The Hackcert Blog
389 field-grade guides on offensive ops, blue-team detection, cloud security, AI red-teaming and more — written for engineers who ship.
Active Directory: Why the Heart of the Corporate Network is the Ultimate Hacker Target
An advanced technical deep dive into Microsoft Active Directory, exploring its critical architecture, inherent vulnerabilities, and why compromising it means total network control.
AD Exploitation: Advanced Tactics Hackers Use to Conquer Active Directory
An in-depth technical analysis of the exact methodologies, tools, and attack paths utilized by adversaries to achieve complete domination of Active Directory environments.
AD Trusts: How Hackers Weaponize Network Trust to Hijack Systems
Explore the complex architecture of Active Directory Trusts, how attackers exploit these transitive relationships to escalate privileges, and strategies to secure multi-domain forests.
ADCS Exploitation: How Hackers Hijack Networks Using Fake Digital Certificates
A deep dive into Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) vulnerabilities, revealing how attackers forge digital certificates to achieve devastating domain persistence and privilege escalation.
AS-REP Roasting: Hacking Techniques to Gain Access to Kerberos Accounts Without Passwords
Understand the mechanics of AS-REP Roasting, a critical Active Directory vulnerability that allows attackers to crack user passwords offline without triggering lockouts.
BloodHound Analysis: Analyzing Active Directory Vulnerabilities from a Hacker's Perspective
Learn how attackers and defenders use BloodHound to map complex attack paths, expose hidden privileges, and secure Active Directory environments.
Constrained Delegation: Security Risks and Solutions in Active Directory
Understand the mechanics of Constrained Delegation in Active Directory, how attackers exploit it for privilege escalation, and the best practices to secure your domain.
Kerberoasting: The Cyber Technique for Cracking Weak Active Directory Passwords
Explore the mechanics of Kerberoasting, a highly effective post-exploitation technique used to extract and crack service account passwords in Active Directory environments.
Kerberos Attacks: Exploiting Windows Authentication Vulnerabilities for Network Domination
A comprehensive analysis of advanced Kerberos attacks, including Pass-the-Ticket, Golden Tickets, and Silver Tickets, and how they compromise Active Directory.
NTDS Exfiltration: Techniques for Stealing the Password Database from Windows Domain Controllers!
Explore the mechanisms behind NTDS exfiltration and understand how attackers target Windows Domain Controllers to extract sensitive password hashes.