Results for “credential-discovery”

Detect LSASS credential dumping, SAM database extraction, and NTDS.dit theft using Sysmon Event ID 10, Windows Security logs, and SIEM correlation rules.

Detect compromised cloud credentials across AWS, Azure, and GCP by analyzing anomalous API activity, impossible travel patterns, unauthorized resource provisioning, and credential abuse indicators using GuardDuty, Defender for Identity, and SCC Event Threat Detection.

Authentication and credential security assessment. Tests password brute-force, credential stuffing, password spraying, default credential testing, credential harvesting, lockout analysis, MFA bypass, OAuth/OIDC abuse, session token entropy, Kerberos attacks, and intelligent wordlist generation. Uses hydra, john, ncrack, medusa, cewl, crunch, netexec, impacket, kerbrute, and nuclei default-login templates. Covers OWASP A07:2021 Identification and Authentication Failures.

Detect OS credential dumping techniques targeting LSASS memory, SAM database, NTDS.dit, and cached credentials using EDR telemetry, Sysmon process access monitoring, and Windows security event correlation.

Extract DPAPI-protected secrets such as credentials and browser data from Windows systems during authorized penetration tests.

Extract cached credentials, password hashes, Kerberos tickets, and authentication tokens from memory dumps using Volatility and Mimikatz for forensic investigation.

Scan source code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration files for exposed AWS credentials using TruffleHog, git-secrets, and AWS-native detection mechanisms to prevent credential theft and unauthorized account access.

Detects credential stuffing attacks by analyzing authentication logs for login velocity anomalies, ASN diversity, password spray patterns, and geographic distribution of failed logins using statistical analysis on Splunk or raw log data.

Discover and inventory privileged accounts across enterprise infrastructure, including domain admins, local admins, service accounts, database admins, cloud IAM roles, and application admin accounts, with automated scanning, risk classification, and PAM onboarding.

Detect and investigate Azure service principal abuse including privilege escalation, credential compromise, admin consent bypass, and unauthorized enumeration in Microsoft Entra ID environments.

Automate credential rotation for service accounts across Active Directory, cloud platforms, and application databases to eliminate stale secrets and reduce compromise risk.

Extract stored credentials from compromised endpoints using the LaZagne post-exploitation tool to recover passwords from browsers, databases, system vaults, and applications during authorized red team operations.

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.

Detects anomalous authentication patterns using UEBA analytics, statistical baselines, and machine learning to identify impossible travel, credential stuffing, brute force, password spraying, and compromised account behaviors across authentication logs.

Monitor paste sites like Pastebin and GitHub Gists for leaked credentials, API keys, and sensitive data using automated scraping and keyword matching to detect breaches early.

Run authenticated vulnerability scans using valid credentials to deeply inspect target systems for missing patches, misconfigurations, and security weaknesses.

Extract Active Directory credentials via DCSync attacks and establish domain persistence by dumping KRBTGT, Domain Admin, and service account hashes for Golden Ticket creation.

Detect abuse of service accounts through anomalous interactive logons, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and unauthorized access patterns.

Traces identity flows, Windows host artifacts, enterprise messaging, and lateral-movement chains in CTF sandbox challenges.

Audits codebases against PCI DSS v4.0, scanning for PAN patterns, CVV storage, and all 12 requirements including network security, encryption, access control, and logging. Estimates SAQ type for payment-handling systems.

Investigate Active Directory compromise by analyzing authentication logs, replication metadata, Group Policy changes, and Kerberos ticket anomalies to identify attacker persistence and lateral movement paths.

Analyze RAM dumps with Volatility 3 to detect malware, process injection, network connections, and credential theft during incident response.

Detect DCSync attacks by analyzing Windows Event ID 4662 for unauthorized DS-Replication-Get-Changes requests from non-domain-controller accounts.

Harden LDAP directory services against common attacks including credential harvesting, LDAP injection, anonymous binding, and channel binding bypass. Covers LDAPS enforcement, channel binding, LDAP signing, access control lists, and monitoring for LDAP-based attacks.

Detects and responds to OAuth token theft and replay attacks in cloud environments, focusing on Microsoft Entra ID token protection, conditional access policies, and sign-in anomaly detection.

Exploit misconfigured Active Directory Certificate Services ESC1 vulnerability to request certificates as high-privileged users and escalate domain privileges during authorized red team assessments.

Analyze memory dumps using Volatility3 plugins to detect injected code, rootkits, credential theft, and malware artifacts in Windows, Linux, and macOS memory images.

Deploy CyberArk Privileged Access Management to discover, vault, rotate, and monitor privileged credentials across enterprise infrastructure, covering vault architecture, session isolation, credential rotation policies, and NIST 800-53 integration.

Exploit Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) misconfigurations, specifically ESC1. By requesting a certificate based on a overly permissive template that allows the enrollee to supply a Subject Alternative Name (SAN), an attacker can impersonate highly privileged users (like Domain Admins) and seamlessly escalate privileges across the entire AD environment.

Store and retrieve API keys, passwords, and credentials in an HSM-backed encrypted vault via MCP or REST API, with policy-based access control, secret rotation, multi-chain signing, and prompt injection scanning.

Guides authorized Active Directory security research covering Kerberos attacks, AD CS vulnerabilities, BloodHound path analysis, NTLM relay, and domain privilege escalation techniques.

Configures HashiCorp Vault dynamic secrets engines for database credentials, AWS IAM keys, and PKI certificates with automatic generation, lease management, and credential rotation.

Investigates insider threat incidents involving employees, contractors, or trusted partners who misuse authorized access to steal data, sabotage systems, or violate security policies. Combines digital forensics, user behavior analytics, and HR/legal coordination to build an evidence-based case.

Deploy cloud-native deception across AWS, Azure, and GCP using decoy resources that generate high-fidelity alerts when attackers interact with them.

Conduct passive OSINT reconnaissance on target organizations using a MITRE ATT&CK framework. Discovers employees, email patterns, subdomains, infrastructure, leaked credentials, and cloud assets with confidence-scored findings.