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  • 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

    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.
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  • 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

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

    Data Theft Exploit Part 1: DNS Exfiltration Setup

    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.
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  • The Role of AI in Penetration Testing

    The Role of AI in Penetration Testing

    Bonnie Smyre shows how Raxis’ AI-augmented pentesting gives their expert pentesters more time for complex chained attacks and discovery of business-logic flaws.
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  • Wireless Encryption: WPA3 and the Gotchas Every Company Should Know About

    Wireless Encryption: WPA3 and the Gotchas Every Company Should Know About

    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.
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  • Why We Don’t Change Risk Ratings on Pentest Findings (Even When You Ask Nicely)

    Why We Don’t Change Risk Ratings on Pentest Findings (Even When You Ask Nicely)

    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.
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