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  • Cool Tools Series: Reptyr

    Cool Tools Series: Reptyr

    By Jason Taylor Jason Taylor brings highlights reptyr in our Cool Tools series, showing how to take a long-running process, like an Nmap scan, and move it to a new screen. April 7, 2026
  • Five Things to Always Do After Getting Domain Admin

    Five Things to Always Do After Getting Domain Admin

    By Andrew Trexler So you got DA on your red team or internal network penetration test. Here are the five things that Principal Penetration Tester Andrew Trexler does next. March 24, 2026
  • The Hidden Risks in Your Password: What You Type Matters More Than You Think

    The Hidden Risks in Your Password: What You Type Matters More Than You Think

    By Brad Herring Raxis has discovered and cracked our fair share of password hashes. Some that we have discovered may surprise you… and their bosses. Learn what not to do. March 10, 2026
  • AI-Augmented Series: AI Scripting for Brute-Forcing on a Web App Pentest

    AI-Augmented Series: AI Scripting for Brute-Forcing on a Web App Pentest

    By Andrew Trexler On a recent web app pentest, Andrew Trexler used AI to find client-side code that stopped his brute-force attack then used AI again to thwart that code. March 4, 2026
  • Wireless Series: Aircrack-ng

    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
  • Data Theft Exploit: DNS Exfiltration Attack

    Data Theft Exploit Part 2: DNS Exfiltration Attack

    By Jason Taylor Raxis’ Jason Taylor is back with a detailed tutorial on performing both manual and automated DNS exfiltration attacks for pentesting. January 13, 2026