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- ▌ Performing Malware Triage With Yara · 26zl bundlePerforms rapid malware triage and classification using YARA rules to match file patterns, strings, byte sequences, and structural characteristics against known malware families and suspicious indicators. Covers rule writing, scanning, and integration with analysis pipelines. Activates for requests involving YARA rule creation, malware classification, pattern matching, sample triage, or signature-based detection.
- ▌ Scanning Infrastructure With Nessus · 26zl bundleTenable Nessus is the industry-leading vulnerability scanner used to identify security weaknesses across network infrastructure including servers, workstations, network devices, and operating systems.
- ▌ Scanning Network With Nmap Advanced · 26zl bundlePerforms advanced network reconnaissance using Nmap's scripting engine, timing controls, evasion techniques, and output parsing to discover hosts, enumerate services, detect vulnerabilities, and fingerprint operating systems across authorized target networks.
- ▌ Securing AWS Lambda Execution Roles · 26zl bundleSecuring AWS Lambda execution roles by implementing least-privilege IAM policies, applying permission boundaries, restricting resource-based policies, using IAM Access Analyzer to validate permissions, and enforcing role scoping through SCPs.
- ▌ Testing For Sensitive Data Exposure · 26zl bundleIdentifying sensitive data exposure vulnerabilities including API key leakage, PII in responses, insecure storage, and unprotected data transmission during security assessments.
- ▌ Testing Oauth2 Implementation Flaws · 26zl bundleTests OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect implementations for security flaws including authorization code interception, redirect URI manipulation, CSRF in OAuth flows, token leakage, scope escalation, and PKCE bypass. The tester evaluates the authorization server, client application, and token handling for common misconfigurations that enable account takeover or unauthorized access. Activates for requests involving OAuth security testing, OIDC vulnerability assessment, OAuth2 redirect bypass, or authorization code flow testing.
- ▌ Analyzing Active Directory Acl Abuse · 26zl bundleDetect dangerous ACL misconfigurations in Active Directory using ldap3 to identify GenericAll, WriteDACL, and WriteOwner abuse paths
- ▌ Analyzing Docker Container Forensics · 26zl bundleInvestigate compromised Docker containers by analyzing images, layers, volumes, logs, and runtime artifacts to identify malicious activity and evidence.
- ▌ Analyzing Golang Malware With Ghidra · 26zl bundleReverse engineer Go-compiled malware using Ghidra with specialized scripts for function recovery, string extraction, and type reconstruction in stripped Go binaries.
- ▌ Analyzing Malicious Url With Urlscan · 26zl bundleURLScan.io is a free service for scanning and analyzing suspicious URLs. It captures screenshots, DOM content, HTTP transactions, JavaScript behavior, and network connections of web pages in an isolat
- ▌ Analyzing Network Packets With Scapy · 26zl bundleCraft, send, sniff, and dissect network packets using Scapy for protocol analysis, network reconnaissance, and traffic anomaly detection in authorized security testing
- ▌ Analyzing Network Traffic Of Malware · 26zl bundleAnalyzes network traffic generated by malware during sandbox execution or live incident response to identify C2 protocols, data exfiltration channels, payload downloads, and lateral movement patterns using Wireshark, Zeek, and Suricata. Activates for requests involving malware network analysis, C2 traffic decoding, malware PCAP analysis, or network-based malware detection.
- ▌ Analyzing Threat Landscape With Misp · 26zl bundleAnalyze the threat landscape using MISP (Malware Information Sharing Platform) by querying event statistics, attribute distributions, threat actor galaxy clusters, and tag trends over time. Uses PyMISP to pull event data, compute IOC type breakdowns, identify top threat actors and malware families, and generate threat landscape reports with temporal trends.
- ▌ Analyzing Windows Shellbag Artifacts · 26zl bundleAnalyze Windows Shellbag registry artifacts to reconstruct folder browsing activity, detect access to removable media and network shares, and establish user interaction with directories even after deletion using SBECmd and ShellBags Explorer.
- ▌ Building Incident Response Dashboard · 26zl bundleBuilds real-time incident response dashboards in Splunk, Elastic, or Grafana to provide SOC analysts and leadership with situational awareness during active incidents, tracking affected systems, containment status, IOC spread, and response timeline. Use when IR teams need unified visibility during incident coordination and post-incident reporting.
