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This skill provides a comprehensive guide to implementing application whitelisting using Windows AppLocker. It drastically restricts unauthorized software execution (malware, shadow IT) on Windows endpoints by enforcing strict application control policies. Use this method to meet critical compliance requirements (such as PCI DSS or NIST standards), block common attack vectors like LOLBins, and significantly reduce the overall attack surface in high-security environments.

This skill guides the implementation of full disk encryption using Microsoft BitLocker on Windows endpoints. It covers best practices for deploying encryption via GPO, Intune, and command line, ensuring data-at-rest protection. Use this when meeting compliance requirements (PCI, HIPAA) or securing mobile workstations against physical loss or theft.

This skill provides a comprehensive guide to implementing advanced memory protection mechanisms on Windows endpoints. It covers critical techniques like Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Control Flow Guard (CFG). Use this when hardening systems against various memory corruption exploits, such as buffer overflows and ROP chains, to significantly boost overall security posture.

This guide details the implementation of advanced, phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication using Microsoft Entra ID. It covers configuring FIDO2 security keys, Windows Hello for Business, and passkey support via Microsoft Authenticator. Use this skill to eliminate reliance on passwords, mitigate credential stuffing attacks, and satisfy strict regulatory mandates for modern identity access management.

Utilize Velociraptor, an advanced open-source platform, to collect, query, and monitor forensic artifacts across diverse endpoints (Windows, Linux, macOS). This skill enables incident response teams to perform large-scale, rapid digital forensic investigations by collecting critical data such as event logs, registry entries, prefetch files, and network metadata using VQL queries.

This guide details how to use OpenVAS/Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM) to perform authenticated vulnerability scans. By utilizing valid credentials (SSH for Linux, SMB for Windows), scans can log into target systems, detecting deep local vulnerabilities, missing patches, and misconfigurations far beyond what unauthenticated scans can find. This is essential for comprehensive security assessments and compliance auditing.

This guide details authenticated (credentialed) vulnerability scanning, which uses valid system credentials (SSH keys, domain passwords, etc.) to log into target hosts. Unlike external scanning, credentialed methods allow deep inspection of installed patches, local configurations, registry keys, and system files across diverse platforms (Linux, Windows, Network Devices). This significantly increases vulnerability detection rates and reduces false positives for comprehensive security assessments.

LaZagne is an open-source post-exploitation tool utilized by red teams to harvest stored credentials from compromised endpoints. It supports Windows, Linux, and macOS, extracting passwords from browsers (Chrome, Edge), databases (MySQL, SQLite), system vaults (DPAPI, LSA), and various applications. It is crucial for privilege escalation and lateral movement during authorized security assessments.

This skill provides a comprehensive framework for performing privilege escalation assessments post-initial compromise. It guides testers in identifying paths from low-privilege access to root or SYSTEM-level control on both Linux and Windows operating systems. Techniques covered include abusing SUID binaries, exploiting misconfigured services, leveraging kernel vulnerabilities, and harvesting credentials.

Leverage Eric Zimmerman's EZ Tools suite for comprehensive Windows forensic artifact analysis. This guide details how to parse critical system data, including the Master File Table (MFT), registry hives, prefetch files, and event logs. Essential for digital forensics investigators and incident responders conducting deep system analysis.

A comprehensive guide to hardening Windows Active Directory environments using Group Policy Objects (GPO). This skill configures multiple layers of defense, including AppLocker, Controlled Folder Access, and Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) rules, to prevent ransomware execution paths, block unauthorized file modifications, and restrict lateral movement across the domain.

A comprehensive methodology and checklist for identifying and exploiting race conditions (TOCTOU) in web applications. It guides users to find timing windows, detect vulnerabilities like double-spend or rate limit bypass, and exploit concurrent request flaws in state-changing business logic. Essential for penetration testing and bug bounty hunting.