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Master the complete penetration testing lifecycle, covering all five stages from reconnaissance and scanning to vulnerability analysis using OWASP standards, and advanced exploitation techniques with tools like Metasploit. This skill provides a structured framework for conducting authorized, professional security assessments.

This comprehensive guide details the process of creating forensically sound, bit-for-bit disk images using industry-standard tools like `dd` and `dcfldd` on Linux systems. It covers essential steps including enabling write protection, documenting source metadata, performing the acquisition, and crucially, verifying the image integrity using cryptographic hashing (MD5/SHA-256). This methodology is vital for digital forensics, incident response, and legal proceedings to ensure evidence remains unaltered and admissible.

A comprehensive guide for digital forensics analysts to investigate compromised Linux systems. This workflow details the collection and analysis of critical system artifacts, including authentication logs, shell histories, SSH keys, and system configurations. Use this methodology during incident response to detect rootkits, unauthorized persistence mechanisms, and reconstruct full attacker activity.

This skill provides a structured methodology and tools for investigating sophisticated supply chain attacks. It focuses on detecting trojanized software updates, compromised build pipelines, and hidden dependencies by performing deep binary comparison, code signing verification, and anomaly detection. Use it during incident response to map out intrusion vectors and assess the full scope of a security breach.

This guide details the methodology for conducting internal network penetration tests, simulating an attacker operating from an assumed breach state. It covers initial network reconnaissance, Active Directory enumeration, advanced credential harvesting techniques (e.g., Kerberoasting, Pass-the-Hash), and lateral movement exploitation to determine the full blast radius of a potential breach. Essential for comprehensive security auditing.

A comprehensive framework for assessing network security posture. This skill guides the tester through the entire penetration testing lifecycle, from reconnaissance and host discovery (using tools like Nmap) to service enumeration, vulnerability identification (CVEs), and controlled exploitation (Metasploit). It is essential for validating firewall rules, ensuring compliance (e.g., PCI-DSS), and stress-testing critical infrastructure security.

This comprehensive guide details the methodology for detecting Process Hollowing (MITRE T1055.012), a critical defense evasion technique used by fileless malware. It involves analyzing memory-mapped sections, correlating EDR telemetry (Sysmon, ETW), and identifying memory mismatches between the running process and its on-disk binary image. Use this skill when investigating sophisticated, in-memory threats that masquerade as legitimate system processes.

A comprehensive guide detailing the methodology for identifying and exploiting Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This technique is critical in authorized penetration testing, allowing attackers to pivot from public-facing applications to internal resources. Use cases include stealing cloud provider metadata (AWS, GCP), scanning private IP ranges, and accessing internal APIs and admin panels.

This guide details the exploitation of the critical Zerologon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) in Active Directory Domain Controllers. It demonstrates the methodology for resetting the DC machine account password to empty, achieving full domain compromise. Subsequent steps include dumping domain credentials using DCSync. Essential for authorized red-teaming and security validation.

This skill provides a structured methodology for threat hunting DNS-based persistence mechanisms. It detects unauthorized changes such as DNS hijacking, dangling CNAME records enabling subdomain takeover, wildcard DNS abuse, or unauthorized NS delegation modifications. By utilizing passive DNS history (e.g., SecurityTrails API) and auditing cloud DNS logs (Route53, Azure, Cloudflare), users can identify persistent attack vectors that survive traditional remediation efforts.

This guide provides a structured methodology for hypothesis-driven threat hunting focused on detecting web shell deployment (T1505.003) on internet-facing servers. It analyzes file creation in web directories, suspicious child-process generation from web server processes, and anomalous HTTP request patterns. Use this during incident response, proactive security assessments, or when EDR/SIEM alerts indicate web server process anomalies.

Provides comprehensive, end-to-end guidance for establishing and maintaining an Information Security Management System (ISMS) compliant with ISO/IEC 27001:2022. This framework covers critical phases including gap analysis, detailed risk assessment methodology, selecting and documenting Annex A controls, creating the Statement of Applicability (SoA), and preparing for internal and external certification audits.