- ▌ Conducting Cloud Penetration Testing · 26zl bundleThis skill outlines methodologies for performing authorized penetration testing against AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud environments. It covers understanding the shared responsibility model for testing scope, leveraging cloud-specific attack tools like Pacu and ScoutSuite, exploiting IAM misconfigurations, testing for SSRF to cloud metadata services, and reporting findings aligned to MITRE ATT&CK Cloud matrix.
- ▌ Conducting Malware Incident Response · 26zl bundleResponds to malware infections across enterprise endpoints by identifying the malware family, determining infection vectors, assessing spread, and executing eradication procedures. Covers the full lifecycle from detection through containment, analysis, removal, and recovery. Activates for requests involving malware response, malware eradication, trojan removal, worm containment, malware triage, or infected endpoint remediation.
- ▌ Deploying Edr Agent With Crowdstrike · 26zl bundleDeploys and configures CrowdStrike Falcon EDR agents across enterprise endpoints to enable real-time threat detection, behavioral analysis, and automated response. Use when onboarding endpoints to EDR coverage, configuring detection policies, or integrating Falcon telemetry with SIEM platforms. Activates for requests involving CrowdStrike deployment, Falcon sensor installation, EDR policy configuration, or endpoint detection and response.
- ▌ Deploying Software Defined Perimeter · 26zl bundleDeploy a Software-Defined Perimeter using the CSA v2.0 specification with Single Packet Authorization, mutual TLS, and SDP controller/gateway configuration to enforce zero trust network access.
- ▌ Detecting Container Drift At Runtime · 26zl bundleDetect unauthorized modifications to running containers by monitoring for binary execution drift, file system changes, and configuration deviations from the original container image.
- ▌ Detecting Lateral Movement With Zeek · 26zl bundleDetect lateral movement in network traffic using Zeek (formerly Bro) log analysis. Parses conn.log, smb_mapping.log, smb_files.log, dce_rpc.log, kerberos.log, and ntlm.log to identify SMB file transfers, NTLM account spray activity, remote service execution, and anomalous internal connections.
- ▌ Detecting SQL Injection Via Waf Logs · 26zl bundleAnalyze WAF (ModSecurity/AWS WAF/Cloudflare) logs to detect SQL injection attack campaigns. Parses ModSecurity audit logs and JSON WAF event logs to identify SQLi patterns (UNION SELECT, OR 1=1, SLEEP(), BENCHMARK()), tracks attack sources, correlates multi-stage injection attempts, and generates incident reports with OWASP classification.
- ▌ Exploiting SQL Injection With Sqlmap · 26zl bundleDetecting and exploiting SQL injection vulnerabilities using sqlmap to extract database contents during authorized penetration tests.
- ▌ Exploiting Websocket Vulnerabilities · 26zl bundleTesting WebSocket implementations for authentication bypass, cross-site hijacking, injection attacks, and insecure message handling during authorized security assessments.
- ▌ Extracting Browser History Artifacts · 26zl bundleExtract and analyze browser history, cookies, cache, downloads, and bookmarks from Chrome, Firefox, and Edge for forensic evidence of user web activity.
- ▌ Hunting For Lateral Movement Via Wmi · 26zl bundleDetect WMI-based lateral movement by analyzing Windows Event ID 4688 process creation and Sysmon Event ID 1 for WmiPrvSE.exe child process patterns, remote process execution, and WMI event subscription persistence.
- ▌ Implementing Alert Fatigue Reduction · 26zl bundleImplements strategies to reduce SOC alert fatigue by tuning detection rules, consolidating duplicate alerts, implementing risk-based alerting, and measuring alert quality metrics to maintain analyst effectiveness and prevent critical alert dismissal. Use when SOC teams face overwhelming alert volumes, high false positive rates, or declining analyst performance.
- ▌ Implementing Rsa Key Pair Management · 26zl bundleRSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) is the most widely deployed asymmetric cryptographic algorithm, used for digital signatures, key exchange, and encryption. This skill covers generating, storing, rotating,
- ▌ Performing Container Image Hardening · 26zl bundleThis skill covers hardening container images by minimizing attack surface, removing unnecessary packages, implementing multi-stage builds, configuring non-root users, and applying CIS Docker Benchmark recommendations to produce secure production-ready images.
