — to truly test how your staff respond under pressure. We turn each attempt into a learning moment, helping you build a smarter, more vigilant workforce.

From covert badge cloning to bypassing security checkpoints, the Raxis Red Team tests every layer of your physical defenses. Our experts mimic real intruders who don’t play by the rules, helping you see precisely where your buildings and facilities are most at risk.

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson

Not Just Automated, Not Just “AI-Driven” — Authentically Human.

Raxis uses AI-augmented penetration testing techniques to boost testing efficiency and depth.

Full-Scope Adversary Simulation

Simulate advanced threats to reveal weaknesses and build resilient defenses against real-world attacks.

Brian Tant

Hi, I’m Brian

Chief Penetration Testing Officer

“Automated tools can spot known risks, but only real adversaries — thinking like humans — can uncover the ones you never imagined. That’s how we stay ahead of emerging threats.”

Brian Tant, our Chief Penetration Testing Officer and Red Team Leader, has led countless Red Team engagements for organizations of all sizes.

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Proven Platform, Trusted Process

Stay ahead of threats by tracking your assessment progress as it unfolds in real time. With Raxis One, you gain instant visibility into our red team penetration testing firsthand, complete with risk details and remediation strategies — all delivered through a secure, intuitive platform designed for seamless vulnerability assessment.

Tailored Assaults, Not Templates

Tailored Red Team Services target your critical assets and people, using the MITRE ATT&CK framework to reflect current attacker tactics and techniques.

Let’s Work Together

Many customers use our Red Team Services to test their Blue Team effectiveness. We orchestrate realistic cyber attacks to ensure your team is ready when real threats strike.

Industry-Leading Expertise

Fortune 500 companies and critical organizations trust Raxis for forensic expertise, relentless curiosity, and creative problem solving that defines exceptional red teaming.

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Safe Exploitation

The Raxis Red Team uses advanced techniques and trusted tools such as Nmap and Metasploit to identify and safely exploit system vulnerabilities. Our collective expertise consistently delivers results that surpass industry competitors.

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Privilege Escalation

We will elevate privileges by leveraging methods such as misconfigured permissions, exploiting vulnerabilities in the kernel, and taking advantage of weaknesses in local accounts. Once we gain a foothold, we pivot laterally through your network using tools like Mimikatz and PAExec to expand reach and access sensitive materials.

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Password Cracking

Multi-GPU Hashcat password cracking at enterprise scale. We accurately simulate the most advanced attacker techniques to uncover weak credentials and strengthen your defenses.

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Safe Data Exfiltration

Once we identify the most critical components of your environment, we safely demonstrate the ability to extract data without physically removing anything from your network. This clear proof of access highlights the severity of cybersecurity risk.

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The Raxis Red Team Methodology

Our Red Team Penetration Testing methodology follows the industry standard MITRE ATT&CK framework.

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Intelligence Gathering (OSINT & Reconnaissance)

Every Raxis Red Team security assessment begins with deep open-source intelligence (OSINT) reconnaissance. We search public records, social media, leaked credentials, and exposed infrastructure to build an attacker’s blueprint of your organization. This step uncovers vulnerabilities visible to the outside world and sets the stage for the rest of the adversary simulation testing.

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Network Exploitation & Lateral Movement

Our Red Team penetration testers use realistic intrusion techniques to compromise perimeter defenses and pivot inside your network. We perform spear phishing, exploit misconfigurations, escalate privileges, and move laterally to identify weaknesses in segmentation and monitoring. Raxis documents every TTP used so you can see exactly how a determined attacker might operate.

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Social Engineering Penetration Testing

Raxis specializes in social engineering Red Team exercises, including phishing, vishing (voice phishing), smishing (SMS phishing), and in-person impersonation. These simulations measure employee awareness, test policy enforcement, and evaluate incident response procedures against human-targeted threats.

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Physical Penetration Testing Services

Cybersecurity is only one layer of your defense. Raxis conducts physical security breach simulations, attempting badge cloning, tailgating, lock bypass, and device planting. These physical penetration testing activities determine whether physical safeguards match your cybersecurity posture.

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Data Exfiltration & Business Impact Simulation

The ultimate goal of our Red Team penetration testing services is to show measurable business impact. Once objectives are achieved, we simulate the exfiltration of sensitive data or the disruption of critical operations — without causing damage — to clearly illustrate the potential consequences of a real attack.

