Redefining Hacking: A Comprehensive Guide to Red Teaming and Bug Bounty Hunting in an AI-driven World

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Modern Red Team Methodology and Tools

Chapter Objectives

After reading this chapter and completing the exercises, you will be able to do the following:

• Understand each step of a red team assessment

• Identify an organization’s external attack surface

• Establish initial access

• Understand persistence techniques

• Understand how to laterally move in an environment

• Understand post-exploitation techniques

• Create a comprehensive red team report

An operator’s understanding of red team methodology ensures the success of a red team. There are various phases of a red team methodology, including planning, reconnaissance, initial access, persistence, lateral movement, post-exploitation, and reporting, as illustrated in Figure 4-1.

Figure 4-1

Red Team ...