OSINT & External Recon Pt. 2: Contact Discovery – Tradecraft Security Weekly #26

During the reconnaissance phase of a penetration test being able to discover employee names and email addresses of an organization is extremely important. It is also important to do so as stealthily as possible. Using open-source techniques and tools i… Continue reading OSINT & External Recon Pt. 2: Contact Discovery – Tradecraft Security Weekly #26

toolsmith #130 – OSINT with Buscador

In addition to my work as an information security leader and practitioner at Microsoft, I am privileged to serve in Washington’s military as a J-2 which means I’m part of the intelligence directorate of a joint staff. Intelligence duties in a guard un… Continue reading toolsmith #130 – OSINT with Buscador

toolsmith #130 – OSINT with Buscador

First off, Happy New Year! I hope you have a productive and successful 2018. I thought I’d kick off the new year with another exploration of OSINT. In addition to my work as an information security leader and practitioner at Microsoft, I am privileged … Continue reading toolsmith #130 – OSINT with Buscador

OSINT & External Recon Pt. 1: Host Discovery – Tradecraft Security Weekly #8

During the reconnaissance phase of a penetration test being able to discover the external assets of an organization is extremely important. It is also important to do so as stealthily as possible. Using open-source techniques and tools it is possible to enumerate an organizations external assets without sending any data directly from your computer system […] Continue reading OSINT & External Recon Pt. 1: Host Discovery – Tradecraft Security Weekly #8

Best toolsmith tool of the last ten years

As we celebrate Ten Years of Toolsmith and 120 individual tools covered in detail with the attention they deserve, I thought it’d be revealing to see who comes to the very top of the list for readers/voters.I’ve built a poll from the last eight Toolsmi… Continue reading Best toolsmith tool of the last ten years

Best toolsmith tool of the last ten years

As we celebrate Ten Years of Toolsmith and 120 individual tools covered in detail with the attention they deserve, I thought it’d be revealing to see who comes to the very top of the list for readers/voters.I’ve built a poll from the last eight Toolsmi… Continue reading Best toolsmith tool of the last ten years