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Reporting, Remediation, and Retesting

Raxis concludes every Red Team security assessment with a detailed report mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. You’ll see where defenses held, where they failed, and receive prioritized remediation recommendations. We also offer retesting to verify that all vulnerabilities have been successfully closed.

AI-Augmented, Human-Led Red Team Engagements

AI Helps Us Uncover What Others Miss

Veteran operators drive every engagement, weaving AI-augmented pentesting into phases that benefit from speed or deeper pattern matching. This hybrid approach reduces reconnaissance time and surfaces hidden correlations that generic scans miss.
Raxis blends AI augmented exploits, social engineering, and physical intrusion to mimic real attackers, mapping every route to lateral movement, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration.
Operating quietly over days or weeks, our human led red team uncovers slow burn attack paths that fast, tool driven tests completely miss.

Red Teams, Blue Teams, And Purple Teams?

Red Teams, through Red Team penetration testing, simulate real world attackers, probing your defenses to find vulnerabilities before cybercriminals do.
Blue Teams defend your organization by monitoring networks, detecting intrusions, and responding to security incidents.
Purple Teams bridge Red and Blue teams, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement to advance your security posture.

Results That Drive Real Change

Raxis clients are often stunned to learn how close they were to a breach — even when recent assessments from other well-known cybersecurity firms gave them a “clean” report. In today’s threat landscape, choosing a low-quality vendor isn’t just a bad investment — it’s a serious risk to your business.

A Raxis Red Team penetration testing engagement uncovers hidden vulnerabilities and provides clear, actionable evidence that drives board-level urgency. Our findings help executives prioritize the most critical business risks, allocate resources effectively, and strengthen defenses before a real-world attack can occur.

Talent Is Our Unique Edge

Many firms hire big-name security vendors for an annual checkup — yet dangerous vulnerabilities still remain, only to be discovered by a security breach. We’ve seen this happen time and time again.

Raxis is the team organizations call next, and we almost always find critical gaps that were left behind by the previous vendor.

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Raxis Hack Stories

Our stories are based on real events encountered by Raxis engineers; however, some details have been altered or omitted to protect our customers’ identities.

In a daring demonstration of real-world adversary simulation, the Raxis Red Team set out to test the defenses of a major national retailer. Our mission was simple in concept but complex in execution: think like an attacker, move like an attacker, and uncover the true extent of the company’s vulnerabilities. The engagement began quietly. Armed with Aircrack-ng, our penetration testing experts focused on the retailer’s wireless network. During what appeared to be a routine handshake process, we captured the network’s encryption key. Within hours, Raxis’ multi-GPU Hashcat system had cracked it wide open — our first entry point into their digital environment.

Once inside the wireless network, we shifted to internal penetration testing. Using CrackMapExec, we discovered a shockingly simple oversight — a system still protected by its default password. In the world of cybersecurity, that’s the equivalent of leaving the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked. This single lapse granted us local administrator privileges, which we used to dump SAM hashes and begin moving laterally. One by one, we gained control of additional systems, each step bringing us closer to the ultimate prize: domain administrator access.

Late into the night, our team fed the coveted domain admin hash into Raxis’ powerful Hashcat cracking rig. By morning, we had the credentials in hand. When we returned to the client’s environment, the validation was instant — we now had full control of the entire Active Directory domain, with the same privileges as their own IT administrators.

Deep in the environment, we uncovered something with far more than symbolic value: a custom application and database containing store-branded gift cards and PINs. Even more alarming, we had the capability to generate new cards on demand. For a criminal actor, this would be an open vault. For the retailer, it was a wake-up call about the potential financial and reputational impact of weak security controls.

This Raxis Red Team penetration testing engagement wasn’t a scripted exercise. It was a full-spectrum test designed to mimic a determined adversary, combining wireless penetration testing, privilege escalation, and targeted data access to reveal how a single overlooked control can cascade into total compromise. By blending human-led expertise with AI-driven efficiency, Raxis shows clients exactly how attackers could breach their defenses — and gives them the insight to prevent it from happening in the real world.

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FAQ: Red Team Penetration Testing

Our Red Team Penetration Testing FAQ covers the most common questions we hear from organizations looking to strengthen their defenses — straight answers from the penetration testing experts at Raxis.

The Raxis Red Team takes your cybersecurity to the next level by simulating real-world hacker attacks. We use our expertise to evaluate your physical locations and operational systems, identifying any potential weaknesses that could put your organization at risk. Our team is made up of top professionals with a wealth of experience, ensuring that you receive the most accurate and comprehensive Red Team Assessment. Whether you’re a multinational corporation or a small business, our services can help you protect your valuable data and assets.

