Modern enterprises rely on AppLocker and Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) to prevent unauthorized binaries from executing. These controls are designed to block: Execution of
Cloud environments are increasingly targeted due to misconfigurations rather than software vulnerabilities. One such commonly exploited issue is Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), especially when cloud
This article walks through a complete GPO-abuse attack chain in a lab domain named ignite.local. We first simulate the misconfiguration by granting a low-privilege user
This article provides a complete walkthrough of both phases — from clicking “Create a New Virtual Machine” in VMware all the way to a fully
This article presents a hands-on walkthrough demonstrating multiple real-world techniques to remotely enable RDP on a Windows Server 2019 Domain Controller (DC.ignite.local, 192.168.1.11) and subsequently
This article walks through SSH tunnelling in a practical, lab‑oriented way. You will see how to set up a loopback‑bound Apache2 web server as a
In the contemporary digital world, penetration testing and red team engagements, direct access to target systems from the attacker’s machine is uncommon. Many services are
This article provides a detailed net rpc operations performed against the ignite.local domain (DC: 192.168.1.11). Introduction Active Directory (AD) is the backbone of identity and
In modern penetration testing, gaining an initial foothold on an internet-facing machine is rarely the end goal. The most sensitive assets — databases, domain controllers,