Assess exposure of Windows secrets protected by DPAPI, the operating system’s data protection service, during authorized security tests. Guide examination and decryption of saved credentials and browser data using available user sessions, credentials, or backup keys.

• Assessing saved credential exposure in authorized tests
• Examining collected DPAPI files offline
• Reviewing protected browser and RDP credentials

Assess Shadow Credentials account takeover during authorized Active Directory testing. Examine permissions that allow public key registration, validate authentication without a password reset, and document credential cleanup, detection opportunities, and access control changes needed for remediation.

• Assessing risky permissions identified in BloodHound
• Validating account takeover without resetting a password
• Generating directory change records during security exercises

Prepare for CMMC Level 2, a cybersecurity certification for defense contractors. Define the systems handling controlled information, review security requirements, calculate the SPRS assessment score, and organize remediation plans and evidence into a readiness report.

• Define the assessment scope for systems handling controlled information
• Calculate an SPRS score and prioritize unmet security requirements
• Prepare security plans, remediation milestones, and assessment evidence

Create disk images for investigations using dd or dcfldd on Linux. The workflow covers write protection, bit-for-bit copying, hash checks to verify integrity, and documentation of the acquisition process.

• Preserving a suspect drive before investigation
• Creating evidence copies of USB devices or memory cards
• Verifying that a disk image matches its source

Review Active Directory permissions with ldap3, a Python library for directory queries. Identify excessive access granted to non-administrative accounts, explain potential privilege escalation paths, and produce a JSON report with affected objects and remediation recommendations.

• Auditing excessive Active Directory permissions
• Investigating privilege escalation paths from ordinary accounts
• Reporting affected objects and permission remediation recommendations

Inspect suspicious Android APK files without running them. Analyze permissions, app components, suspicious code patterns, and network indicators, then produce a JSON risk report to support malware triage and detection rule development.

• Triage suspicious APK files without running them
• Inspect dangerous permission combinations and suspicious API calls
• Extract network indicators for malware detection rules