A pentest is only as valuable as the report that comes out of it. You can find critical vulnerabilities, chain exploits creatively, and demonstrate full infrastructure compromise, but if your report is unclear, overly technical, or poorly structured, its impact will be limited. A strong pentesting report bridges the gap between technical discovery and business…
Read MoreThis is the first article in the RTO series The Problem Red team and penetration testing activities are full of repetition: the network scans, reconnaissance, OSINT collection, and routine validation tasks are all necessary, but they’re also time-consuming and error-prone when executed manually. Over time, most teams end up with a zoo of scripts, half-maintained…
Read MoreIn modern security programs the silos between offensive and defensive teams is no longer sustainable: attackers iterate faster, tooling evolves daily, and detection gaps are exploited in minutes, not months. In this environment purple teaming is not an optional maturity enhancement, but it becomes a foundational requirement for organizations that take risk management seriously. Purple…
Read MoreIntroduction: What is MCP? The Model Context Protocol is an emerging open standard that defines how large language models and AI agents interact with external tools, services, and data sources. Instead of every AI provider building its own proprietary “tool calling” system, MCP provides a common protocol (typically over JSON-RPC) to expose capabilities such as…
Read MoreIn the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, financial institutions no longer have the luxury of relying on standard penetration tests or traditional assessments. As attackers grow more sophisticated and persistent, defenders must shift from theory to real-world simulation. This is exactly where Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT) enters the picture, and with the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience…
Read More⚠️ Warning: This article is intended for educational and ethical purposes only ⚠️ Red teamers don’t often engage in DDoS campaigns or stress testing against client systems, mainly for two reasons: However, there are cases where clients explicitly request such activities. When that happens, the red team must be thoroughly prepared; both legally, to clearly…
Read MoreIn the realm of red teaming, rapid and efficient information gathering is very important. To streamline this process, we’ve developed Vermilion, a lightweight post-exploitation tool for the rapid collection and optional exfiltration of sensitive data from Linux systems. A significant percentage of computational workflows worldwide run on GNU/Linux. Primarily used in servers and increasingly in…
Read MoreAs the digital arena evolves at lightning speed, so do the tactics of those seeking to breach it. Traditional security measures are no longer enough for today’s increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The perimeter of technological infrastructure is no longer carved in stone – it shifts continuously, reflecting systems that are more distributed and challenging to…
Read MoreThere’s no way around it: Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our world in profound ways, and it’s here to stay. In recent years we’ve entered a golden age for specialized hardware and algorithms suited to enhance machine learning models. These technologies are now bringing significant advances across various sectors, from finance to healthcare, from e-commerce to…
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