red team

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An independent group employed to challenge an organization by assuming an adversarial role or point of view.
verb
  1. To challenge an organization by assuming an adversarial role.

Word forms

red team red teams red teaming red teamed red-team

Etymology

Red was the color of the Soviet Union on maps during the Cold War, so "red team" represented the adversary during military simulations.

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