NOTES :: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

A solution model pattern in how to leverage large language models. Systems that use LLM but on their own content. Start Large language models can be inconsistent. Sometimes they nail the answer to questions, other times they regurgitate random facts from their training data. If they occasionally sound like they have no idea what they’re Read More …

Hacker Video – SIEGECAST: Kerberoasting & Attacks 101

Want to understand how Kerberos works? Would you like to understand modern Kerberos attacks? Tim Medin walks you through how to attack Kerberos with ticket attacks and Kerberoasting. He covers the basics of Kerberos authentication and then shows you how the trust model can be exploited for persistence, pivoting, and privilege escalation. At the conclusion, Read More …

EDRKillShifter

“EDRKillShifter” is a type of malware specifically designed to disable Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) security software on a system, allowing attackers to carry out malicious activities like deploying ransomware without detection; it is considered a sophisticated tool often used by cybercriminals to evade security measures. Key points about EDRKillShifter: Function: Its primary purpose is Read More …

How to change user agent in nmap

NMAP How to change user agent You can find the default value in /usr/share/nmap/nselib/http.lua (At the beginning of the file, a couple of lines after the comments) local USER_AGENT = stdnse.get_script_args(‘http.useragent’) or “Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Nmap Scripting Engine; http://nmap.org/book/nse.html)” You can change the value with this line local USER_AGENT = stdnse.get_script_args(‘http.useragent’) or “Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Read More …

AWS Notes – AWS Pentesting

An Opinionated Ramp Up Guide to AWS Pentesting https://awssecuritydigest.com/articles/opinionated-ramp-up-guide-to-aws-pentesting https://medium.com/@MorattiSec/my-aws-pentest-methodology-14c333b7fb58 Understanding the Shared Responsibility Model https://www.wiz.io/academy/shared-responsibility-model fwd:cloudsec https://fwdcloudsec.org/ AWS Customer Support Policy for Penetration Testing https://aws.amazon.com/security/penetration-testing/ Also, read this and follow the AWS pentesting rules. Cloud Tests One is a review of the external facing posture, which you can consider adjacent to a traditional External Read More …

Looking at Attack Surface Mapping

Hot Take Incomming……. Warning…… I am going to come right out and say it, and it will sound completely arrogant, but I think the majority of Attack Surface Mapping vendors out there are doing it wrong. ASM for those who are new to blogs like these, stands for Attack Surface Mapping.  This process is meant Read More …