Security

Exploit web cache mechanisms to serve malicious content to other users by poisoning cached responses through unkeyed headers and parameters during authorized security tests.

Tests API authentication mechanisms for weaknesses including broken token validation, missing authentication on endpoints, weak password policies, credential stuffing susceptibility, token leakage in URLs or logs, and session management flaws.

Take over Active Directory user and computer accounts by writing alternate certificate keys to msDS-KeyCredentialLink (Shadow Credentials) with pyWhisker, Whisker, and Certipy, then authenticate via PKINIT.

Perform static analysis of Android APK malware samples using apktool for decompilation, jadx for Java source recovery, and androguard for permission analysis, manifest inspection, and suspicious API call detection.

Analyzes RAM memory dumps from compromised systems using the Volatility framework to identify malicious processes, injected code, network connections, loaded modules, and extracted credentials.

Detect authentication attacks, privilege escalation, persistence mechanisms, and lateral movement by analyzing Windows Security, System, and Sysmon event logs in Splunk using SPL queries mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

Parse Windows Prefetch files using the windowsprefetch Python library to reconstruct application execution history, detect renamed or masquerading binaries, and identify suspicious program execution patterns.

Conducts penetration testing of iOS and Android mobile applications following the OWASP MASTG to identify vulnerabilities in data storage, network communication, authentication, cryptography, and platform-specific security controls.

Deploys deception-based honeytokens in Active Directory, including fake privileged accounts, SPNs for Kerberoasting detection, decoy GPOs with cpassword traps, and deceptive BloodHound paths, with monitoring for Windows Security Event IDs.

Deploy honeytokens and canarytokens as decoy artifacts to detect intrusions with near-zero false positives.

Deploy and configure Tailscale as a WireGuard-based zero trust mesh VPN with identity-aware access controls, ACLs, and exit nodes for secure peer-to-peer connectivity.

Detect cyber attacks targeting OT historian servers (OSIsoft PI, Ignition, Wonderware) that sit at the IT/OT boundary and serve as pivot points for lateral movement between enterprise and control networks, including data manipulation, unauthorized queries, and exploitation of historian-specific vulnerabilities.

Identify AWS IAM privilege escalation paths by analyzing policies for dangerous permission combinations and least-privilege violations using boto3 and Cloudsplaining-style analysis.

Analyzes Zeek conn.log connection intervals using statistical methods to detect C2 beaconing patterns, flagging periodic connections with low jitter.

Detects and analyzes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) security attacks including sniffing, replay attacks, GATT enumeration abuse, and Man-in-the-Middle interception using Ubertooth One, nRF52840, bleak, and crackle.

Deploy and operationalize Amazon GuardDuty for continuous threat detection across AWS accounts and workloads, including enabling protection plans, interpreting findings, and building automated response workflows.

Detects command-and-control (C2) communications tunneled through DNS protocol, including DNS tunneling tools, domain generation algorithms, and encoded payload delivery via TXT/CNAME records.

Detect adversary lateral movement across networks using Splunk SPL queries against Windows authentication logs, SMB traffic, and remote service abuse.

Detects and analyzes process injection techniques used by malware, including classic DLL injection, process hollowing, APC injection, thread hijacking, and reflective loading, using memory forensics, API monitoring, and behavioral analysis.

Executes authorized phishing simulation campaigns to assess an organization's susceptibility to email-based social engineering attacks, including scenario design, infrastructure setup, and metric tracking.

Defines scope, objectives, rules of engagement, threat model selection, and operational timelines for red team engagements before any offensive testing begins.

Perform Kerberoasting attacks using Impacket's GetUserSPNs to extract and crack Kerberos TGS tickets for Active Directory service accounts.

Identify and exploit SSRF vulnerabilities to access internal services, cloud metadata, and restricted network resources during authorized penetration tests.

Extract embedded configuration from Agent Tesla RAT samples including SMTP/FTP/Telegram exfiltration credentials, keylogger settings, and C2 endpoints using .NET decompilation and memory analysis.

Generates structured cyber threat intelligence reports at strategic, operational, and tactical levels tailored to specific audiences including executives, security operations teams, and technical analysts.

Detect domain fronting C2 traffic by analyzing SNI vs HTTP Host header mismatches in proxy logs and TLS certificate discrepancies using pyOpenSSL for certificate inspection.

Hunt for adversary persistence via Windows Scheduled Tasks by analyzing task creation events, suspicious task actions, and unusual scheduling patterns.

Detect T1547.001 startup folder persistence by monitoring Windows startup directories for suspicious file creation, analyzing autoruns entries, and using Python watchdog for real-time filesystem monitoring.

Hunt for adversary persistence and execution via Windows scheduled tasks by analyzing task creation events, suspicious task properties, and unusual execution patterns.

Detect MITRE ATT&CK T1098 account manipulation techniques including shadow admin creation, SID history injection, group membership changes, and credential modifications using Windows Security Event Logs.

Generates, stores, validates, rotates, and revokes API keys with secure hashing, scoping, rate limiting, and leak monitoring.

Builds an external attack surface management (EASM) program using Shodan, Censys, and ProjectDiscovery tools for asset discovery, subdomain enumeration, service fingerprinting, and exposure scoring.

Monitors cloud workloads for runtime threats by checking process lists, network connections, file integrity, and resource utilization anomalies on EC2 and GCE instances.

Identify, test, deploy, and verify software updates across an organization's IT infrastructure using a structured patch management workflow with phased rollouts and automated assessment.

Integrate gitleaks and trufflehog into CI/CD pipelines to detect leaked secrets before deployment.

Restricts unauthorized removable media access on endpoints by implementing USB device control policies via Group Policy, Intune, or EDR platforms to prevent data exfiltration and malware introduction.