Penetration testing

Penetration testing
Python can be used for traffic collection, protocol decoding, and burning in a decoy when it comes to network defense.

September 08, 2021
Howard Poston
Penetration testing
Python can be a valuable resource when using decoys and pursuing active defense against cyberthreats.

September 07, 2021
Howard Poston
Penetration testing
What is a port scanner and how does it work? Learn by writing your own basic Python port scanner script in this walkthrough from Keatron Evans.

August 30, 2021
Jeff Peters
Penetration testing
The impact tactic in the MITRE ATT&CK framework focuses on how an attacker can cause harm to a target organization.

August 29, 2021
Howard Poston
Penetration testing
Detecting data exfiltration is important when protecting an organization against a cyberattack.

August 29, 2021
Howard Poston
Penetration testing
Python can be used to implement command and control in a variety of different ways when it comes to using encrypted channels and protocol tunneling.

August 28, 2021
Howard Poston
Penetration testing
It is possible to collect data from a number of different sources, including the system clipboard and local repositories of emails, by using Python.

August 27, 2021
Howard Poston
Penetration testing
You can explore through Python how exploitation of admin shares and web session cookie hijacking can be used to achieve remote hijacking.

August 26, 2021
Howard Poston
Penetration testing
Python can use account and directory discovery to find user data such as accounts, which is valuable to attackers.

August 25, 2021
Howard Poston
Penetration testing
Python is used to access credentials in many ways, including extracting them from web browsers’ credential caches and sniffing network traffic.

August 25, 2021
Howard PostonIn this series
- Top 5 Kali Linux tools for password attacks in 2025
- Top 19 Kali Linux tools for vulnerability assessments
- Kali Linux: Top 8 tools for wireless attacks
- SigintOS: Signal Intelligence via a single graphical interface [updated 2025]
- Top 10 Linux distro for ethical hacking and penetration testing
- What is penetration testing (pentesting), and how does it work? What you need to know
- What is red team testing, and how does it work? What you need to know
- Penetration testing steps: How-to guide on pentesting
- How does automated penetration testing work?
- Intelligence-led pentesting and the evolution of Red Team operations
- Red Teaming: Taking advantage of Certify to attack AD networks
- How ethical hacking and pentesting is changing in 2022
- Ransomware penetration testing: Verifying your ransomware readiness
- Red Teaming: Main tools for wireless penetration tests
- Fundamentals of IoT firmware reverse engineering
- Red Teaming: Top tools and gadgets for physical assessments
- Red teaming: Initial access and foothold
- Top tools for red teaming
- What is penetration testing, anyway?
- Red Teaming: Persistence Techniques
- Red Teaming: Credential dumping techniques
- Top 6 bug bounty programs for cybersecurity professionals
- Tunneling and port forwarding tools used during red teaming assessments
- Top tools for mobile android assessments
- Top tools for mobile iOS assessments
- Red Team: C2 frameworks for pentesting
- Inside 1,602 pentests: Common vulnerabilities, findings and fixes
- Red teaming tutorial: Active directory pentesting approach and tools
- Red Team tutorial: A walkthrough on memory injection techniques
- Python for active defense: Monitoring
- Python for active defense: Network
- Python for active defense: Decoys
- How to write a port scanner in Python in 5 minutes: Example and walkthrough
- Using Python for MITRE ATT&CK and data encrypted for impact
- Explore Python for MITRE ATT&CK exfiltration and non-application layer protocol
- Explore Python for MITRE ATT&CK command-and-control
- Explore Python for MITRE ATT&CK email collection and clipboard data
- Explore Python for MITRE ATT&CK lateral movement and remote services
- Explore Python for MITRE ATT&CK account and directory discovery
- Explore Python for MITRE ATT&CK credential access and network sniffing
- Top 10 security tools for bug bounty hunters
- Kali Linux: Top 5 tools for post exploitation
- Kali Linux: Top 5 tools for database security assessments
- Kali Linux: Top 5 tools for information gathering
- Kali Linux: Top 5 tools for sniffing and spoofing
- Kali Linux: Top 5 tools for penetration testing reporting
- Kali Linux overview: 14 uses for digital forensics and pentesting
- Explore Python for MITRE ATT&CK persistence
- Explore Python for MITRE ATT&CK defense evasion
- Explore Python for MITRE ATT&CK privilege escalation
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