Penetration Testing

Outlook 365 for the PWN

Outlook 365 for the PWN 1200 630 Lares Labs
Outlook 365 for the PWN shows how an attacker can chain built in tools like PowerShell, Word macros, and Outlook COM automation to quietly enumerate domain users and exfiltrate data over email, then closes with practical macro hardening steps in GPO and Endpoint Manager to help defenders get ahead of this tradecraft. read more

Living Off The Land – Built-In Pwning

Living Off The Land – Built-In Pwning 1200 630 Lares Labs
Living Off The Land – Built-In Pwning walks through how adversaries can use native Windows capabilities like PowerShell Get-CimInstance and ADSI Searcher to quietly enumerate domain groups, users, passwords in description fields, and remote administration paths such as WinRM and SMB, all without dropping additional tooling on disk. read more

How Lares Thinks About Mythos-Class AI in Offensive Security

How Lares Thinks About Mythos-Class AI in Offensive Security 1200 630 Andrew Heller
Mythos-class AI is changing how vulnerabilities are found, not replacing real adversaries. Learn how Lares views Mythos, AI-assisted testing, and what security teams should do next. read more

What We Look For in a Penetration Tester at Lares (And Why Clients Care)

What We Look For in a Penetration Tester at Lares (And Why Clients Care) 1200 630 Andrew Heller
What is the difference between a standard security report and a true adversarial assessment? It all comes down to the operators. See what we look for at Lares. read more

WEBINAR: OWASP Agentic AI Top 10: Threats in the Wild

WEBINAR: OWASP Agentic AI Top 10: Threats in the Wild 150 150 Andrew Heller

Artificial intelligence is no longer just answering our questions. It is taking action. We have moved from simple chatbots to Agentic AI applications that can reason, plan, invoke external tools,…

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The Top 5 Security Threats CISOs Actually Care About in 2026

The Top 5 Security Threats CISOs Actually Care About in 2026 1200 630 Andrew Heller
This report breaks down five practical threat categories impacting CISOs in 2026, from Agentic AI to Deepfake fraud, that Lares adversarial engineers encounter in the wild. read more

What Attackers Target First in Most Environments

What Attackers Target First in Most Environments 150 150 Andrew Heller

Attackers do not breach environments by guessing where the most sensitive systems are. They begin with the simplest, most reliable footholds. Across industries, across cloud providers, across company sizes, three…

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What Leadership Needs to See: Turning Adversary Testing Into Evidence

What Leadership Needs to See: Turning Adversary Testing Into Evidence 150 150 Andrew Heller

Executives and boards do not make decisions based on technical output. They make decisions based on clear evidence, risk narratives, and business impact. One of the most overlooked strengths of…

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Audit Success vs Operational Resilience: Understanding the Gap

Audit Success vs Operational Resilience: Understanding the Gap 150 150 Andrew Heller

Compliance is a necessary part of enterprise security. It provides structure, accountability, and a baseline for control maturity. But compliance is not security. Passing an audit confirms that controls exist.…

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From Low-Value Identity to High-Value Impact: A Realistic Attack Chain

From Low-Value Identity to High-Value Impact: A Realistic Attack Chain 150 150 Andrew Heller
A simple identity compromise can escalate into full cloud or data access. See a realistic attack chain and what it means for enterprise security teams. read more

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