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.

Scottie can be reached by contacting us.

CVE‑2020‑12812 and Why It’s Still an Issue Five Years Later

By Scottie Cole

Posted in Exploits, In The News, Patching, Security Recommendations

Principal Penetration Tester Scottie Cole explains why Fortinet released a new security advisory about CVE‑2020‑12812 and what your organization should check.

Wireless Series: Using Wifite to Capture and Crack a WPA2 Pre-Shared Key for Penetration Testing

By Scottie Cole

Posted in How To, Password Cracking, Penetration Testing, Wireless

Principal Penetration Tester Scottie Cole begins our wireless penetration testing series with capturing and cracking a WPA2 Pre-Shared Key using Wifite.

Cisco Releases Patch for CVE-2025-20188 – 10.0 CVSS

By Scottie Cole

Posted in Exploits, In The News, Security Recommendations, Wireless

Critical Alert – Patch Immediately. Cisco Releases Patch for CVE-2025-20188 – 10.0 CVSS. This vulnerability affects Cisco Catalyst 9800 wireless controllers.

The CrowdStrike Outage: Lessons Learned

By Scottie Cole

Posted in In The News, Security Recommendations

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…

Cool Tools Series: Host Discovery in Penetration Testing

By Scottie Cole

Posted in How To, Networks, Penetration Testing

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

What to Expect with a Raxis Wireless Penetration Test

By Scottie Cole

Posted in Security Recommendations

Wireless attacks are typically low-risk, high-reward opportunities that don’t often require direct interaction. See more about a wireless penetration test.

5 Things You Should (and Shouldn’t) Take Away from the Starlink Hack

By Scottie Cole

Posted in In The News

The hack of SpaceX’s Starlink shouldn’t distract security pros from the terrestrial threats that are much more likely and far more common.

Scottie Cole, Lead Penetration Tester

By Scottie Cole

Posted in Meet Our Team

From first responder to penetration tester, Scottie Cole knows how to work under pressure. Learn more about him here.

Hurricane Ida: Limiting the Damage

By Scottie Cole

Posted in Security Recommendations

Lead penetration tester Scottie Cole is a Gulf Coast resident and former first responder. Read his tips for avoiding hackers and scams that can be as costly as a natural disaster.