Cobalt Strike 4.7.1 is now available. This is an out of band update to fix an issue discovered in the 4.7 release that was reported to be impacting users, and for which there was no workaround. We also took the opportunity to address a vulnerability that was reported shortly after the 4.7 release, along with […]
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Cobalt Strike 4.7: The 10th Anniversary Edition
Cobalt Strike 4.7 is now available. This release sees support for SOCKS5, new options to provide flexibility around how BOFs live in memory, updates to how Beacon sleeps and a number of other changes that have been requested by our users. We’ve also given the user interface a bit of a refresh (including support for […]
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Looking Back & Moving Forward: 10 Years of Cobalt Strike
A decade after its debut by founder Raphael Mudge, Cobalt Strike has become a favorite tool of cybersecurity experts in every industry for adversary simulation and Red Team engagements. With more members than ever, the Cobalt Strike team has expanded its efforts on research activities to further add features, enhance security, and fulfill customer requests. We’d like to […]
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Celebrating 10 Years of Cobalt Strike
Can you believe it? Cobalt Strike is 10 years old! Think back to the summer of 2012. The Olympics were taking place in London. CERN announced the discovery of a new particle. The Mars Rover, Curiosity, successfully landed on the red planet. And despite the numerous eschatological claims of the world ending by December, Raphael […]
Offensive Security: Elite Bundle
When it comes to offensive security, more is more. More preparation means more of a chance that your security team will come out ahead when fighting real-world battles against threat actors. Fortra’s Elite Offensive Bundle is how they prepare. Featuring three potent security solutions, this multi-point bundle helps make your organization harder to infiltrate. Fortra […]
Arsenal Kit Update: Thread Stack Spoofing
As I mentioned in the recent Roadmap Update blog post, we are in the process of expanding the Cobalt Strike development team and ramping up our research activities so that we can release more tools outside of the core product release schedule. We’re also acutely aware of Cobalt Strike’s limitations when it comes to EDR […]
There’s Another New Deputy in Town
Things are moving in the Cobalt Strike world…And they are moving… FAST. When I started my position with the Cobalt Strike team, I got to meet the team in person in the head office in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.I can’t say much yet, but the team has been cooking up some cool stuff coming into the […]
Out Of Band Update: Cobalt Strike 4.6.1
Cobalt Strike 4.6.1 is now available. This is an out of band update to fix a few issues that were discovered in the 4.6 release that were reported to be impacting users and for which there was no workaround. This does not affect the 4.7 release, which is still on track to ship this summer. […]
What is Adversary Simulation?
At Cobalt Strike, we’re often asked, “what is adversary simulation?” This three minute video reveals what adversary simulations are, why they’re important, and how they’re conducted. […]
Cobalt Strike in Two Minutes
Cobalt Strike is an adversary simulation tool that provides Red Teams and researchers with a highly flexible command and control framework that allows them to bring their own tools and customize their workflow. Watch this quick two minute video to learn how Cobalt Strike works. […]