Python for the Offensive Operator: Beyond 'Hello World'

Variables and loops are fine, but can you craft a custom TCP packet or inject shellcode? This guide accelerates past the basics into Python’s offensive applications.

March 23, 2023 · 4 min · UncleSp1d3r

Computer History: The Y2K Bug - Apocalypse Deferred

The Millennium Bug was the largest successful preventative engineering project in human history. This deep-dive examines the technical debt, the fixes, and the lessons for modern Red Teams.

March 22, 2023 · 6 min · UncleSp1d3r

Know Thy Enemy: Malware Analysis for Red Teams

To defeat the EDR, you must think like the EDR. This guide introduces malware analysis concepts specifically for Red Team operators to self-audit payloads and improve stealth.

March 21, 2023 · 4 min · UncleSp1d3r

Cracking the Perimeter: Advanced Password Recovery Tradecraft

Moving beyond rockyou.txt: Building dedicated cracking infrastructure, optimizing Hashcat for enterprise targets, and generating custom targeted wordlists.

March 20, 2023 · 4 min · UncleSp1d3r

PowerSploit: Comprehensive Guide to PowerShell Offensive Security Operations

A comprehensive guide to PowerSploit, the powerful PowerShell framework for offensive security operations, covering all modules, real-world attack scenarios, detection evasion techniques, and integration with modern red team workflows.

March 18, 2023 · 36 min · UncleSp1d3r

Phishing: Detection and Defeat

A comprehensive guide to advanced phishing evasion techniques for Red Team engagements. Learn infrastructure masking, cloaking, HTML smuggling, and how to bypass automated analysis and Secure Email Gateways.

March 17, 2023 · 5 min · UncleSp1d3r

Rails for Red Teamers: Building and Breaking the Web

A comprehensive deep-dive into Ruby on Rails from a security professional’s perspective. Learn the “convention over configuration” philosophy, master strong parameters to prevent mass assignment, and discover how to find and exploit deserialization vulnerabilities, insecure routes, and hidden secrets in Rails applications.

March 16, 2023 · 4 min · UncleSp1d3r

Computer History - The Point of Departure: The Rise and Fall of Netscape Navigator

A massive, comprehensive deep-dive into the history and evolution of Netscape Navigator. From its roots in Mosaic and the “Mother of all Demos” influence to the 1995 SSL RNG hack and the birth of the Mozilla project, we explore the tech that defined the early web.

March 15, 2023 · 12 min · UncleSp1d3r

Memory Corruption 101: Mastering the Buffer Overflow

A comprehensive deep-dive into buffer overflow vulnerabilities. Learn the mechanics of stack frames, master the art of Return-Oriented Programming (ROP), discover how to bypass modern memory protections like ASLR/DEP, and write your first stack-based exploit.

March 14, 2023 · 4 min · UncleSp1d3r

The Adversary Mindset: A Comprehensive Guide to Red Team Operations

A deep-dive into the core concepts, frameworks, and operational strategies of modern red teaming. Learn the critical difference between pen testing and adversary emulation, master the Unified Kill Chain, build resilient C2 infrastructure (redirectors, domain fronting), and understand the art of Purple Teaming.

March 13, 2023 · 4 min · UncleSp1d3r