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Open-source frameworks, detection engineering tools, red team roadmaps, and practitioner guides — built by SCYTHE and given freely to the security community.

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Open-source Sigma detection rules

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Open-Source Frameworks

Built by SCYTHE. Owned by the community.

Two production-ready open-source projects for purple team programs and detection engineering pipelines — free, GitHub-hosted, and actively maintained.

Purple Team Exercise Framework v4

SCYTHE's open framework for building a formal purple team program. PTEFv4 adds a Maturity Model, Detection Engineering lifecycle, graded 0–5 outcome scoring, AI/ML coverage mapped to MITRE ATLAS, and 10 printable one-pagers. Free. No C2 required.

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Sigma Regression Testing Pipeline

140 open-source Sigma rules for Windows, Linux, and M365/Azure — with automated CI/CD validation, pySigma Splunk conversion, and Atomic Red Team regression testing built in. Every rule in production has passed a real technique execution test. MITRE ATT&CK mapped. Free.

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eBooks & Reports

Deep dives for security leaders and practitioners.

Practical guides on adversarial emulation, threat exposure management, CTI operationalization, red team maturity, and adversarial behavior detection.

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Adversarial Emulation & Validation Guide

How CTEM and AEV transform enterprise security from reactive to proactive — with practical guidance on operationalizing continuous validation.

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Cyber Threat Intelligence eBook

CTI has become a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity. As threats grow more frequent, organizations must proactively anticipate and operationalize intelligence.

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Offensive Cybersecurity Maturity

For security leaders navigating a complex landscape — a comprehensive framework for building a forward-looking offensive security strategy that scales with your program.

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Red Team Operations Roadmap

A comprehensive roadmap for organizations at any stage of Red Team maturity — from building the program to scaling operations and measuring real adversary readiness.

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Transforming Cyber Defense through Adversarial Behavior Detection

The threat landscape continuously evolves across IT, OT/ICS, and regulatory environments. This report examines how adversarial behavior detection transforms cyber defense programs.

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Cyber Fitness Guide 2024

Your organization's annual cybersecurity physical — a structured security posture assessment that surfaces strengths, vulnerabilities, and actionable improvement priorities.

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Guides & Reference

Practical frameworks for every stage of your program.

From building a purple team program to structuring incident response — practical reference material for security leaders and practitioners.

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CISOs Guide to Purple Teaming

The SCYTHE PTEF provides a structured path for organizations to build a purple team program from scratch — scoped, measured, and tied to executive reporting.

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Annual Cyber Fitness eGuide

The original annual cyber fitness guide — designed to help security teams baseline cyber risk, identify coverage gaps, and establish a repeatable security posture review cycle.

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Attack, Detect, and Respond

SCYTHE's framework for validating people, processes, and technologies across the full detection and response lifecycle — from the initial attack through containment and recovery.

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