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Deep dives, expert analysis, and practical guidance on exposure management, adversarial validation, and the future of AI-driven exposure management.

The Five Stages of Red Team Methodology
Offensive Security

The Five Stages of Red Team Methodology

Red team methodology runs in five stages, recon, initial access, foothold and C2, lateral movement and privilege escalation, then actions on objective. Here is each stage with the ATT&CK techniques and the detections that should fire.

Feb 4, 20268 min
Red Team vs Blue Team: A CISO's Guide to Offensive Security
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Offensive SecurityCISO

Red Team vs Blue Team: A CISO's Guide to Offensive Security

Red team vs blue team is the wrong question for a CISO. The right one is how fast the gap between what red gets away with and what blue catches is closing. Here is how to run both.

Jan 20, 20268 min
What Is a Red Team Assessment? (And How It Differs From Pentesting)
Offensive SecurityPenetration Testing

What Is a Red Team Assessment? (And How It Differs From Pentesting)

A red team assessment is a goal-based attack simulation that tests whether your SOC would catch a real adversary. Here is what one looks like end to end, with the detection gaps it exposes.

Jan 5, 20268 min
Social Engineering Penetration Testing Guide
Offensive Security

Social Engineering Penetration Testing Guide

A social engineering penetration testing field guide: building an OSINT pretext, running an authorized GoPhish campaign, mapping to MITRE ATT&CK T1566, and the metrics that prove resilience.

Dec 21, 20258 min
IoT Penetration Testing Guide
Offensive Security

IoT Penetration Testing Guide

An IoT penetration testing field guide: binwalk firmware extraction, cracking /etc/shadow with hashcat, dropping to a U-Boot root shell, flashrom SPI dumps, and open MQTT brokers.

Dec 6, 20259 min
Thick Client Penetration Testing Guide
Offensive SecurityApplication Security

Thick Client Penetration Testing Guide

A field guide to thick client penetration testing: decompiling .NET with dnSpy, Frida auth hooks, named-pipe DACL abuse, and the report-grade findings that come out of it.

Nov 21, 20259 min
Active Directory Penetration Testing Checklist
Network PentestingOffensive Security

Active Directory Penetration Testing Checklist

Most domains fall without a single CVE. This Active Directory penetration testing checklist walks the phases with real Kerberoast and Certipy output, a findings table, and the controls that actually break each path.

Sep 22, 20257 min
DAST vs Penetration Testing vs Agentic Pentesting
Penetration TestingOffensive Security

DAST vs Penetration Testing vs Agentic Pentesting

DAST scans running apps automatically, pentesting adds human exploitation, and agentic pentesting is the AI-driven third category. Here is how all three compare on depth and frequency.

Aug 28, 20245 min
Securing from Active Directory Attacks
Offensive Security

Securing from Active Directory Attacks

Active Directory (AD) lies at the heart of your organization's Windows network, silently orchestrating user access, authentication, and security. But do you truly understand its workings and the potential risks posed by active directory attacks? This blog peels back the layers of AD, revealing its c

Aug 6, 20248 min
Offensive Security 101: Everything You Need to Know
Offensive Security

Offensive Security 101: Everything You Need to Know

For most, the term "offensive" evokes images of aggression and harm. But in cybersecurity, offensive security takes on a whole new meaning: proactive, strategic, and ultimately, robust security. That's the essence of offensive security, a practice that's rapidly evolving from a niche expertise to a

Jan 17, 20249 min