Security tooling is not written in a single language. Python powers most automation. C sits at the exploit layer. PowerShell ...

Journalists have revealed how Russia trains hacker-spies for the General Staff Directorate (GRU) at a prestigious Moscow university. An international consortium of journalists (Le Monde, Der Spiegel, ...

Python remains the most versatile language for scripting and automation in ethical hacking. C and C++ are essential for low-level memory manipulation and reverse engineering. JavaScript and SQL are ...

The Rapid7-powered Metasploit Framework is the world’s leading penetration testing framework. The Project is a collaboration between the open-source community and Rapid7 to provide a tool for ...

The Mallox ransomware group is stepping up its game in targeted attacks against organizations with vulnerable SQL servers. It surfaced recently with a new variant and various additional malware tools ...

Poorly managed Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers are the target of a new campaign that's designed to propagate a category of malware called CLR SqlShell that ultimately facilitates the deployment of ...

Abusing variants of legitimate penetration testing tools has become a standard tactic for many attackers seeking to fool security teams. Cobalt Strike is among the attack frameworks used by red teams ...