A decade after its debut by founder Raphael Mudge, Cobalt Strike has become a favorite tool of cybersecurity experts in every industry for adversary simulation and Red Team engagements. With more members than ever, the Cobalt Strike team has expanded its efforts on research activities to further add features, enhance security, and fulfill customer requests. We’d like to […]
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Can you believe it? Cobalt Strike is 10 years old! Think back to the summer of 2012. The Olympics were taking place in London. CERN announced the discovery of a new particle. The Mars Rover, Curiosity, successfully landed on the red planet. And despite the numerous eschatological claims of the world ending by December, Raphael […]
Fortra’s Elite Offensive Security Bundle is comprised of three distinct enterprise-grade tools: Fortra VM scans networks for vulnerabilities, Core Impact pen tests exploitation paths and lateral movement, and Cobalt Strike simulates advanced adversary tactics for Red Team operations. Ideal for proactive security testing, each solution excels independently while uniting effectively to serve different aspects of […]
As I mentioned in the recent Roadmap Update blog post, we are in the process of expanding the Cobalt Strike development team and ramping up our research activities so that we can release more tools outside of the core product release schedule. We’re also acutely aware of Cobalt Strike’s limitations when it comes to EDR […]
Things are moving in the Cobalt Strike world…And they are moving… FAST. When I started my position with the Cobalt Strike team, I got to meet the team in person in the head office in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.I can’t say much yet, but the team has been cooking up some cool stuff coming into the […]
Cobalt Strike 4.6.1 is now available. This is an out of band update to fix a few issues that were discovered in the 4.6 release that were reported to be impacting users and for which there was no workaround. This does not affect the 4.7 release, which is still on track to ship this summer. […]
At Cobalt Strike, we’re often asked, “what is adversary simulation?” This three minute video reveals what adversary simulations are, why they’re important, and how they’re conducted. […]
Cobalt Strike is an adversary simulation tool that provides Red Teams and researchers with a highly flexible command and control framework that allows them to bring their own tools and customize their workflow. Watch this quick two minute video to learn how Cobalt Strike works. […]
Cobalt Strike 4.6 is now available. As I mentioned in the recent Roadmap Update blog post, this isn’t a regular release, as it mostly focuses on security updates. There are also a couple of useful updates for users. A major release is planned for this summer, so this release lays the groundwork for the changes […]
In the weeks ahead, Cobalt Strike 4.6 will go live and will be a minor foundational release before we move into our new development model. This release will be less about features and is more focused on bolstering security even further. This is all in preparation for a much bigger release later, which will also […]