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A complete purple team walkthrough of Active Directory attack chains — from initial foothold through Kerberoasting, DCSync, and Golden Tickets to full domain compromise, with detection rules for every technique.
Active Directory Certificate Services is installed in most enterprise networks — and almost always misconfigured. Here's how attackers exploit ESC1 through ESC8 with Certipy, and how to detect and stop them.
Google DeepMind published the first systematic taxonomy of AI agent manipulation techniques. Here's what each attack looks like in practice — and why most AI deployments are already vulnerable.
AirSnitch bypasses Wi-Fi client isolation using four attack primitives — even on WPA3. Every router tested was vulnerable. Here's how it works and how to defend against it.
Adversary-in-the-Middle phishing silently proxies real login pages and steals session tokens — making MFA useless. Here's how it works and how to detect it.
APIs are the most exploited attack surface in 2026. Learn how attackers abuse JWT tokens, OAuth flows, and GraphQL endpoints — and how to stop them.
The most dangerous defenders understand how attackers think. The best red teamers understand what defenders see. Here's why the divide between offense and defense is killing your security program.
AutoHotkey isn't just for productivity scripts — attackers use it as a stealthy malware loader. Learn how AHK-based campaigns work and how to detect them.
How attackers escalate from a low-privilege AWS IAM credential to full S3 data theft — and the CloudTrail events, GuardDuty findings, and Sigma rules that expose them.
A hands-on red team guide to BloodHound CE — from SharpHound data collection to reading attack paths and finding the fastest route to Domain Admin in Active Directory.
Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) attacks forge convincing browser popup windows using pure HTML and CSS — making phishing pages nearly impossible to spot by eye. Here's how it works and how to defend against it.
BYOVD (Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver) lets attackers reach the Windows kernel using signed, legitimate drivers — and then silently kill your EDR before ransomware drops.
Your CI/CD pipeline stores production credentials, runs code automatically, and trusts pull requests. Here's how attackers exploit that — and the detection logic to catch them.
ClickFix attacks trick users into running malicious code disguised as legitimate troubleshooting. Learn how these social engineering tactics work and how to defend against them.
How to detect Cobalt Strike beacons in your environment — network fingerprints, process injection patterns, Sigma rules, and practical hunting queries for blue teams.
Qualys TRU disclosed nine confused deputy vulnerabilities in Linux AppArmor — exposing 12.6 million servers to root escalation, KASLR bypass, and container isolation collapse. Technical deep dive and detection guide.
CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) forces authenticated users to unknowingly submit requests to a site they're logged into. Learn how it works, how to find it, and how to fix it.
DCSync abuses Active Directory replication to pull every password hash from a domain controller without touching it. Here's how the attack works, what it leaves in your logs, and how to build detections that catch it.
80% of top MITRE ATT&CK techniques now focus on evasion and persistence. Attackers abandoned smash-and-grab for long-term parasitic operations in networks.
MFA is no longer enough to protect Microsoft Entra ID accounts. Attackers steal tokens, register their own devices, and bypass Conditional Access — without ever touching a password. Here's the full attack chain and how to detect it.
From 10 years to life in prison - real cybercrime convictions from Europe, USA, and Asia. DDoS, ransomware, and data theft aren't victimless crimes.
IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) is one of the most common and most impactful web vulnerabilities. Learn how it works, how to find it, and how to fix it.
Unicode's invisible characters are being weaponized — hiding malicious code in repositories, hijacking AI agents, and bypassing security reviews without leaving a trace visible to human eyes.
IoT devices like IP cameras and NAS boxes sit on your network but outside your EDR coverage. Here's how attackers exploit them to pivot — and how defenders can detect it.
A complete guide to Linux lateral movement — SSH pivoting, ssh-agent hijacking, credential harvesting, port forwarding, and NFS abuse. Includes auditd rules, Sigma, Wazuh, and Sentinel KQL detections.
A complete guide to Linux privilege escalation — SUID abuse, sudo misconfig, cron hijacking, capabilities, and kernel exploits. Includes auditd rules, Sigma, Wazuh, and Sentinel KQL detections.
Windows .lnk shortcut files can show one target while silently executing another. Discover five spoofing techniques including CVE-2025-9491, how attackers exploit them, and how to detect them.
79% of attacks in 2024 used no malware at all. Attackers abuse Windows' own built-in tools — certutil, mshta, rundll32 — to execute code and evade detection. Here's the full attack playbook and how to detect it.
TCC bypass, Keychain theft, Launch Agent persistence, dylib hijacking — how attackers target macOS and how defenders detect them. Attack→Detect with real commands.
MCP servers let AI assistants control your tools — but most users install them without understanding the attack surface. Here's what attackers already know.
A practical guide to mobile application penetration testing on Android and iOS — static analysis, dynamic analysis, traffic interception, and the most common vulnerabilities found in real engagements.
A practical guide to network penetration testing — host discovery, service enumeration, vulnerability exploitation, credential attacks, and pivoting through segmented networks.
