Linux, Left out in the Cold?
I’ve had several folks ask about Linux targets with Cobalt Strike 3.0 and later. Beacon is a Windows-only payload. The big question becomes, how do
My Cobalt Strike Scripts from NECCDC
I just returned from the North East Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition event at the University of Maine. A big congratulations to the winners, Northeastern University,
Cobalt Strike 3.2 – The Inevitable x64 Beacon
Cobalt Strike 3.2, the third release in the 3.x series, is now available. The 3.2 release focuses on fixes and improvements across the Cobalt Strike
A History of Cobalt Strike in Training Courses
In 2011, I was invited to Austin, TX by the local ISSA and OWASP chapters to teach a class on Armitage and the Metasploit Framework.
Cobalt Strike Tips for 2016 CCDC Red Teams
It’s CCDC season again. CCDC is the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Teams of students in 10 regions run simulated business networks and defend against red
The Threat Emulation Problem
There are a lot of people who talk about threat emulation. Use our super-duper-elitesy-neatsy-malware to emulate these tactics in your network. I say stuff like
A Quick Guide to Bug Reports
One of the hardest parts of being a developer is working with bug reports and support requests disguised as bug reports. Some people write very
Real-Time Feed of Red Team Activity
There are several research projects to collect raw data from red team activity, process this data, and try to turn it into information. In this
Windows Access Tokens and Alternate Credentials
I’d like to call your attention to the humble runas.exe program on Windows. This program allows a Windows user to spawn another program with another
Post-Exploitation Only (Not Really)
During a recent conversation, a friend had mentioned that they saw Cobalt Strike as a post-exploitation only tool. This strikes me as a little odd.