Getting Started with Cobalt Strike

In the previous chapters, we have covered some great new tools and some lesser known techniques which could be very helpful in a Penetration Test. In general, a Penetration Tester is expected to find the vulnerabilities and exploit those vulnerabilities to achieve the highest level of access but in reality, very few can fulfil of whats expected of them. Many Penetration Testers won't be able to reach the final goal due to lack of knowledge and practical experience in topics such as post-exploitation, lateral movement, data exfiltration, and especially when new tools and techniques are being released almost on a daily basis. If we ask ourself, what could be the next level as a Penetration Tester? Our answer would be—a Red Teamer. 

A Penetration Tester starts from Ethical Hacking and moves up to the level where he/she...