NTFS Alternate Data Streams let attackers hide executables inside innocent-looking files. Learn how ADS works, how malware uses it, and how to detect it with PowerShell, Sysinternals, and Sysmon.
Microsoft is officially deprecating NTLM — yet CVE-2025-24054 was actively exploited days after patching, and the Coercion → Relay → ADCS → Domain Admin chain still works in most enterprise environments. Here's the full 2026 kill chain and how to detect it.
A practitioner's guide to PtH and PtT attacks: how they work, what tools attackers use, what evidence they leave behind, and how to build detections with Sigma and Wazuh.
CVE-2025-32711 (EchoLeak) exfiltrated M365 data with zero user interaction. The Anthropic MCP server had three exploitable injection CVEs. OpenAI says AI browsers may never be fully fixed. Here's the full attack chain — and how to detect it.
A practical guide to building a purple team program using only free, open-source tools. Covers Atomic Red Team, MITRE Caldera, Sigma rules, Wazuh, and VECTR with real setup examples.
A step-by-step debrief of a real-world red team engagement — from passive OSINT through AiTM phishing, EDR evasion, and ADCS exploitation to full domain compromise. What worked, what didn't, and what would have stopped us.
Shadow Credentials abuse msDS-KeyCredentialLink via DACL misconfiguration to add a rogue certificate, authenticate via PKINIT, and extract NT hashes — no password required.
SQL injection has existed since 1998 and still powers major breaches in 2026. A complete guide covering every attack type, real exploitation techniques, detection logic, and how to actually fix it.
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) lets attackers trick a server into making requests on their behalf — reaching internal systems, cloud credentials, and more.
A technical deep dive into Starkiller and PowerShell Empire — how red teams deploy and operate it, and exactly how defenders can detect and disrupt it.
A threat intelligence deep-dive into the world's most dangerous state-sponsored APT groups — their identities, motivations, campaigns, and tradecraft in 2026.
Advanced web application security testing techniques covering modern frameworks, API exploitation, authentication bypass, and real-world attack scenarios for 2026
AI agents are trusted to act on your behalf — but that trust is exactly what attackers exploit. Here's how AI agents get turned against you, and why you won't see it coming.
Ivanti, Fortinet, Palo Alto — the names change but the pattern doesn't. Here's the structural reason why enterprise edge devices are permanently on fire and what you can do about it.
Xanthorox is an offline, modular AI attack platform with five specialized models — and it needs no cloud, no API, and leaves no traditional IoCs. Here's what defenders need to know.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) lets attackers inject malicious JavaScript into web pages viewed by other users — stealing sessions, redirecting victims, and taking over accounts.
CVE-2026-0866 — a single two-byte header manipulation causes 50 of 51 AV engines to scan compressed noise instead of the actual payload. Technical breakdown, attack scenarios, and detection.
How attackers hide in RAM using fileless malware and process injection — and how defenders use Volatility 3 to find them. Practical DFIR workflow with real commands.
ATT&CK v19 drops April 28 and splits Defense Evasion into two tactics. Here's what changes, why it matters for detection engineering, and what you need to do before the weekend.
A structured guide to Active Directory attack techniques — from BloodHound enumeration through Kerberoasting, LSASS dumping, ADCS abuse, and Shadow Credentials to Entra ID pivot. Every technique with detection coverage.
How attackers break out of containers, escalate privileges in Kubernetes clusters, and move into cloud infrastructure — and how defenders detect and stop them.
A structured guide to modern Windows attack techniques — BYOVD EDR evasion, LOLBins, invisible character injection, ClickFix delivery, NTFS steganography, and C2 over trusted cloud services. How they work, how to detect them.
How to systematically map an organization's attack surface using open-source intelligence — domains, infrastructure, employees, leaked credentials, and exposed secrets.
How passkeys and FIDO2 work, why they defeat phishing and credential stuffing, and how attackers are already adapting with downgrade attacks and fallback abuse.
Microsoft's Defender team uncovered a clever attacker technique: PHP webshells that stay completely dormant until activated by a secret HTTP cookie. Here's how it works — and how to catch it.
Salt Typhoon is the worst telecom breach in history. The Chinese APT stayed hidden for years inside AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Here's the full attack chain, the tools they used, and the detection opportunities blue teams missed.
A comprehensive analysis of Kerberoasting — how it works at the protocol level, detection opportunities, and hardening strategies for Active Directory environments.
LSASS credential dumping is one of the most reliable post-exploitation techniques. Survey of methods from MiniDump to direct syscalls and custom loaders, with detection logic and Sysmon rules for each approach.
A Chrome extension for local file scanning and secrets detection. No cloud uploads, instant analysis, useful for security audits and pentesting workflows.
How we built PSO — an open-source pentesting tool exposing the forgotten attack surface in corporate networks: network printers. Covers PJL exploitation, IPP vulnerabilities, and automated printer discovery.