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What are some red team tools?

For individuals interested in learning about red team tools and techniques, which are used in ethical hacking and penetration testing to simulate real-world cyber attacks, several tools and resources are recommended. Here's a list of some key tools and categories, each serving different aspects of red team operations:

• Reconnaissance Tools:

  • Nmap: A network mapping tool used for network discovery and security auditing.

  • Shodan: A search engine that lets users find specific types of computers connected to the internet using a variety of filters.

• Vulnerability Scanning Tools:

  • OpenVAS: An open-source vulnerability scanner and manager for identifying security issues.

• Exploitation Frameworks:

  • Metasploit: One of the most popular frameworks for developing and executing exploit code against a remote target.

  • Cobalt Strike: A tool primarily used for advanced threat emulation focusing on post-exploitation activities.

• Password Cracking Tools:

  • John the Ripper: A fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix, Windows, DOS, and OpenVMS.

  • Hashcat: An advanced password recovery tool supporting a large number of algorithms and very flexible.

• Network Sniffing and Monitoring Tools:

  • Wireshark: A network protocol analyzer that lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network.

  • Tcpdump: A powerful command-line packet analyzer; part of the standard network troubleshooting toolkit.

• Social Engineering Tools:

  • Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET): An open-source tool for performing various social engineering attacks, like phishing and credential harvesting.

• Web Application Penetration Testing Tools:

  • OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy): A free, open-source web application security scanner.

  • Burp Suite: An integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications.

• Wireless Hacking Tools:

  • Aircrack-ng: A network software suite consisting of a detector, packet sniffer, WEP, and WPA/WPA2-PSK cracker and analysis tool.

• Post-Exploitation Tools:

  • Mimikatz: A tool to extract plaintexts passwords, hash, PIN code, and kerberos tickets from memory.

  • Powershell Empire: A post-exploitation framework that provides a powerful PowerShell-based agent.

• Learning Platforms and Resources:

  • Hack The Box: An online platform providing various challenges for honing cybersecurity skills.

  • PortSwigger Academy: Free online training to learn more about using Burp and using it test web applications.

  • OverTheWire: Community that can help to learn and practice security concepts in the form of fun-filled games.

  • VulnHub: A place that provides materials that allows anyone to gain practical 'hands-on' experience in digital security, computer software & network administration.

Remember, these tools are powerful and should only be used ethically, within the bounds of the law, and with permission on networks and systems you are authorized to test. It's important to respect privacy and legality when using these tools.