Pentest Toolkit - Exploitation and Red Team Techniques

Pentest Toolkit - Exploitation and Red Team Techniques

Exploitation and Red Team Techniques

• Exploitation refers to taking advantage of vulnerabilities or weaknesses in a system or network to gain unauthorized access or control. Exploits are often used by attackers to carry out malicious activities, such as stealing sensitive information, compromising systems, or installing malware.

• Exploits can be developed by attackers or obtained from public sources and can be delivered through various means such as email, malicious websites, or social engineering tactics. Exploits can target various system components, including software, operating systems, and network devices.

• In cybersecurity, Red Team Techniques are used to simulate attacks against an organization's systems and infrastructure to identify weaknesses and improve security measures. Red Teams are groups of security professionals who use real-world attack techniques to assess an organization's defenses and find vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers.

• Red Team Techniques can involve various methods, including penetration testing, social engineering, physical security testing, and network mapping. The goal of Red Team Techniques is to provide organizations with a better understanding of their security posture and to identify areas that need improvement.

Toolkit used for exploitation:

• Metasploit
• Beef
• Exploitdb and Searchsploit
• Routersploit
• Sqlmap
• Hydra
• Patator
• Github search exploit
• Mitre Attack
• Veil-evasion
• Setoolkit 
• Shellphish
• Unicorn
• LuckyStrike
• Eggshell
• Burp suite
• Exploit pack
• Linux Suggester
• Shellter and Hyperion
• Netcat
• Cryptcat
• Crunch & Ophcrack & John

In the upcoming blogs, we can see about other tools that are used in the penetration testing process!