What’s the go-to phishing technique or exploit?
This blog post is inspired by a question sent to a local mailing list. The original poster asks, what’s the go-to phishing technique or exploit
When You Know Your Enemy
TL;DR This is my opinion on Threat Intelligence: Automated Defense using Threat Intelligence feeds is (probably) rebranded anti-virus. Threat Intelligence offers benefit when used to
Cobalt Strike 2.2 – 1995 called, it wants its covert channel back…
Cobalt Strike’s Covert VPN feature now supports ICMP as one of its channels. Covert VPN is Cobalt Strike’s layer-2 pivoting capability. If you’re curious about
Adversary Simulation Becomes a Thing…
There is a growing chorus of folks talking about simulating targeted attacks from known adversaries as a valuable security service. The argument goes like this: penetration testers
Interactive Cortana Programming
Cortana is the scripting engine built into Armitage and Cobalt Strike. It’s based on my Sleep scripting language. Most scripting languages have a REPL (Read,
Give me any zero-day and I will rule the world
A few months ago, I was having lunch at a favorite Italian restaurant in Washington, DC. I work in a residential area, which means lunch
Map of Cobalt Strike Features for Armitage Users
I wrote Cobalt Strike and I take it for granted that my users know where things are. This doesn’t come from nowhere though. The users
How VPN Pivoting Works (with Source Code)
A VPN pivot is a virtual network interface that gives you layer-2 access to your target’s network. Rapid7’s Metasploit Pro was the first pen testing product
User-driven Attacks
A user-driven attack is an attack that relies on a feature to get code execution. Most penetration testers I know rely on user-driven attacks over
Cobalt Strike 2.1 – I have the POWER(shell)
For a long time, I’ve wanted the ability to use PowerUp, Veil PowerView, and PowerSploit with Cobalt Strike. These are useful post-exploitation capabilities written in