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Application & OT Security · Foundational

White Team

The group that oversees a red team or cyber exercise, setting rules, refereeing, scoring and ensuring safety.

Definition

The white team defines objectives and rules of engagement, deconflicts real incidents from exercise activity and judges outcomes. It works with red (attack) and blue (defense) teams and may include management and legal representatives.

Example

During an exercise, the white team confirms that a suspicious login was part of the red team's activity.

Exam tip

Red attacks, blue defends, purple collaborates, white referees.

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