Tool Overview: theHarvester

theHarvester is an open-source tool designed for the reconnaissance phase of a penetration test or security audit. Developed by Christian Martorella, it is written in Python and serves as a framework for gathering open-source intelligence (OSINT). Its primary function is to collect emails, subdomains, hosts, employee names, open ports, and banners from various public data Read More …

Automating the Audit

Stop Staring at DNS Records If you are new to Information Security, you’ll quickly learn that visibility is your best friend. One of the first things I look at when assessing a domain’s posture is its DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance) record.  DMARC tells the world how to handle emails that claim to be Read More …

Automating Infrastructure Visibility with dig

In modern cybersecurity, you cannot protect what you don’t know exists. Traditional DNS tools often give you fragmented data. You get an A record here, an SPF record there, but connecting those to an owner (WHOIS) or a risk profile (Shodan) usually requires manual effort. A Solution: One Script to Rule Them All I’ve consolidated Read More …

ASM – Attack Surface Management

Attack Surface Management (ASM) focuses on identifying, monitoring, and mitigating potential vulnerabilities and risks across an organization’s entire digital footprint, including both known and unknown assets, to reduce the potential attack surface. Here’s a more detailed explanation:  Continuous Process:  ASM is not a one-time task, but rather a continuous process of discovery, analysis, prioritization, remediation, Read More …

Looking at Attack Surface Mapping

Hot Take Incomming……. Warning…… I am going to come right out and say it, and it will sound completely arrogant, but I think the majority of Attack Surface Mapping vendors out there are doing it wrong. ASM for those who are new to blogs like these, stands for Attack Surface Mapping.  This process is meant Read More …