MITRE Caldera

Presented at DEF CON 32 (2024), Aug. 10, 2024, 10 a.m. (105 minutes).

MITRE Caldera is a scalable, automated adversary emulation, open-source cybersecurity platform developed by MITRE. It empowers cyber practitioners to save time, money, and energy through automated security assessments. Caldera not only tests and evaluates detection/analytic and response platforms, but it also provides the capability for your red team to perform manual assessments with computer assistance. This is achieved by augmenting existing offensive toolsets. The framework can be extended to integrate with any custom tools you may have. The development team behind the platform is a group of red teamers, software developers, exploit writers, cyber threat analysts, AI researchers, cybersecurity engineers, and computer scientists. They all pursue the common goal of building a premier adversary emulation platform for our security defenders around the world.

Presenters:

  • Mark Perry - Lead Applied Cyber Security Engineer at MITRE Corp
    Mark Perry is a Lead Applied Cyber Security Engineer at MITRE Corp, where he specializes in adversary emulation and work development. With a robust background in infrastructure and cyber security frameworks, Mark brings extensive expertise to his role, focusing on fortifying systems against sophisticated cyber threats. He has worked on projects involving adversary emulation, red teaming, cyber threat intelligence, and software development. Mark also leads development and delivery of Caldera workshops, providing participants with practical, hands-on training utilizing cybersecurity techniques. Additionally, he actively promotes Caldera’s benefactor program, fostering community support and engagement to further the development of cybersecurity tools and resources. Outside of his professional endeavors, Mark enjoys traveling and is a supercar enthusiast.
  • Rachel Murphy - Cyber Security Engineer at MITRE Corp
    Rachel Murphy is a Cyber Security Engineer at MITRE Corp. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and prior to joining MITRE, she worked as a mechanical engineer at NASA performing thermal analysis for the International Space Station at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Rachel has worked on projects in adversary emulation, red teaming, cyber threat intelligence, and software development. Part of this work includes supporting Caldera’s research in artificial intelligence, developing Caldera workshops like this one, and promoting Caldera’s benefactor program. She has also served as a red team operator for MITRE Engenuity’s ATT&CK Evaluations.

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