Strengthening Your Defenses From the Inside
While penetration testing and red team operations attack your network from the outside, Blue Team services take a different approach. We work collaboratively with your team leads, department heads, and in-house IT staff to understand your organization's assets, risks, and security posture from the inside.
Our Blue Team analyzes your information systems, reviews your policies and procedures, and verifies that your security measures are not only in place but actually working as intended. The goal isn't just to find gaps — it's to validate that your defenses will hold when they're needed most.
Our Blue Team assessment covers the full spectrum of your security environment:
We also conduct an in-depth review of your Cybersecurity Plan and provide recommendations prior to submission — a critical step for USCG-2022-0802 compliance.
Blue Team engagements are collaborative by design. We sit down with your team to understand how your organization actually operates — not just how it looks on paper. This means reviewing documentation, interviewing key personnel, and examining how policies translate into day-to-day practice.
The duration of a Blue Team engagement depends entirely on the size and scope of your environment. A small facility with a focused scope may take significantly less time than a large organization with complex systems and multiple locations.
Our Blue Team is equipped with several AI-augmented tools used to gather information from inside your network. Once all data is collected, the team assesses it and provides several datasets for Sterling7 to review.
Sterling7 does not operate independently — rather, it serves as an assistant that never loses focus, never needs a coffee break, and is never in a bad mood because the Red Team drank all the coffee.
Sterling7 is a tool that has come a long way since Sterling 1, but it will never duplicate the human gut feeling. Where Sterling7 demonstrates an incredible aptitude is speed. Case in point: ingesting network traffic logs, recognizing a malicious pattern, and alerting the Blue Team member for further investigation. This simple act cuts hours out of the process.
We've named Sterling7 and treat it like a team member because, in a way, it is. Sterling7 is our force multiplier, plain and simple.
At the conclusion of your Blue Team engagement, you'll receive:
Following the retest, we typically refer clients to our Managed Services department for continuous system-wide monitoring.
We value the relationship with our clients above all else. When you sign your agreement, you're assigned a dedicated Technical Case Manager (TCM) who serves as your single point of contact throughout the entire engagement.
Your TCM provides regular email updates as progress is made and coordinates logistics between your team and ours. If something urgent comes up — a schedule change, hardware issue, or unexpected ISP outage — simply call the direct number provided, regardless of the time of day.
We know issues happen in the real world, and when they do, our goal is to resolve them with as few steps as possible. We have an automated phone system with an AI-powered attendant, but our clients get direct access numbers. We hate pressing buttons and hold music too.