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  • Password Series: 8 Practical First Steps to Crack Difficult Passwords

    Password Series: 8 Practical First Steps to Crack Difficult Passwords in Penetration Tests

    By Ryan Chaplin From rulesets & hardware to wordlists and mask attacks, Lead Penetration Tester Ryan Chaplin shows how to crack difficult password hashes in penetration tests. February 25, 2025
  • Password Series: Defeating Emerging Password Security Trends with Psudohash

    Password Series: Defeating Emerging Password Security Trends with Psudohash for Penetration Testing

    By Ryan Chaplin Lead Pentester Ryan Chaplin discusses emerging improvements in password security and how Psudohash can help bypass them on penetration tests. November 5, 2024
  • Password Length: More than Just a Question of Compliance

    Password Length: More than Just a Question of Compliance

    By Brian Tant Password length requirements are a key part of password security, but, with PCI, NIST, OWASP, and CIS offering different recommendations, what length is best? June 4, 2024
  • Broadcast Attacks - Responder

    AD Series: How to Perform Broadcast Attacks Using NTLMRelayx, MiTM6 and Responder for Penetration Tests

    By Andrew Trexler Andrew Trexler continues his AD Series with an in-depth tutorial on broadcast Attacks using NTLMRelayx, MiTM6 and Responder for penetration tests. June 19, 2023
  • How to Create an Active Directory Test Environment

    How to Create an AD Test Environment to Use for Penetration Testing

    By Andrew Trexler Andrew Trexler walks us through creating a simple AD test environment to test new hacks before trying them on a penetration test. April 27, 2023
  • Raxis CTO, Brian Tant

    Understanding the Why Behind Password Management

    By Bonnie Smyre In this video, Raxis CTO Brian Tant explains why password mismanagement is still one of the most reliable ways to breach a company network and what you can do to secure your network. July 10, 2020