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analyzing-windows-amcache-artifacts

Parses the Windows Amcache.hve registry hive with Eric Zimmerman's AmcacheParser and Timeline Explorer to extract evidence of program execution, application installation, and driver loading, including SHA-1 hash correlation with threat intel and timeline…

analyzing-windows-lnk-files-for-artifacts

Parse Windows LNK shortcut files to extract target paths, MAC timestamps, volume serial numbers, and machine identifiers for forensic timeline reconstruction. Use when investigating recently-accessed files, tracking removable media or network paths referenced…

analyzing-windows-prefetch-with-python

Parse Windows Prefetch (.pf) files with the windowsprefetch Python library to reconstruct application execution history, run counts, and accessed file/volume lists. Use when investigating renamed or masquerading binaries, verifying program execution…

analyzing-windows-registry-for-artifacts

Extract and analyze Windows Registry hives with tools like RegRipper and Registry Explorer to uncover user activity, installed software, autostart/persistence entries, and evidence of system compromise. Use when investigating registry-based persistence,…

analyzing-windows-shellbag-artifacts

Analyze Windows Shellbag (BagMRU) registry artifacts with SBECmd and Shellbags Explorer to reconstruct folder browsing activity and prove user interaction with directories, including removable media and network shares, even after the folders are deleted. Use…

assessing-vector-and-embedding-weaknesses

Test RAG vector stores (Pinecone, Qdrant, Weaviate, Chroma, pgvector, FAISS) for embedding inversion, cross-tenant data leakage, and data poisoning per OWASP LLM08:2025. Use when performing an authorized security assessment of a RAG pipeline's retrieval layer…

attacking-entra-id-with-roadtools

Enumerate Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) tenants with ROADrecon and acquire, exchange, and abuse tokens (including primary refresh tokens) with roadtx. Use for authorized red-team enumeration of a tenant's directory objects or for token-based identity attacks…

attacking-oauth-with-device-code-phishing

Run OAuth 2.0 device-code and illicit-consent phishing attacks against Microsoft Entra ID, using TokenTactics-style tooling to steal access and refresh tokens, bypass MFA, and pivot across Microsoft 365 services. Use for authorized red-team engagements…

auditing-cloud-with-cis-benchmarks

Audit AWS, Azure, and GCP environments against the CIS Foundations Benchmarks by running automated scans with tools like Prowler and ScoutSuite, interpreting failed controls, and tracking remediation for continuous compliance. Use when conducting a cloud…

auditing-entra-id-with-aadinternals

Drive the AADInternals PowerShell toolkit to perform Microsoft Entra ID tenant reconnaissance, access-token acquisition across Microsoft APIs, and federation/AD FS backdoor testing (Golden SAML, T1606.002) for defensive validation. Use during an authorized…

auditing-mcp-servers-for-tool-poisoning

Audit MCP servers for tool poisoning, tool shadowing, rug pulls, SSRF, and unauthenticated exposure using Invariant Labs' mcp-scan for static/runtime scanning plus manual SSRF/auth checks and description pinning. Use before adding a new MCP server to an agent…

benchmarking-kubernetes-with-kube-bench

Run kube-bench (Aqua Security) against a Kubernetes cluster's control-plane, kubelet, and node configuration to check compliance with the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark and remediate PASS/FAIL/WARN findings. Use when establishing a security baseline for a new…

building-adversary-infrastructure-tracking-system

Build an automated adversary infrastructure tracking system in Python (dnspython, python-whois, shodan, networkx) that pivots across passive DNS, certificate transparency logs, WHOIS records, and IP enrichment to map threat-actor C2 networks and flag newly…

building-attack-pattern-library-from-cti-reports

Parse cyber threat intelligence reports (Mandiant, CrowdStrike, Talos, Microsoft) with stix2, mitreattack-python, and spaCy to extract adversary behaviors, map them to MITRE ATT&CK technique IDs, and build a searchable STIX 2.1 attack-pattern library with…

building-c2-infrastructure-with-sliver-framework

Deploy and harden a Sliver C2 team server (BishopFox's Go-based adversary emulation framework) with multi-protocol listeners (mTLS, HTTP/S, DNS, WireGuard), redirectors, domain fronting, and multi-operator support for authorized red-team operations. Use when…

building-c2-redirector-infrastructure

Build dumb-pipe and traffic-filtering C2 redirectors with nginx (proxy_pass) and Apache (mod_rewrite), deriving filter rules from a Malleable C2 profile, layering Let's Encrypt TLS, and applying OPSEC controls like domain fronting and UA/geo filtering. Use…

building-cloud-siem-with-sentinel

Deploy Microsoft Sentinel as a cloud-native SIEM/SOAR by configuring multi-cloud data connectors (AWS, Azure, GCP), writing KQL detection and hunting queries, and building automated Logic Apps response playbooks. Use when establishing a centralized SOC for…

building-devsecops-pipeline-with-gitlab-ci

Configure a GitLab CI/CD pipeline that embeds SAST (Semgrep, SpotBugs, Gosec, Bandit, NodeJsScan), DAST, container scanning, dependency scanning, and secret detection via GitLab's managed security templates. Use when building a shift-left DevSecOps pipeline…

building-identity-federation-with-saml-azure-ad

Configure SAML 2.0 identity federation between on-premises Active Directory (via AD FS or a third-party IdP) and Microsoft Entra ID, covering federation models (AD FS, password hash sync, pass-through auth, third-party IdP) and the SAML authentication flow.…

