Ever wanted to practice pentesting a virtual Active Directory environment but thought it would be a massive hassle to set up? That’s where the tool GOAD (Game Of Active Directory) comes into play. As per the github: The purpose of this tool is to give pentesters a vulnerable Active directory environment ready to use to…

Traditional phishing and malware delivery attacks typically follow a predictable pattern: “Hey user, open this Word document. It contains important information you need to see.” The user opens the document. “Hey user, enable macros to view the contents of this important document.” The user clicks “Enable Content.” A hidden macro runs a PowerShell script in…

Moving laterally within a compromised network, pivoting from one target network onto a secondary target network, or even a third, can be confusing for those who are not accustomed to the technique and find that there are a million pivoting tools out there that look to do the same exact thing. There are certainly other…