Living off the land is pretty standard fare for pen testers. On Linux systems, the go-to is usually Python, but on Windows it's all about Powershell. This week I'm fortunate enough to sit down with Mick Douglas to talk all things Powershell! Some links of interest:


  • Powercat - https://github.com/besimorhino/powercat

    • Mick wants to give a special shout out to Luke Baggett for all the great work he's done on this project!
    • Kansa - Dave Hall was the original author - https://github.com/davehull/Kansa
    • Mick's Public Projects - https://github.com/besimorhino?tab=repositories
    • Invoke-IR - https://github.com/Invoke-IR
    • Bye-FePhishia - https://github.com/jcjohnson34/Bye-FePhishia
    • OverworkedAdmin.com - https://overworkedadmin.com/category/scripting-languages/powershell/
    • Microsoft TechNet Blog - "Hey Scripting Guy!" - https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/
    • InfosecInovations.com - https://www.infosecinnovations.com/
    • Powershell Basics - https://www.darkoperator.com/powershellbasics/
    • Powershell Cheatsheet - https://github.com/PrateekKumarSingh/CheatSheets/tree/master/Powershell

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