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From Twitter to Exploit: The Sprocket Security Lifecycle of Exploitation
May 16, 2024

From Twitter to Exploit: The Sprocket Security Lifecycle of Exploitation

Our approach to mass exploitation of the latest and greatest vulnerability. On the chopping block, this time around: CVE-2024-3400.
Patch Diffing CVE-2024-3400 from a Palo Alto NGFW Marketplace AMI
Apr 19, 2024

Patch Diffing CVE-2024-3400 from a Palo Alto NGFW Marketplace AMI

One of the needs during CVE-2024-3400 testing was the ability to test against a live non-production vulnerable instance. We opted for the Palo Alto NGFW AWS Marketplace AMI.
Introduction to the Ticketing SaaS Landscape
Apr 17, 2024

Introduction to the Ticketing SaaS Landscape

The shift to remote work has led to significant changes in organizational dynamics and technology infrastructure, particularly in ticketing, help desk, and management platforms. Sprocket pentesters focus on evaluating the security risks associated with these evolving systems, especially in external SaaS environments where the impact can be substantial.
Subdomain Takeovers - It’s Always DNS
Mar 07, 2024

Subdomain Takeovers - It’s Always DNS

In this article, we will look at a few different takeover methods, detail how we find them, show how they are exploited, and the easy solution to fixing this potentially severe vulnerability.
Password Spraying Self-Hosted Microsoft Services
Jan 09, 2023

Password Spraying Self-Hosted Microsoft Services

Self-hosted Microsoft services, such as Exchange and Skype for Business, are ideal targets for password spraying attacks. Learn more about how these threats work and how to protect your business.
Tools for Evading External Network Security Controls
Dec 09, 2022

Tools for Evading External Network Security Controls

Offensive operations require evasion techniques to bypass security controls. Testers will often find that their attacks against web applications, Office 365, and other external endpoints are quickly blocked. Read our guide outlining the tools we use here at Sprocket to help us effectively attack our client's infrastructure including Fireprox, proxybroker2 and http-proxy-ipv6-pool.
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