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  • 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
  • Why 8-Character Passwords Are No Longer Enough: Lessons from the Raxis Password Cracker

    Why 8-Character Passwords Are No Longer Enough: Lessons from the Raxis Password Cracker

    By Brad Herring With the start of 2026, the Raxis team is already busy. A new upgrade to our password-cracking system shows how quickly 8-character passwords can be cracked. January 9, 2026
  • The Future of Security: Why AI-Augmented Penetration Testing Is the Only Way Forward

    The Future of Security: Why AI-Augmented Penetration Testing Is the Way Forward

    By Mark Puckett Raxis CEO Mark Puckett looks back at a year of many changes and forward to the ways AI-augmented pentesting is changing the industry. December 30, 2025
  • Data Theft Exploit: DNS Exfiltration Setup

    Data Theft Exploit Part 1: DNS Exfiltration Setup

    By Jason Taylor Raxis Lead Penetration Tester Jason Taylor’s in-depth tutorial explains setting up a server for DNS exfiltration. Check back next month to run the attack. December 16, 2025