Recon Methods Part 5 – Traffic on the Target
In the previous parts of this series, we looked at different ways to gather intelligence on a target without generating traffic on their hosts through manual processes and automated tools. Today, we will start to ramp up interactions with the target hosts while...
Recon Methods Part 4 – Automated OSINT
(paid In the first three parts of this series, we learned about manual methods for gathering intelligence about a target company, their external hosts, and their employees manually through a myriad of services. Now, we will cover different ways of automating the...
Deceiving the Red Team with GPP
A common tactic used by pen testers, "red teams", and threat actors is searching for Group Policy Preference (GPP) files with usernames and passwords. These XML files, stored in the domain SYSVOL, are used to create local administrator accounts, map drives, create...
User Enumeration Part 2 – Microsoft Office 365
It's not uncommon on external pen tests and red team engagements to find very little attack surface on the customer's internet-facing networks. Customers have started shifting services to cloud providers, making it harder to find targets. This blog describes how to...
Recon Methods Part 3 – OSINT Employee Discovery
In the first part of this series, we explored options we typically use to discover domain names, subdomains, available services on those hosts, historical data on the target, and indicators of security and software suites in use. We will turn our focus now to employee...
Recon Methods Part 2 – OSINT Host Discovery Continued
In part 1, we discussed how to start with a target's name and research a company's history through Wikipedia, gain information about external hosts with DNSDumpster, and continue host discovery with Hurricane Electric's BGP Toolkit. We will continue our recon by...
“I Want My EIP: Buffer Overflow 101” at NolaCon
I Want My EIP: Buffer Overflow 101 Mike Saunders to Speak at NolaCon Red Siege Information Security Principal Consultant Mike Saunders will present "I Want My EIP: Buffer Overflow 101" at NolaCon, an information security/hacker conference in New Orleans from May 15 -...
Hacking Dumberly Redux: More Dumberer at WWHF San Diego
Hacking Dumber Redux: More Dumberer Tim Medin to Speak at Wild West Hacking Fest San Diego Red Siege Principal Consultant Tim Medin will present at 4pm Wednesday, March 11 at the Wild West Hackin’ Fest – Way West in San Diego, California. In Medin’s presentation...
Recon Methods Part 1 – OSINT Host Discovery
During an external assessment (be it a penetration test or red team), we here at Red Siege begin by investigating the target as completely as possible before accessing the target's external assets. During this series of articles, we will demonstrate different methods...
User Enumeration Part 1 – Building Name Lists
A common part of pen tests - both network and web app - is password spraying. In order to do that, you need usernames. But how do you find out what your target's usernames are? This is the first in a series of posts to discuss user enumeration and building custom...
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