Feb 14, 2026My Favorite Attack Chains: WebClient + RBCD for Host CompromiseOne of my all time favorite Active Directory attack chains which is present in most environments I test.11 min•active-directorypentest-tipsattack-chain-walkthroughs
Feb 11, 2026The Basics Still MatterIt's 2026, and we still run into fundamental misses during assessments. Let's get back to the basics.6 min•pentest-tipsmusings
Sep 19, 2018Offshore - A Windows Active Directory Pentesting LabQuick story about the birth of the Offshore Pro Lab on Hack The Box4 min•hack-the-boxactive-directorylab
Mar 22, 2017Ew_Skuzzy:1 vulnhub walkthroughIt's been a while since I've had the time to take on a VM over at vulnhub or put together a walkthrough. Building my own challenges, studying for the OSCE, work,…13 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Dec 21, 2016Analoguepond Vulnhub WalkthroughJust around the time I was learning/experimenting with Puppet in my home lab [knightmare](https://twitter.com/knightmare2600) asked me to preview a new VM based…22 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Dec 7, 2016Fortress Vulnhub CTF Walkthrough4 new VMs dropped on Vulnhub the other day which were created by members of the Vulnhub CTF team for the DefCon Toronto CTF.7 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Dec 4, 2016Metasploitable 3 without Metasploit Part 1I was excited to see the latest version of Metasploitable provided us with a vulnerable Windows target to practice on. Building and configuring was not difficult…9 min•boot2rootmetasploitable-3
Nov 21, 2016HackDay: Albania vulnhub walkthroughAnother new VM dropped over at vulnhub. You can grab it here:…11 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Nov 20, 2016Teuchter vulnhub walkthroughWhen [knightmare](https://twitter.com/knightmare2600) asked me to test his latest boot2root based around Scottish culture/slang I jumped at the opportunity. Having…7 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Nov 12, 2016SkyDog 2016: Catch Me If You Can Vulnhub WalkthroughA new VM was released on Vulnhub this week. I had some downtime at night while traveling for work so I grabbed the image and got to work.11 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Sep 17, 2016Violator vulnhub VM walkthroughWalkthrough of yet another fun boot2root on Vulnhub19 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Aug 26, 2016Billy Madison vulnhub VM walkthroughI was browsing Twitter one afternoon and saw that @7minsec was looking for testers for his next boot2root challenge, based on the movie Billy Madison. Since I…24 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Aug 23, 2016Using GParted to shrink VM disk sizeOftentimes when creating a VM we are left with a great deal of extra/wasted space and a bloated .ova file upon export. We can use the GParted tool…4 min•tech-tips
Aug 4, 20166Days Lab Vulnhub walkthrough - Battling the RashomonVulnhub has been raining VMs lately, a good mix of challenges which keep me on my toes constantly. 6Days lab was an enjoyable VM with a unique twist which had me…5 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Aug 4, 2016One-Hour CtF reviewA colleague of mine who is very involved with SANS sent me an invitation for a new event last week called 'One-Hour Ctf'. The event was, hosted by Ed Skoudis and…2 min•ctf
Aug 4, 2016PwnLab: init vulnhub walkthroughIt has been raining VMs lately over at vulnhub.com.5 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Jul 29, 2016Tommy Boy:1 vulnhub walkthroughI saw @7minsec discussing testing going on for his upcoming Tommy Boy VM a few weeks back. I was eagerly awaiting the release of this one as Tommy Boy was a classic…7 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Jul 9, 2016Necromancer vulnhub walkthroughNew images have been popping up on vulnhub.com left and right, I can hardly keep up. When I saw the latest, _The Necromancer_ by @xerubu_s_, I knew by the title I…10 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Jul 5, 2016Gibson 0.2 vulnhub write-upI first discovered Vulnhub nearly 2 years ago when I was looking for a career change. In this time I have been through nearly every VM and if it was over my head I…6 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Jul 5, 2016Mr-Robot: 1 walkthroughWriteup for a Mr. Robot-themed Vulnhub boot2root box.4 min•vulnhub-walkthrough
Jul 5, 2016Stapler: 1 walkthrough (long version)I decided to take a break from working on the Breach series, partially from burnout and partially due a lack of ideas for finalizing part 3. I took the opportunity…9 min•vulnhub-walkthrough