- ▌ Performing Firmware Malware Analysis · 26zl bundleAnalyzes firmware images for embedded malware, backdoors, and unauthorized modifications targeting routers, IoT devices, UEFI/BIOS, and embedded systems. Covers firmware extraction, filesystem analysis, binary reverse engineering, and bootkit detection. Activates for requests involving firmware security analysis, IoT malware investigation, UEFI rootkit detection, or embedded device compromise assessment.
- ▌ Performing Ioc Enrichment Automation · 26zl bundleAutomates Indicator of Compromise (IOC) enrichment by orchestrating lookups across VirusTotal, AbuseIPDB, Shodan, MISP, and other intelligence sources to provide contextual scoring and disposition recommendations. Use when SOC analysts need rapid multi-source enrichment of IPs, domains, URLs, and file hashes during alert triage or incident investigation.
- ▌ Performing JWT None Algorithm Attack · 26zl bundleExecute and test the JWT none algorithm attack to bypass signature verification by manipulating the alg header field in JSON Web Tokens.
- ▌ Performing Privacy Impact Assessment · 26zl bundleAutomates the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) workflow including data flow mapping, privacy risk scoring matrices, GDPR Article 35 DPIA and CCPA/CPRA alignment checks, data inventory cataloging, and remediation tracking. Implements the NIST Privacy Framework PRAM methodology and ICO DPIA guidance for systematic identification and mitigation of privacy risks across processing activities. Use when conducting privacy assessments for new systems, evaluating regulatory compliance posture, or building automated privacy governance programs.
- ▌ Performing Sqlite Database Forensics · 26zl bundlePerform forensic analysis of SQLite databases to recover deleted records from freelists and WAL files, decode encoded timestamps, and extract evidence from browser history, messaging apps, and mobile device databases.
- ▌ Scanning Container Images With Grype · 26zl bundleScan container images for known vulnerabilities using Anchore Grype with SBOM-based matching and configurable severity thresholds.
- ▌ Analyzing Bootkit And Rootkit Samples · 26zl bundleAnalyzes bootkit and advanced rootkit malware that infects the Master Boot Record (MBR), Volume Boot Record (VBR), or UEFI firmware to gain persistence below the operating system. Covers boot sector analysis, UEFI module inspection, and anti-rootkit detection techniques. Activates for requests involving bootkit analysis, MBR malware investigation, UEFI persistence analysis, or pre-OS malware detection.
- ▌ Analyzing Powershell Empire Artifacts · 26zl bundleDetect PowerShell Empire framework artifacts in Windows event logs by identifying Base64 encoded launcher patterns, default user agents, staging URL structures, stager IOCs, and known Empire module signatures in Script Block Logging events.
- ▌ Building Soc Metrics And Kpi Tracking · 26zl bundleBuilds SOC performance metrics and KPI tracking dashboards measuring Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), Mean Time to Respond (MTTR), alert quality ratios, analyst productivity, and detection coverage using SIEM data. Use when SOC leadership needs operational visibility, continuous improvement tracking, or executive-level reporting on security operations effectiveness.
- ▌ Building Threat Intelligence Platform · 26zl bundleBuilding a Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) involves deploying and integrating multiple CTI tools into a unified system for collecting, analyzing, enriching, and disseminating threat intelligence. T
- ▌ Correlating Security Events In Qradar · 26zl bundleCorrelates security events in IBM QRadar SIEM using AQL (Ariel Query Language), custom rules, building blocks, and offense management to detect multi-stage attacks across network, endpoint, and application log sources. Use when SOC analysts need to investigate QRadar offenses, build correlation rules, or tune detection logic for reducing false positives.
- ▌ Detecting Fileless Malware Techniques · 26zl bundleDetects and analyzes fileless malware that operates entirely in memory using PowerShell, WMI, .NET reflection, registry-resident payloads, and living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBins) without writing traditional executable files to disk. Activates for requests involving fileless threat detection, in-memory malware investigation, LOLBin abuse analysis, or WMI persistence examination.
- ▌ Detecting Lateral Movement In Network · 26zl bundleIdentifies lateral movement techniques in enterprise networks by analyzing authentication logs, network flows, SMB traffic, and RDP sessions using Zeek, Velociraptor, and SIEM correlation rules to detect attackers moving between systems.
- ▌ Detecting Living Off The Land Attacks · 26zl bundleDetect abuse of legitimate Windows binaries (LOLBins) used for living off the land attacks. Monitors process creation, command-line arguments, and parent-child relationships to identify suspicious LOLBin execution patterns.
