r/purpleteamsec is a subreddit with 9k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and news, and the community frequently discusses edr, vulnerability, windows, reverseengineering, and threat hunting.
At r/purpleteamsec, we believe that when Red and Blue teams unite, security becomes not just a goal but a shared journey. Join us today to connect, learn, and collaborate in the pursuit of a safer digital world. Your insights, experiences, and questions are all welcome here. Let's harness the power of Purple Teaming and protect what matters most!
Remember, the future of cybersecurity is Purple. 💜
Popular Themes in r/purpleteamsec
#1
Solution Requests
: "Gopacket - a clean Go implementation of Impacket, a library intended for working with network protocols"
12 posts
#2
News
: "Old Passwords Die Hard: Abusing CREDHIST for offline credential recovery"
10 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Threat hunting queries, Sigma rules, and detection engineering research based on MITRE ATT&CK techniques"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Living of the Land - DISM Sandbox Provider Hijack"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/purpleteamsec
#1
Edr
: "BYOVD and Looting LSASS in the Modern Edr Era"
4 posts
#2
Vulnerability
: "RoguePlanet - Race condition Windows Defender Vulnerability"
3 posts
#3
Windows
: "Unpatched NTLM Leakage in Windows search: URI Handler, Same Bug, No CVE, No Fix"
3 posts
#4
Reverseengineering
: "Phantom Killer Reverse Engineering and Weaponizing a Lenovo Driver to Terminate EDR Processes"
2 posts
#5
Threat Hunting
2 posts
#6
Forensics
2 posts
#7
C2 Communication
: "Proof-of-Concept demonstrating the use of links previews in Slack to smuggle C2 Communications, even in hardened environments where Slack traffic is restricted to the corporate workspace only."
2 posts
#8
Detection Engineering
: "A Practical Guide to Detection Engineering in CrowdStrike NG-SIEM"
2 posts
#9
Excel
1 post
#10
Outlook
1 post
Flair Used in r/purpleteamsec
#1
Red Teaming
: "A collection of tools and resources related to the Pass-the-Passkey family of attacks, which target WebAuthn and FIDO2 authentication mechanisms in Windows"
130 posts
#2
Threat Intelligence
: "FancyBear Exposed: Major OPSEC Blunder Inside Russian Espionage Ops"
26 posts
#3
Blue Teaming
: "WinGuard - A User-Mode Windows Threat Detection Tool Inspired by EDR Techniques, To Help Monitor And Log Suspicious Activities"
20 posts
#4
Purple Teaming
: "The Visibility Gap: 5 Purple Team Tests Your EDR is Probably Missing"
12 posts
#5
Threat Hunting
: "Novel Evilginx Frontend - Lowering the barrier for token theft reuse"
11 posts
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Last updated: August 14, 2026