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Offensive Security

Offensive Security, in the context of cybersecurity, involves proactive and controlled efforts to identify and exploit vulnerabilities within a system to simulate real-world cyber threats and assess the robustness of their defences. Offensive security encompasses activities such as penetration testing, ethical hacking, and red teaming, where skilled professionals mimic adversarial tactics to uncover weaknesses in networks, applications, or processes.

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Episode 321 Deep Dive: Graeme Neilson | How the Security Industry Ignores the Halting Problem

from admin | July 9, 2025 | Offensive Security

Graeme was born in Scotland, learnt cracking, reverse engineering and security from the Internet. Emigrated to NZ in early 2000's and was one of the founders of Aura Information Security (pen testing company and RedShield (web defence company). He has presented original offensive security research at many international conferences including Blackhat, H2HC, Troopers, Ruxcon and Kiwicon. Now he is head of research for Siege Ltd, an NZ based company specialising in testing denial of service and bot mitigations.

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Deep Dive Articles

A guide to closing the gaps through Penetration Testing

By The Production Team | November 15, 2022 | Offensive Security | Risk Management

One of the best ways to validate your security controls is through simulated attacks on your systems by authorised ethical hackers, commonly called a Penetration Test. ...

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Redacted Information Security Launches New Cybersecurity Podcast – “The Red Room”

September 19, 2024 | Learning & Education | Offensive Security | Security Operations

Bringing Insider Insights and Breaking News from the World of Red Team Operations

Adversary-Sponsored Research Contests on Cybercriminal Forums Focus on New Methods of Attack and Evasion, Sophos Research Reveals

August 30, 2023 | Offensive Security | Reports & Predictions | Security Awareness

Criminal Community-Sponsored Contests Mirror Cybercrime Trends, Such as Disabling AV/EDR, Cryptocurrency Fraud, and C2 Frameworks

Dwell Time – Time From the Start of an Attack to When It’s Detected – Shrinks to 8 Days in the First Half of 2023, Sophos Finds

August 28, 2023 | Offensive Security | Reports & Predictions | Security Operations

It Takes Less Than a Day for Attackers to Reach Active Directory—Companies' Most Critical Asset. The Vast Majority of Ransomware Attacks Occur Outside of Business Hours.

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