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Using a Mythic agent to optimize penetration testing

SecureList

Our company’s deep expertise means we can study these tools to implement best practices in penetration testing. The text is written for educational purposes only and intended as an aid for security professionals who are conducting penetration testing with the system owner’s consent.

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Happy 10th anniversary & Kali's story.so far

Kali Linux

Longer history lesson Knoppix - Initial two weeks work Whoppix (White-Hat and knOPPIX) came about as the founder, @Muts, was doing an in-person air-gap network penetration test lasting for two weeks in 2004. Enter BackTrack 3 in June 2008. 2008 was no exception. A fresh start in March 2013.

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DEF CON 32 Recap: Insights and Experiences from The NetSPI Agents 

NetSpi Technical

government’s approach has historically been reactive, highlighted by the 2008 Russian hack against the Department of Defense using simple USB drives, which led to the creation of US Cyber Command. Security testing via fuzzing, penetration tests, etc. One key takeaway was that the U.S.