Illusion of Control: Capability Maturity Models and Red Teaming
infonews
security
Source: Embrace The RedJuly 31, 2020
Summary
This article discusses how to measure the maturity and effectiveness of security testing programs, particularly red teaming (simulated attacks to find vulnerabilities). The author suggests using existing frameworks like CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration, a system developed by Carnegie Mellon University that rates how well-organized software processes are on a scale of one to five) that can be adapted to evaluate offensive security programs.
Classification
Attack SophisticationModerate
Original source: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2020/capability-maturity-model-test-red-teaming/
First tracked: February 12, 2026 at 02:20 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 72%