Performing Threat Emulation With Atomic Red Team

When to Use

• When conducting security assessments that involve performing threat emulation with atomic red team
• When following incident response procedures for related security events
• When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities
• When validating security controls through hands-on testing

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with threat intelligence concepts and tools
• Access to a test or lab environment for safe execution
• Python 3.8+ with required dependencies installed
• Appropriate authorization for any testing activities

Instructions

Use atomic-operator to execute Atomic Red Team tests and validate detection coverage against MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

from atomic_operator import AtomicOperator

operator = AtomicOperator()
# Run a specific technique test
operator.run(
    technique="T1059.001",  # PowerShell execution
    atomics_path="./atomic-red-team/atomics",
)