Though malicious hackers may have endless opportunities to try and infiltrate your systems, our Red Team Assessments are limited to a set amount of time, known as a timebox. Once the assessment is completed, we provide a report detailing Raxis’ accomplishments during the allotted time and recommendations on how you can better protect your environment against similar attempts by malicious hackers.

Although we do occasionally collaborate with organizations that adhere to this mindset, we are of the opinion that it is flawed. The concept proposes that various pentesters possess diverse backgrounds and capabilities, yet all pentesting companies are not equal. At Raxis, our pentesters possess impeccable credentials and expertise, continuously collaborating and exchanging cutting-edge information on emerging risks and breaches. Unfortunately, not all of our competitors can make the same claim. We strongly advocate for companies to seek out a reputable pentesting company like Raxis and entrust them to conduct thorough assessments year after year.

Yes, absolutely. Our top priority is ensuring your system uptime and data integrity. Unlike malicious attackers, our thorough penetration tests are designed to stop short of causing any real damage. We take great care to obscure any data we gather as proof of access. Our team will also adhere to any parameters set by our clients, while still pushing the boundaries and exploring the limits of their systems’ security. We believe in providing reliable and effective penetration testing services to help protect your business from potential cybersecurity threats.

If no specific instructions have been given, our team will attempt to crack passwords as part of our evaluation process to gauge the effectiveness of password policies and enforcement. This may also involve using compromised passwords to access other systems, resulting in a simulated data breach on a larger scale. Raxis takes precautions to safeguard the hash data through strong encryption when it is stored and in transit. After completing the password cracking task, we will securely delete the password hashes and provide you with a summarized report, which will include information on password strength, complexity, and analysis. In a Red Team Assessment, password cracking plays a crucial role in showcasing a genuine attack scenario.

If you have implemented security upgrades that are nearing completion, it would be advisable to schedule a red team test afterwards in order to thoroughly test the effectiveness of your changes. However, in most cases, the best time to conduct a red team test is in the present. If your system has any known issues that have not yet been addressed, it may be due to budget constraints. In such cases, a Raxis red team can provide tangible evidence to your management team to demonstrate the urgency of these changes. Perhaps you have been delaying certain changes that may seem insignificant, but a Raxis Red Team will highlight how these seemingly minor vulnerabilities can combine to create a significant weak spot, giving hackers greater access than you may have anticipated.

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, it is crucial for companies to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to cybersecurity. That’s why Raxis highly recommends conducting a Red Team Assessment at least once a year. This thorough analysis will help uncover any vulnerabilities that may have gone undetected and allow your company to take proactive measures to strengthen its security. Furthermore, it is crucial to follow up with a penetration test 4-6 months after a Red Team to ensure that any identified weaknesses have been properly addressed. With Raxis by your side, you can rest assured that your company’s defenses are continuously being tested and strengthened to protect against potential breaches.

We prioritize following all legal regulations to the letter. Raxis contractual agreements are carefully crafted to clearly outline permissible actions versus actions that are not permitted. One of our core principles is to never intentionally damage or disrupt our clients’ systems. Instead, we strive to provide real-world examples of how a skilled hacker could infiltrate their defenses and educate our customers on methods to fortify their security. While some employees of our customer’s organization may not be fully aware of our activities, our customer management team is always fully involved and in support of our efforts.

Once the scope has been determined and finalized, we collaborate directly with cloud providers to give them clear and accurate information about our actions and intentions. At Raxis, we have successfully completed a myriad of tests on various cloud platforms such as Amazon AWS/EC2, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Rackspace, and VMWare cloud. We have also gained a great deal of experience working with content delivery front ends like CloudFlare and Akamai. Whether it is highly advanced virtualization technologies or traditional setups, our experts at Raxis are prepared to properly perform your Red Team Assessment.

The Raxis Red Team is known for their unparalleled ability to identify real-life security threats through the use of techniques and tools employed by malicious attackers. Comprised of highly experienced members, most of whom boast at least 10 years of experience in performing cyber attacks, our team operates primarily out of Atlanta, GA. Our forte lies in pentesting, a crucial element of Red Teaming, and we strive to stay updated with the latest tactics to bypass various technological defenses. The Raxis crew is constantly broadening their knowledge on the most recent exploits to ensure we always offer a state-of-the-art simulation for our customers.

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