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Louis Blackburn joins as Operations Director

Louis joins CovertSwarm from Lloyds Banking Group with an extensive background in red teaming, becoming the latest senior hire as…
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CovertBrew February Edition

Our first ever CovertBrew networking event.
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Discovering WordPress Vulnerabilities to Make it Safer

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Exploiting CVE-2023-5044 and CVE-2023-5043 to overtake a Kubernetes Cluster

In this blog we are exploring two new CVE's that exploit an issue in the NGINX controller when NGINX is…
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Uncloaking Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Demystify RFID with insights on components, tag types, modulation, and use cases. A concise guide to the intricate world of…
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A journey into Badge Life

Explore CovertSwarm's Badge Life journey from Defcon 30 chaos to Defcon 31 triumphs. Join the hardware hacking adventure in this…
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Gaining Initial Access in a Kubernetes Environment (part 2)

Explore initial access in Kubernetes: Uncover application vulnerabilities, compromised images, and cloud credential misuse in Kubernetes environments.
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Exploring the Kubernetes Architecture from an Offensive Viewpoint (part 1)

Explore the essentials of Kubernetes: From its Google origins to a key tool in modern cloud-native development, learn about its…
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Persistence Attack in Active Directory: The Golden Ticket Attack

Delve into the Golden Ticket Attack in Active Directory: a key APT method. Discover its workings, countermeasures, and detection to…