building-identity-governance-lifecycle-process

Design identity governance and lifecycle (IGA) programs on platforms like SailPoint, Saviynt, or Entra ID Governance, covering joiner-mover-leaver (JML) automation, role mining, access requests, periodic recertification, and orphaned-account remediation…

building-incident-response-playbook

Designs and documents structured incident response playbooks with step-by-step procedures per incident type, decision trees, escalation criteria, RACI matrices, and SOAR platform integration, aligned to NIST SP 800-61r3 and SANS PICERL. Use when creating or…

building-incident-timeline-with-timesketch

Build collaborative forensic incident timelines using Timesketch to ingest, normalize, and analyze multi-source event data (including Plaso output) for attack chain reconstruction and investigation documentation. Use when reconstructing the sequence of events…

building-ioc-defanging-and-sharing-pipeline

Build an automated pipeline that ingests raw IOCs (URLs, IPs, domains, emails), normalizes and deduplicates them, then produces defanged renderings for safe human reading alongside canonical STIX 2.1 bundles distributed via TAXII servers, MISP, or email…

building-ioc-enrichment-pipeline-with-opencti

Build an automated IOC enrichment pipeline on OpenCTI (STIX 2.1 native threat intel platform) using its internal enrichment connectors to pull context from VirusTotal, Shodan, AbuseIPDB, and GreyNoise, correlate indicators with known actors/campaigns, and…

building-malware-incident-communication-template

Build structured communication templates for malware incidents (ransomware, wiper, trojan, worm), covering internal stakeholder notifications, executive briefings, technical advisories for IT teams, customer notifications, and regulatory disclosures, with…

building-patch-tuesday-response-process

Establish a repeatable operational process for triaging, testing, and deploying Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates (Windows, Office, Exchange, SQL Server, Azure) via WSUS/SCCM within risk-based remediation SLAs, from advisory review through validation.…

building-phishing-reporting-button-workflow

Implement a phishing report button (Microsoft 365 built-in Report button or third-party like KnowBe4/Cofense) in email clients with a SOAR-driven automated triage workflow that classifies reported emails, extracts IOCs, takes remediation actions, and gives…

building-ransomware-playbook-with-cisa-framework

Builds a structured ransomware incident response playbook aligned with the CISA StopRansomware Guide and NIST Cybersecurity Framework, covering preparation, detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident phases with actionable checklists.…

building-red-team-c2-infrastructure-with-havoc

Deploy and configure the Havoc C2 framework (teamserver, HTTPS/HTTP/SMB listeners, Nginx redirectors, and Demon agents) with malleable traffic profiles and OPSEC-hardened infrastructure for authorized red team operations. Use when standing up or hardening…

building-role-mining-for-rbac-optimization

Apply bottom-up and top-down role mining techniques, including clustering algorithms and formal concept analysis, to discover optimal RBAC roles from existing user-permission assignments, consolidating overlapping roles and enforcing least privilege. Use when…

building-soc-escalation-matrix

Build a structured SOC escalation matrix defining severity tiers, response SLAs, tiered escalation paths, and notification procedures for security incidents, using context-driven criteria that combine business risk, asset criticality, and data sensitivity.…

building-super-timelines-with-plaso

Generate forensic super-timelines with Plaso's log2timeline.py, pinfo.py, psort.py, and psteal.py CLI tools (fusing file-system MACB, registry, EVTX, browser history, prefetch, LNK, and more), then triage and filter the results in Timesketch. Use when…

building-threat-actor-profile-from-osint

Build threat actor profiles by collecting OSINT from vendor reports, paste sites, dark web forums, social media, and code repos, correlating indicators, mapping adversary infrastructure with tools like Maltego and SpiderFoot, and producing structured dossiers…

building-threat-feed-aggregation-with-misp

Deploy MISP via Docker and configure feeds from sources like abuse.ch, AlienVault OTX, and CIRCL to aggregate, correlate, and distribute threat intelligence, including automated feed synchronization and STIX/TAXII-based integration with Splunk, Elasticsearch,…

building-threat-hunt-hypothesis-framework

Build a systematic threat-hunt workflow that turns threat intelligence and ATT&CK gap analysis into testable hypotheses, then executes and validates them via EDR/SIEM queries (CrowdStrike, Defender, Splunk, Elastic, Sysmon, Velociraptor, Sigma) and documents…

building-threat-intelligence-enrichment-in-splunk

Build automated IOC enrichment pipelines in Splunk Enterprise Security by ingesting threat feeds into KV Store collections and correlating them against security events via lookup tables, modular inputs, and the Threat Intelligence Framework. Use when wiring…

building-threat-intelligence-platform

Design and deploy a Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) by integrating open-source CTI tools (MISP, OpenCTI, TheHive, Cortex) into a unified system with feed ingestion pipelines, enrichment workflows, STIX/TAXII interoperability, and analyst dashboards. Use…

building-vulnerability-aging-and-sla-tracking

Implement a vulnerability aging dashboard and SLA tracking system that measures time-to-remediation against severity-based deadlines (e.g. 14 days critical, 30 days high, 60 days medium, 90 days low), with automated escalations and compliance metrics…

building-vulnerability-dashboard-with-defectdojo

Deploy DefectDojo as a centralized vulnerability management dashboard that ingests findings from 200+ security scanners, deduplicates results, tracks remediation metrics, and integrates with CI/CD, Jira ticketing, and Slack notifications via its REST API. Use…

building-vulnerability-exception-tracking-system

Build a vulnerability exception and risk acceptance tracking system covering approval workflows, compensating controls documentation, and automatic expiration for vulnerabilities that miss SLA remediation timelines. Use when standing up a governance process…