In my recent articles for CSO, I’ve talked about the limits of current SOC models and the importance of rehearsal. This time, I want to focus on something that’s becoming increasingly clear: purple teaming has lost its depth. We’ve turned one of the most powerful tools for resilience into a transactional exercise that feels reassuring but reveals very little about how an organization will cope when the pressure is real. Care and attention have become rare assets in our world. Distraction dominates both the consuming and supply sides of cybersecurity. Clients are pulled into complexity and novelty, while services providers are pulled into deadlines and deliverables. Meanwhile, attackers — inc...