- ▌ Detecting Mimikatz Execution Patterns · 26zl bundleDetect Mimikatz execution through command-line patterns, LSASS access signatures, binary indicators, and in-memory detection of known modules.
- ▌ Detecting Misconfigured Azure Storage · 26zl bundleDetecting misconfigured Azure Storage accounts including publicly accessible blob containers, missing encryption settings, overly permissive SAS tokens, disabled logging, and network access violations using Azure CLI, PowerShell, and Microsoft Defender for Storage.
- ▌ Detecting Network Anomalies With Zeek · 26zl bundleDeploys and configures Zeek (formerly Bro) network security monitor to passively analyze network traffic, generate structured logs, detect anomalous behavior, and create custom detection scripts for threat hunting and incident response.
- ▌ Detecting Port Scanning With Fail2ban · 26zl bundleConfigures Fail2ban with custom filters and actions to detect port scanning activity, SSH brute force attempts, and network reconnaissance, automatically banning offending IP addresses and alerting security teams to suspicious network probing.
- ▌ Detecting Process Hollowing Technique · 26zl bundleDetect process hollowing (T1055.012) by analyzing memory-mapped sections, hollowed process indicators, and parent-child process anomalies in EDR telemetry.
- ▌ Exploiting Nopac Cve 2021 42278 42287 · 26zl bundleExploit the noPac vulnerability chain (CVE-2021-42278 sAMAccountName spoofing and CVE-2021-42287 KDC PAC confusion) to escalate from standard domain user to Domain Admin in Active Directory environments.
- ▌ Hardening Docker Daemon Configuration · 26zl bundleHarden the Docker daemon by configuring daemon.json with user namespace remapping, TLS authentication, rootless mode, and CIS benchmark controls.
- ▌ Implementing Azure Defender For Cloud · 26zl bundleImplementing Microsoft Defender for Cloud to enable cloud security posture management, workload protection across VMs, containers, databases, and storage, configure security recommendations, and set up adaptive security controls with automated remediation.
- ▌ Implementing Cloud Trail Log Analysis · 26zl bundleImplementing AWS CloudTrail log analysis for security monitoring, threat detection, and forensic investigation using Athena, CloudWatch Logs Insights, and SIEM integration to identify unauthorized access, privilege escalation, and suspicious API activity.
- ▌ Implementing Ebpf Security Monitoring · 26zl bundleImplements eBPF-based security monitoring using Cilium Tetragon for real-time process execution tracking, network connection observability, file access auditing, and runtime enforcement. Covers TracingPolicy CRD authoring with kprobe/tracepoint hooks, in-kernel filtering via matchArgs/matchBinaries selectors, JSON event export, and integration with SIEM pipelines. Use when building kernel-level runtime security observability for Linux hosts or Kubernetes clusters.
- ▌ Implementing GCP Binary Authorization · 26zl bundleImplement GCP Binary Authorization to enforce deploy-time security controls that ensure only trusted, attested container images are deployed to Google Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run.
- ▌ Implementing Ics Firewall With Tofino · 26zl bundleDeploy and configure Tofino industrial firewalls from Belden/Hirschmann to protect SCADA systems and PLCs using deep packet inspection for OT protocols including Modbus, EtherNet/IP, OPC, and S7comm, enforcing granular access control between ICS security zones.
- ▌ Implementing Iec 62443 Security Zones · 26zl bundleThis skill covers designing and implementing security zones and conduits for industrial automation and control systems (IACS) per IEC 62443-3-2. It addresses zone partitioning based on risk assessment, assigning Security Level targets (SL-T), designing conduit security controls, implementing microsegmentation with industrial firewalls, and validating zone architecture through traffic analysis and penetration testing against the Purdue Reference Model.
- ▌ Performing Container Escape Detection · 26zl bundleDetects container escape attempts by analyzing namespace configurations, privileged container checks, dangerous capability assignments, and host path mounts using the kubernetes Python client. Identifies CVE-2022-0492 style escapes via cgroup abuse. Use when auditing container security posture or investigating escape attempts.
- ▌ Performing File Carving With Foremost · 26zl bundleRecover files from disk images and unallocated space using Foremost's header-footer signature carving to extract evidence regardless of file system state.
