Penetration testing tells you what vulnerabilities exist. Red teaming tells you whether your defences can detect and stop a determined adversary. XART is built for the operator who has already earned XEHP or equivalent and now wants to develop advanced adversary simulation capability: custom C2 infrastructure with evasive profiles, ADCS and advanced Active Directory attacks, custom payload development, cloud-scale lateral movement, and the full adversary simulation methodology that delivers strategic value rather than vulnerability lists.
Across ten instructor-led days, participants build capability across the complete advanced red team lifecycle: threat actor emulation methodology, C2 framework design and operational security, advanced Active Directory attacks (ADCS, Kerberos delegation abuse, cross-forest trust exploitation), custom payload development and EDR bypass engineering, advanced initial access techniques, cloud and container red teaming at depth, adversary simulation campaign execution, anti-forensics and OPSEC, and professional red team report production aligned to MITRE ATT&CK. Every session uses realistic enterprise targets with defensive tooling active.
On Day 10, participants conduct a full-day supervised adversary simulation against a representative enterprise environment with EDR and SIEM active. They plan, execute, and document the engagement with a Cobalt Strike or Sliver C2, bypassing defences and achieving objectives within a defined threat actor profile. A senior red team practitioner observes methodology at key decision points. XART certificate and Practitioner Assessment Report issued together.
