Hackers Abuse EDRSilencer Tool to Bypass Security and Hide Malicious Activity

Threat actors are attempting to abuse the open-source EDRSilencer tool as part of efforts to tamper endpoint detection and response EDR solutions and hide malicious activity. Trend Micro said it detected "threat actors attempting to integrate EDRSilencer in their attacks, repurposing it as a mean...

Rapid7 Introduces Vector Command, a New Managed Service for Continuous Red Teaming

Rapid7 is delighted to announce the launch of Vector Command, a continuous red teaming managed service designed to assess your external attack surface and identify gaps in the security defenses on an ongoing basis. Following the launch of Surface Command and Exposure Command in August, Vector...

AI jailbreaks: What they are and how they can be mitigated

Generative AI systems are made up of multiple components that interact to provide a rich user experience between the human and the AI models. As part of a responsible AI approach, AI models are protected by layers of defense mechanisms to prevent the production of harmful content or being used to...

Hackers Use MS Excel Macro to Launch Multi-Stage Malware Attack in Ukraine

A new sophisticated cyber attack has been observed targeting endpoints geolocated to Ukraine with an aim to deploy Cobalt Strike and seize control of the compromised hosts. The attack chain, per Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, involves a Microsoft Excel file that carries an embedded VBA macro to initia...

Navigating the Threat Landscape: Understanding Exposure Management, Pentesting, Red Teaming and RBVM

It comes as no surprise that today's cyber threats are orders of magnitude more complex than those of the past. And the ever-evolving tactics that attackers use demand the adoption of better, more holistic and consolidated ways to meet this non-stop challenge. Security teams constantly look for...

Microsoft Releases PyRIT - A Red Teaming Tool for Generative AI

Microsoft has released an open access automation framework called PyRIT short for Python Risk Identification Tool to proactively identify risks in generative artificial intelligence AI systems. The red teaming tool is designed to "enable every organization across the globe to innovate responsibly...

Cap Dev. Better red teaming with continuous Capability Development

TL;DR What Capability Development Cap Dev is in this context The big Cap Dev benefits for red teaming Operations and Development, sharing and improving Improvements to TTPs, hardware, and developing strategies Benefits of using a DevSecOps model for offensive security The essence of Cap Dev Cap D...

Cybercriminals Using PowerShell to Steal NTLMv2 Hashes from Compromised Windows

A new cyber attack campaign is leveraging the PowerShell script associated with a legitimate red teaming tool to plunder NTLMv2 hashes from compromised Windows systems primarily located in Australia, Poland, and Belgium. The activity has been codenamed Steal-It by Zscaler ThreatLabz. "In this...

Key Cybersecurity Tools That Can Mitigate the Cost of a Breach

IBM's 2023 installment of their annual "Cost of a Breach" report has thrown up some interesting trends. Of course, breaches being costly is no longer news at this stage! What's interesting is the difference in how organizations respond to threats and which technologies are helping reduce the cost...

Microsoft AI Red Team building future of safer AI

An essential part of shipping software securely is red teaming. It broadly refers to the practice of emulating real-world adversaries and their tools, tactics, and procedures to identify risks, uncover blind spots, validate assumptions, and improve the overall security posture of systems. Microso...

Microsoft AI Red Team building future of safer AI

An essential part of shipping software securely is red teaming. It broadly refers to the practice of emulating real-world adversaries and their tools, tactics, and procedures to identify risks, uncover blind spots, validate assumptions, and improve the overall security posture of systems. Microso...

Chinese APT41 Hackers Target Mobile Devices with New WyrmSpy and DragonEgg Spyware

The prolific China-linked nation-state actor known as APT41 has been linked to two previously undocumented strains of Android spyware called WyrmSpy and DragonEgg. "Known for its exploitation of web-facing applications and infiltration of traditional endpoint devices, an established threat actor...

HardHatC2 - A C# Command And Control Framework

A cross-platform, collaborative, Command & Control framework written in C, designed for red teaming and ease of use. HardHat is a multiplayer C .NET-based command and control framework. Designed to aid in red team engagements and penetration testing. HardHat aims to improve the quality of life...

New COSMICENERGY Malware Exploits ICS Protocol to Sabotage Power Grids

A new strain of malicious software that's engineered to penetrate and disrupt critical systems in industrial environments has been unearthed. Google-owned threat intelligence firm Mandiant dubbed the malware COSMICENERGY, adding it was uploaded to the VirusTotal public malware scanning utility in...

TLDHunt - Domain Availability Checker

TLDHunt is a command-line tool designed to help users find available domain names for their online projects or businesses. By providing a keyword and a list of TLD top-level domain extensions, TLDHunt checks the availability of domain names that match the given criteria. This tool is particularly...

Threat-informed defense: The evolution of red teaming in cybersecurity

While there are several approaches to vulnerability management like pen testing and red teaming, adversary emulation is the only method that contributes to a threat-informed defense cybersecurity strategy...

RedTeam-Physical-Tools - Red Team Toolkit - A Curated List Of Tools That Are Commonly Used In The Field For Physical Security, Red Teaming, And Tactical Covert Entry

 The links of the products may change with time, if so, just ping me on twitter so I can update them. None of the links are affiliated or sponsored. Also, I have personally purchased almost every single item from this list out of my own pocket based on needs for engagements. If there are any oth...

What is Red Teaming & How it Benefits Orgs

Running real-world attack simulations can help improve organizations' cybersecurity resilience...

Red Teaming to Reduce Cyber Risk

Discover how red teaming can help reduce cyber risk across your ever-expanding digital attack surface...

RedTeam-Physical-Tools - Red Team Toolkit - A Curated List Of Tools That Are Commonly Used In The Field For Physical Security, Red Teaming, And Tactical Covert Entry

Commonly used tools for Red Teaming Engagements, Physical Security Assessments, and Tactical Covert Entry. In this list I decided to share most of the tools I utilize in authorized engagements, along with my personal ranking of their value based on their usage and for you to consider if they shou...