- ▌ Performing GRAPHQL Depth Limit Attack · 26zl bundleExecute and test GraphQL depth limit attacks using deeply nested recursive queries to identify denial-of-service vulnerabilities in GraphQL APIs.
- ▌ Performing Hash Cracking With Hashcat · 26zl bundleHash cracking is an essential skill for penetration testers and security auditors to evaluate password strength. Hashcat is the world's fastest password recovery tool, supporting over 300 hash types w
- ▌ Performing Lateral Movement Detection · 26zl bundleDetects lateral movement techniques including Pass-the-Hash, PsExec, WMI execution, RDP pivoting, and SMB-based spreading using SIEM correlation of Windows event logs, network flow data, and endpoint telemetry mapped to MITRE ATT&CK Lateral Movement (TA0008) techniques.
- ▌ Performing Purple Team Atomic Testing · 26zl bundleExecutes Atomic Red Team tests mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques, performs coverage gap analysis across the ATT&CK matrix, and runs detection validation loops to measure blue team visibility. Covers Invoke-AtomicRedTeam PowerShell execution, ATT&CK Navigator layer generation for heatmaps, Sigma rule correlation, and continuous atomic testing pipelines. Activates for requests involving purple team exercises, atomic test execution, ATT&CK coverage assessment, detection engineering validation, or adversary emulation testing.
- ▌ Performing Second Order SQL Injection · 26zl bundleDetect and exploit second-order SQL injection vulnerabilities where malicious input is stored in a database and later executed in an unsafe SQL query during a different application operation.
- ▌ Performing Web Cache Deception Attack · 26zl bundleExecute web cache deception attacks by exploiting path normalization discrepancies between CDN caching layers and origin servers to cache and retrieve sensitive authenticated content.
- ▌ Performing Web Cache Poisoning Attack · 26zl bundleExploiting web cache mechanisms to serve malicious content to other users by poisoning cached responses through unkeyed headers and parameters during authorized security tests.
- ▌ Testing API Authentication Weaknesses · 26zl bundleTests 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. The tester evaluates JWT implementation, API key handling, OAuth flows, and session token entropy to identify authentication bypasses. Maps to OWASP API2:2023 Broken Authentication. Activates for requests involving API authentication testing, token validation assessment, credential security testing, or API auth bypass.
- ▌ Analyzing Memory Dumps With Volatility · 26zl bundleAnalyzes RAM memory dumps from compromised systems using the Volatility framework to identify malicious processes, injected code, network connections, loaded modules, and extracted credentials. Supports Windows, Linux, and macOS memory forensics. Activates for requests involving memory forensics, RAM analysis, volatile data examination, process injection detection, or memory-resident malware investigation.
- ▌ Analyzing Windows Event Logs In Splunk · 26zl bundleAnalyzes Windows Security, System, and Sysmon event logs in Splunk to detect authentication attacks, privilege escalation, persistence mechanisms, and lateral movement using SPL queries mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques. Use when SOC analysts need to investigate Windows-based threats, build detection queries, or perform forensic timeline analysis of Windows endpoints and domain controllers.
- ▌ Analyzing Windows Prefetch With Python · 26zl bundleParse Windows Prefetch files using the windowsprefetch Python library to reconstruct application execution history, detect renamed or masquerading binaries, and identify suspicious program execution patterns.
- ▌ Conducting Mobile App Penetration Test · 26zl bundleConducts penetration testing of iOS and Android mobile applications following the OWASP Mobile Application Security Testing Guide (MASTG) to identify vulnerabilities in data storage, network communication, authentication, cryptography, and platform-specific security controls. The tester performs static analysis of application binaries, dynamic analysis at runtime, and API security testing to evaluate the complete mobile attack surface. Activates for requests involving mobile app pentest, iOS security assessment, Android security testing, or OWASP MASTG assessment.
- ▌ Deploying Active Directory Honeytokens · 26zl bundleDeploys deception-based honeytokens in Active Directory including fake privileged accounts with AdminCount=1, fake SPNs for Kerberoasting detection (honeyroasting), decoy GPOs with cpassword traps, and fake BloodHound paths. Monitors Windows Security Event IDs 4769, 4625, 4662, 5136 for honeytoken interaction. Use when implementing AD deception defenses for detecting lateral movement, credential theft, and reconnaissance.
- ▌ Deploying Tailscale For Zero Trust Vpn · 26zl bundleDeploy 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.
