Cobalt Strike Updates 03.06.13
Just in time for this weekend’s North East Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition event, I have a fresh update to Armitage and Cobalt Strike. Here’s the
Deprecation Notice: Metasploit source checkouts will NO LONGER update over SVN – Move to Git
The official home of the Metasploit Framework’s source code has been github for a while now. Ever since the move to Git, Rapid7 has operated
My Software Development Practices: The Joel Test
Joel Spolsky is one of my favorite writers on the topic of software development. He coined a 12-step Joel Test to determine if your company
Cobalt Strike Boxed Set comes to ShmooCon
It’s the middle of February, love is in the air, and… I’m busy preparing for my favorite hacker conference ShmooCon. This year, for the second
A Vision for Distributed Red Team Operations
Last year I gave a talk on Force Multipliers for Red Team Operations. In that talk, I elaborated on my search for capabilities that make
Getting Started with Armitage and the Metasploit Framework (2013)
So, I just realized there isn’t a modern tutorial on how to start Armitage and take advantage of it. There’s the documentation, but my documentation tries
Tactics to Hack an Enterprise Network
In June 2012, I released Cobalt Strike, a commercial penetration testing package that picks up where Armitage leaves off. Cobalt Strike is a direct expression of what I
One Shot, One Kill – An Intelligent Web Drive-by Exploit Server
One of my favorite features in Cobalt Strike is the system profiler. This web application digs deep into your browser to discover the client-side applications
Fresh Paint for the Java Applet Attack
Java is a popular vector for penetration testers and those who penetrate networks without an invitation. An attacker creates a website to host a Java
My exploits can beat up your exploits
TL;DR Rapid7 wrote a blog post claiming that their exploits are better. I think the Metasploit Framework’s coverage is fine, but some other vendors do