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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 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 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 -
The Role of AI in Penetration Testing
By Bonnie Smyre Bonnie Smyre shows how Raxis’ AI-augmented pentesting gives their expert pentesters more time for complex chained attacks and discovery of business-logic flaws. December 2, 2025 -
Wireless Encryption: WPA3 and the Gotchas Every Company Should Know About
By Brian Tant Brian Tant takes a look at WPA3. While offering much deeper security than WPA2, it is still vulnerable to transition Mode and side-channel attacks. November 18, 2025 -
Why We Don’t Change Risk Ratings on Pentest Findings (Even When You Ask Nicely)
By Tim Semchenko Raxis’ Tim Semchenko explains why we can’t lower risk ratings for your penetration test findings just because you ask and why that’s a good thing. November 4, 2025