- ▌ Detecting Attacks On Historian Servers · 26zl bundleDetect 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.
- ▌ Detecting AWS Iam Privilege Escalation · 26zl bundleDetect AWS IAM privilege escalation paths using boto3 and Cloudsplaining policy analysis to identify overly permissive policies, dangerous permission combinations, and least-privilege violations
- ▌ Detecting Beaconing Patterns With Zeek · 26zl bundlePerforms statistical analysis of Zeek conn.log connection intervals to detect C2 beaconing patterns. Uses the ZAT library to load Zeek logs into Pandas DataFrames, calculates inter-arrival time standard deviation, and flags periodic connections with low jitter. Use when hunting for command-and-control callbacks in network data.
- ▌ Detecting Bluetooth Low Energy Attacks · 26zl bundleDetects and analyzes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) security attacks including sniffing, replay attacks, GATT enumeration abuse, and Man-in-the-Middle interception. Uses Ubertooth One and nRF52840 sniffers for packet capture, the bleak Python library for GATT service enumeration, and crackle for BLE encryption cracking. Use when assessing IoT device BLE security, monitoring for BLE-based attacks on wireless infrastructure, or performing authorized BLE penetration testing. Activates for requests involving BLE security assessment, Ubertooth sniffing, GATT enumeration, or BLE replay detection.
- ▌ Detecting Cloud Threats With Guardduty · 26zl bundleThis skill teaches security teams how to deploy and operationalize Amazon GuardDuty for continuous threat detection across AWS accounts and workloads. It covers enabling protection plans for S3, EKS, EC2 runtime monitoring, and Lambda, interpreting finding severity levels, and building automated response workflows using EventBridge and Lambda.
- ▌ Detecting Command And Control Over Dns · 26zl bundleDetects command-and-control (C2) communications tunneled through DNS protocol including DNS tunneling tools (Iodine, dnscat2, dns2tcp, Cobalt Strike DNS beacon), domain generation algorithms (DGA), encoded payload delivery via TXT/CNAME records, and DNS beaconing patterns. Covers Shannon entropy analysis of query subdomains, statistical anomaly detection, ML-based DGA classification, passive DNS correlation, and Zeek/Suricata signature development. Activates for requests involving DNS-based C2 detection, DNS tunnel identification, suspicious DNS traffic investigation, or DGA domain classification.
- ▌ Detecting Lateral Movement With Splunk · 26zl bundleDetect adversary lateral movement across networks using Splunk SPL queries against Windows authentication logs, SMB traffic, and remote service abuse.
- ▌ Detecting Process Injection Techniques · 26zl bundleDetects and analyzes process injection techniques used by malware including classic DLL injection, process hollowing, APC injection, thread hijacking, and reflective loading. Uses memory forensics, API monitoring, and behavioral analysis to identify injection artifacts. Activates for requests involving process injection detection, code injection analysis, hollowed process investigation, or in-memory threat detection.
- ▌ Executing Red Team Engagement Planning · 26zl bundleRed team engagement planning is the foundational phase that defines scope, objectives, rules of engagement (ROE), threat model selection, and operational timelines before any offensive testing begins.
- ▌ Extracting Config From Agent Tesla Rat · 26zl bundleExtract embedded configuration from Agent Tesla RAT samples including SMTP/FTP/Telegram exfiltration credentials, keylogger settings, and C2 endpoints using .NET decompilation and memory analysis.
- ▌ Generating Threat Intelligence Reports · 26zl bundleGenerates structured cyber threat intelligence reports at strategic, operational, and tactical levels tailored to specific audiences including executives, security operations teams, and technical analysts. Use when producing finished intelligence products from raw collection data, creating sector threat briefings, or delivering post-incident intelligence assessments. Activates for requests involving CTI report writing, threat briefings, intelligence products, finished intelligence, or executive security reporting.
- ▌ Hunting For Domain Fronting C2 Traffic · 26zl bundleDetect domain fronting C2 traffic by analyzing SNI vs HTTP Host header mismatches in proxy logs and TLS certificate discrepancies using pyOpenSSL for certificate inspection
- ▌ Hunting For Scheduled Task Persistence · 26zl bundleHunt for adversary persistence via Windows Scheduled Tasks by analyzing task creation events, suspicious task actions, and unusual scheduling patterns.
