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Stop guessing—start mapping. Build detection content directly from ATT&CK techniques to spot adversaries before they strike. It’s like turning their playbook into your security script. Precision beats paranoia every time. #CyberDefense #ATTACKFramework 🔍

🕵️ Most Exploits Are Found in the First Hour — You Just Don’t See Them Yet I’ve learned the most important phase of any pen test isn’t the exploit — it’s the recon. That’s where you discover misconfigurations, outdated software, forgotten dev portals, and exposed metadata. Tools that never fail me: amass or subfinder for subdomain enumeration nmap with NSE scripts for service detection waybackurls for endpoint discovery If you take your time mapping the terrain, the vulnerabilities practically introduce themselves. 👉 What’s your go-to recon command or workflow? #PenTesting #RedTeam #OffSec

Gaetano Sapia's paper on Scaling Security Testing by Adressing the Reachability Gap has been accepted at #ICSE26! 📝 https://lnkd.in/eF_m--Wp 🧑💻 https://lnkd.in/ezs5imqw How to scale automatic security testing to arbitrary systems? 🧗 Manually writing fuzz drivers doesn't scale. 🚩 Auto-generating them gives false positives. 👩💻 Invivo fuzzing requires a user to configure the system and to execute the target component. 🤖 Can we substitute the user and auto-generate the configuration and the executions to amplify? Feel invited to read the paper to find out 🤠.

Documenting pentest scenarios? Make them reproducible and non-destructive. Clear steps + safe environments = trust and efficiency. Your future self (and clients) will thank you. Precision beats guesswork every time. 🛡️ #PentestTips #CybersecurityMorocco

Small wins in security feel big sometimes 🔐💡 Today I spent almost three hours chasing down a weird log alert that didn’t make sense. It wasn’t a breach or a major incident, just something that felt off. Turns out one of our automation scripts had skipped a config check during a maintenance window. Tiny thing, but if it had stayed that way, it could have caused a chain of small issues later. Not gonna lie, it’s easy to get frustrated when you’re knee-deep in logs and false positives. But then you catch that one thing that proves why the details matter. So yeah, today’s win was small, but it made me smile. Security isn’t always about the big “we stopped an attack” moments. Sometimes it’s about noticing what didn’t go wrong because someone was paying attention. Anyone else have a “caught it just in time” kind of story? I’d love to hear them 👇

The tools your team installs to “get things done” might be the same ones giving hackers a way in. Start with these 7 steps👇

MITRE has unveiled the latest version of ATT&CK, with the most significant changes in the defensive part of the framework. MITRE announced on Tuesday that its ATT&CK framework has been updated to version 18, with significant changes in several sections. The organization said the October 2025 update of ATT&CK, the widely used knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques, brings improvements in terms of techniques, groups, campaigns, and software. The federally funded research and development center said the biggest modifications compared to ATT&CK v17 are related to the defensive content of ATT&CK. Specifically, two new objects have been added to detections: Detection Strategies, which defines high-level approaches for detecting specific attacker techniques, and Analytics, which provides platform-specific threat detection logic. https://lnkd.in/emxt5w8w

🔎 Nmap Cheat-Sheet Every Pentester Should Know Nmap remains the swiss-army knife for reconnaissance — quick to run, rich in options, and indispensable when used correctly. Below are the most useful commands and practical tips I rely on during engagements. Must-know commands (quick examples) nmap <target> — basic discovery to map live hosts. nmap -p 22,80,443 <target> — scan specific ports (useful to save time). nmap -sS <target> — stealth SYN scan for quieter discovery. nmap -sV -O <target> — detect service versions and OS fingerprinting. nmap -A <target> — aggressive scan (service/version, scripts, traceroute). nmap -sU <target> — UDP scanning (don’t forget this — many services hide here). nmap --script vuln <target> — run vulnerability detection NSE scripts. nmap -oA output — save results in all major formats for reporting and automation. nmap --top-ports <n> — scan the most common ports quickly. Practical tips for real engagements Start light (host discovery + top ports), then escalate to deeper scans to avoid noise. Use -T timing options carefully; aggressive timing can trigger WAFs or alarms. Combine -sV with --script to detect misconfigurations and exploitable services. Don’t skip UDP — many critical services live there and are often overlooked. Always capture machine-readable output (-oN/-oX/-oG) for post-test analysis and PoCs. Rules of engagement (never skip these) Always get written authorization and a clear scope. Coordinate scanning windows for production systems. Notify ops/security teams when running noisy checks. At Vigilant Defenders, we pair Nmap’s speed with manual validation — because automated discovery is only the first step; exploitation paths and business-logic impacts require human expertise. Want a tailored reconnaissance/assessment for your environment? Let’s talk. #Nmap #PenetrationTesting #Reconnaissance #AppSec #VigilantDefenders

🚀 Automating SBOM & Vulnerability Scanning with Syft and Grype In today’s DevSecOps world, Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and vulnerability scanning have become essential for secure software delivery. To demonstrate this, I’ve created a demo repository that: ✅ Builds a sample Flask application ✅ Generates an SBOM using Syft ✅ Scans for vulnerabilities using Grype ✅ Automates everything via GitHub Actions ✅ Fails the pipeline automatically if high or critical vulnerabilities are detected 💡 Goal: Show how easily security scanning can be integrated into your CI/CD pipeline — turning “shift-left security” into a practical reality. 📂 Repo link: https://lnkd.in/d_U5zTkz #DevSecOps #Syft #Grype #SecurityAutomation #SBOM #GitHubActions #ContainerSecurity #OpenSource

Defenders often rely on Sysmon logs to trace process lineage, but what if the parent process is lying? In my latest write-up, I explore Parent PID Spoofing, a stealthy technique that manipulates process trees to evade detection. With ETW, we can peel back the deception and uncover the true creator behind suspicious activity. Full article: https://lnkd.in/gmE6fWg3 #CyberThreats #WindowsSecurity #BlueTeamOps #DetectionEngineering #Sysmon #ETW