Purple teaming (emulate → detect → improve)

When it applies

You want to measure and improve detection, not just find bugs. Purple teaming runs known attacker techniques in a controlled way and checks whether each is prevented, detected, and responded to — closing the loop between offense and defense.

Why it works

Detections are only real if they fire on the actual technique. Emulating each technique and watching the telemetry proves coverage, exposes blind spots, and produces tuned detections — turning "we think we'd catch it" into evidence.