Scottie Cole

Scottie has over 20 years working in IT. He has experience with systems administration, networking and wireless, and security. He currently holds certifications as a GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) and a Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP). In his spare time, he enjoys learning new technologies, being with family, fishing and going to the beach.

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The Exploit articles written by Scottie Cole

  • Wireless Series: Aircrack-ng
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    Wireless Series: The Aircrack-ng Suite for All Your Wireless Pentesting Needs

     By Scottie Cole Principal Penetration Tester Scottie Cole continues our wireless series with the Aircrack-ng Suite, a set of tools for wireless pentest discovery and exploits. February 24, 2026
  • CVE‑2020‑12812 and Why It’s Still an Issue Five Years Later
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    CVE‑2020‑12812 and Why It’s Still an Issue Five Years Later

     By Scottie Cole Principal Penetration Tester Scottie Cole explains why Fortinet released a new security advisory about CVE‑2020‑12812 and what your organization should check. January 16, 2026
  • Wireless Series: Using Wifite to Capture and Crack a WPA2 Pre-Shared Key
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    Wireless Series: Using Wifite to Capture and Crack a WPA2 Pre-Shared Key for Penetration Testing

     By Scottie Cole Principal Penetration Tester Scottie Cole begins our wireless penetration testing series with capturing and cracking a WPA2 Pre-Shared Key using Wifite. June 17, 2025
  • Cisco Releases Patch for CVE-2025-20188 - 10.0 CVSS
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    Cisco Releases Patch for CVE-2025-20188 – 10.0 CVSS

     By Scottie Cole Critical Alert – Patch Immediately. Cisco Releases Patch for CVE-2025-20188 – 10.0 CVSS. This vulnerability affects Cisco Catalyst 9800 wireless controllers. May 8, 2025
  • The CrowdStrike Outage: Lessons Learned
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    The CrowdStrike Outage: Lessons Learned

     By Scottie Cole Just a few days ago the world felt the rippling effects of a third-party push to networks across the globe. What would have normally been a routine undertaking instead caused mass disruption of information systems and brought businesses of all sizes to a standstill. Almost everyone was impacted by this incident in one way or… July 25, 2024
  • Cool Tools Series: Host Discovery
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    Cool Tools Series: Host Discovery in Penetration Testing

     By Scottie Cole Raxis’ pentester, Scottie Cole, leads off our new Cool Tools Series with tips on tools for host discovery and vulnerability discovery for penetration tests. July 2, 2024