Hi Mark, Caldera looks like a strong candidate for joining the Apache Incubator. I can act as a mentor, if needed.
Regards, PJ On Fri, 16 May 2025 at 23:55, Mark E Perry <mpe...@mitre.org> wrote: > Dear Apache Incubator Community, > > > > My name is Mark Perry, and I’m reaching out to introduce a project we > would like to propose for incubation: *Caldera*, an open-source adversary > emulation platform developed by MITRE and currently hosted at > https://github.com/mitre/caldera/. > > > > Caldera helps security teams automate and simulate real-world attacker > behaviors in enterprise environments, with the goal of validating and > improving detection, response, and defense capabilities. The framework > supports both red and purple team workflows and is built around a > plugin-driven architecture that makes it highly extensible for the > community. > > While there are many tools in the security testing ecosystem, Caldera > fills a unique space: > > - *Automation-first adversary emulation*: Caldera was built from the > ground up to simulate end-to-end attacker campaigns with minimal human > intervention — supporting continuous validation in SOC and detection > engineering workflows. > - *Highly extensible plugin system*: Community-driven plugins allow > Caldera to emulate a broad range of adversary behaviors across IT and OT > environments, and to integrate with internal tools and data pipelines. > - *Trusted and actively used*: Caldera has been adopted by security > teams across industry, government, and research. It is currently maintained > by MITRE and has support from organizations using it in production for > detection validation. > - *Focused on accessibility*: Many adversary emulation platforms > require deep expertise or costly commercial licenses. Caldera lowers that > barrier — making realistic threat simulation more accessible to internal > security teams and the open-source community. > > > > We believe Caldera aligns well with the ASF’s mission of open development > and collaborative governance. As part of preparing our proposal, I’m > reaching out to this list to: > > - *Introduce the project to the community* > - *Request initial feedback on suitability for incubation* > - *Seek a Champion and Mentors* who are willing to help guide us > through the incubation process > > > > We’re excited about the opportunity to bring Caldera into the Apache > community and would deeply value any guidance or interest from members who > might be willing to support us. > > > > Please let me know if there’s interest in discussing further or if there > are additional steps we should take at this stage. > > > > > > V/R > > --- > > * Mark Perry* > > Lead Applied CyberSecurity Engineer > > Defensive Cyber Operations (L511) > > Office (703) 983-7322 > > [image: signature_4231769529] > > > > [image: signature_374093419] > > >
