Pass-the-Golden-Ticket with Cobalt Strike’s Beacon
Back in May, I wrote up some impressions about Meterpreter’s Kiwi extension. It’s Mimikatz 2.0, complete with its ability to generate a Kerberos “Golden Ticket” with
Use Cobalt Strike’s Beacon with Veil’s Evasion
The Veil Framework is a collection of red team tools, focused on evading detection. The Veil Evasion project is a tool to generate artifacts that
Cobalt Strike 2.0 – Malleable Command and Control
I define threat replication as a penetration test that looks like an attack from an APT actor. Assessments that involve threat replication are more than
HTTP Proxy Authentication for Malware
I spend a lot of time thinking about what my tools can and can’t do. One of the weakest points for penetration testing tools is
The Access Management Team [Shell Sherpas]
When I participate in an exercise, with multiple target networks and a large red team, I favor splitting the team up into cells. Each cell
Cobalt Strike – Innovative Offense or “just a GUI”?
In June 2012, I announced Cobalt Strike to the world. Thanks to Cobalt Strike‘s users, I build and research offensive technologies, full-time, and have done so for the past
The Beachhead
I see egress as one of the biggest pains in the offensive space. If your target has zero egress controls—don’t worry about anything I have
Covert Lateral Movement with High-Latency C&C
High latency communication allows you to conduct operations on your target’s network, without detection, for a long time. An example of high-latency communication is a
Survival Skills for Small Infosec Vendors
Information Security is a strange field. There are probably few professions with such a wide range of social skills and preferences as the information security
User Account Control – What Penetration Testers Should Know
UAC is User Account Control. Introduced in Windows Vista, UAC is a collection of technologies that make it convenient possible to use Windows without administrator