- ▌ Hunting For Startup Folder Persistence · 26zl bundleDetect 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.
- ▌ Hunting For Suspicious Scheduled Tasks · 26zl bundleHunt for adversary persistence and execution via Windows scheduled tasks by analyzing task creation events, suspicious task properties, and unusual execution patterns that indicate T1053.005 abuse.
- ▌ Hunting For T1098 Account Manipulation · 26zl bundleHunt for MITRE ATT&CK T1098 account manipulation including shadow admin creation, SID history injection, group membership changes, and credential modifications using Windows Security Event Logs.
- ▌ Implementing API Key Security Controls · 26zl bundleImplements secure API key generation, storage, rotation, and revocation controls to protect API authentication credentials from leakage, brute force, and abuse. The engineer designs API key formats with sufficient entropy, implements secure hashing for storage, enforces per-key scoping and rate limiting, monitors for leaked keys in public repositories, and builds key rotation workflows. Activates for requests involving API key management, API key security, key rotation policy, or API credential protection.
- ▌ Implementing Attack Surface Management · 26zl bundleImplements external attack surface management (EASM) using Shodan, Censys, and ProjectDiscovery tools (subfinder, httpx, nuclei) for asset discovery, subdomain enumeration, service fingerprinting, and exposure scoring. Includes a weighted risk scoring algorithm based on OWASP attack surface analysis methodology and the Relative Attack Surface Quotient (RSQ). Use when building continuous ASM programs or performing external reconnaissance for security assessments.
- ▌ Implementing Cloud Workload Protection · 26zl bundleImplements cloud workload protection using boto3 and google-cloud APIs for runtime security monitoring, process anomaly detection, and file integrity checking on EC2/GCE instances. Scans for cryptomining, reverse shells, and unauthorized binaries. Use when building runtime security controls for cloud compute workloads.
- ▌ Implementing Patch Management Workflow · 26zl bundlePatch management is the systematic process of identifying, testing, deploying, and verifying software updates to remediate vulnerabilities across an organization's IT infrastructure. An effective patc
- ▌ Implementing Secrets Scanning In CI CD · 26zl bundleIntegrate gitleaks and trufflehog into CI/CD pipelines to detect leaked secrets before deployment
- ▌ Implementing Usb Device Control Policy · 26zl bundleImplements USB device control policies to restrict unauthorized removable media access on endpoints, preventing data exfiltration and malware introduction via USB devices. Use when deploying device control via Group Policy, Intune, or EDR platforms to enforce USB restrictions. Activates for requests involving USB control, removable media policy, device control, or data loss prevention via USB.
- ▌ Implementing Zero Trust Network Access · 26zl bundleImplementing Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) in cloud environments by configuring identity-aware proxies, micro-segmentation, continuous verification with conditional access policies, and replacing traditional VPN-based access with BeyondCorp-style architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- ▌ Performing AI Driven Osint Correlation · 26zl bundleUse AI and LLM-based reasoning to correlate findings across multiple OSINT sources—username enumeration, email lookups, social media profiles, domain records, breach databases, and dark-web mentions—into unified intelligence profiles with confidence scoring and link analysis.
- ▌ Performing Directory Traversal Testing · 26zl bundleTesting web applications for path traversal vulnerabilities that allow reading or writing arbitrary files on the server by manipulating file path parameters.
- ▌ Performing GRAPHQL Security Assessment · 26zl bundleAssessing GraphQL API endpoints for introspection leaks, injection attacks, authorization flaws, and denial-of-service vulnerabilities during authorized security tests.
- ▌ Performing IOS App Security Assessment · 26zl bundlePerforms comprehensive iOS application security assessments using Frida for dynamic instrumentation, Objection for runtime exploration, SSL pinning bypass for traffic interception, keychain extraction for credential analysis, and IPA static analysis for binary-level review. Use when conducting authorized iOS penetration tests, evaluating mobile app security posture against OWASP MASTG, or assessing iOS app data protection and transport security controls. Activates for requests involving iOS app pentesting, Frida-based iOS instrumentation, mobile app SSL pinning bypass, or IPA reverse engineering.
- ▌ Performing Ssl Tls Security Assessment · 26zl bundleAssess SSL/TLS server configurations using the sslyze Python library to evaluate cipher suites, certificate chains, protocol versions, HSTS headers, and known vulnerabilities like Heartbleed and ROBOT.