# TechTarget Contributor - What Is Red Teaming (Highlights)  ## Highlights - Red teaming is the practice of rigorously challenging plans, policies, systems and assumptions by adopting an adversarial approach. A red team may be a contracted external party or an internal group that uses strategies to encourage an outsider perspective. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h0z54mmdnt9zjwpea8qmkr6g)) ^533325603 #qa