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
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
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
Two Years of Fast and Easy Hacking
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the release of Armitage. My goal was to create a collaboration tool for exercise red teams. I wanted to show
Using AV-safe Executables with Cortana
Part of a penetration tester’s job is to deal with security products, such as anti-virus. Those of us that use the open source Metasploit Framework
Post-Mortem of a Metasploit Framework Bug
Two weekends ago, I ran my Advanced Threat Tactics course with a group of 19 people. During the end exercise, one of the teams was frustrated. Their
Advanced Threat Tactics Training
I share a lot from my experiences playing on exercise red teams. I talk about the tactics to collaborate, persist on systems, and challenge network defenders