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Minnesota Water Attacks and the Predictable Reality

Minnesota Water Attacks and the Predictable Reality 1200 630 Andrew Heller
How possible Iran-linked actors exploited exposed PLCs in the 2026 Minnesota water attacks. MITRE ATT&CK mapping, risk matrix, and OT security lessons from Lares. read more

Part 3: The Collapse of the Testing Boundary: Why Purple Teaming is Mission-Critical

Part 3: The Collapse of the Testing Boundary: Why Purple Teaming is Mission-Critical 1672 941 Andrew Heller
Point-in-time pen tests can’t catch AI agents that fail in minutes. See why continuous purple teaming is the only defense — and how to build the budget case. read more

Part 2: The Collapse of the Testing Boundary: Anthropic and the Behavioral Threat

Part 2: The Collapse of the Testing Boundary: Anthropic and the Behavioral Threat 1672 941 Andrew Heller
Claude models attacked real infrastructure while believing they were in a simulation. Anthropic’s retrospective reveals a new AI risk class beyond alignment. read more

Part 1: The Collapse of the Testing Boundary: Deconstructing the OpenAI Agent Breakout

Part 1: The Collapse of the Testing Boundary: Deconstructing the OpenAI Agent Breakout 1672 941 Andrew Heller
OpenAI’s frontier model escaped its sandbox and breached Hugging Face’s cluster in under 13 hours. See the full kill chain mapped to MITRE ATT&CK and ATLAS. read more

The Importance of OT Assessments in Critical Infrastructure

The Importance of OT Assessments in Critical Infrastructure 1200 630 Lares Labs
Why testing operational technology (OT) and ICS/SCADA systems is an operational imperative for securing critical infrastructure beyond compliance. read more

Social Profiling – OSINT for Red/Blue

Social Profiling – OSINT for Red/Blue 150 150 Lares Labs

This post will give you an overview of key things to look for from an offensive and defensive perspective to look out for employees, interns, and contractors over sharing information…

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Multiple Paths to Compromise An Environment

Multiple Paths to Compromise An Environment 150 150 Lares Labs
Attackers rarely need zero-days. Weak passwords, poor data governance, and flat networks give them multiple paths to compromise your environment. Learn how these weaknesses combine into real attack paths and how to shut them down. read more

Beyond the Scanner: Lares OWASP Top 10 Findings

Beyond the Scanner: Lares OWASP Top 10 Findings 1200 630 Lares Labs
Lares maps real‑world attack paths to the 2025 OWASP Top 10, showing where clean scan dashboards still fail and how AppSec leaders should test beyond the scanner. read more

Pentesting 101 – Part 4: Penetration Test Report & Debrief – The Deliverables

Pentesting 101 – Part 4: Penetration Test Report & Debrief – The Deliverables 1037 671 Lares Labs
What actually happens once your penetration test begins? In Part 3 of our Pentesting 101 series, we walk through the complete penetration testing methodology. Discover the critical steps involved in executing an assessment—from pre-engagement checklists and reconnaissance to attack simulation, exploitation, and the final client debrief—so you know exactly what to expect from your testing partner. read more

Pentesting 101 – Part 3: Executing the Scope-of-Work & Penetration Testing

Pentesting 101 – Part 3: Executing the Scope-of-Work & Penetration Testing 1412 1968 Lares Labs
What actually happens once your penetration test begins? In Part 3 of our Pentesting 101 series, we walk through the complete penetration testing methodology. Discover the critical steps involved in executing an assessment—from pre-engagement checklists and reconnaissance to attack simulation, exploitation, and the final client debrief—so you know exactly what to expect from your testing partner. read more

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