Topic: penetration-testing
850 skills in this topic.
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exploiting-insecure-data-storage-in-mobile
Identifies and exploits insecure local data storage vulnerabilities in Android and iOS mobile applications including unencrypted databases, world-readable files, insecure SharedPreferences, plaintext credential storage, and improper keychain/keystore usage. Use when performing mobile penetration testing focused on OWASP M9 (Insecure Data Storage) or assessing compliance with MASVS-STORAGE requirements. Activates for requests involving mobile data storage security, local storage exploitation, SharedPreferences analysis, or mobile data leakage assessment.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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deploying-active-directory-honeytokens
Deploys deception-based honeytokens in Active Directory including fake privileged accounts with AdminCount=1, fake SPNs for Kerberoasting detection (honeyroasting), decoy GPOs with cpassword traps, and fake BloodHound paths. Monitors Windows Security Event IDs 4769, 4625, 4662, 5136 for honeytoken interaction. Use when implementing AD deception defenses for detecting lateral movement, credential theft, and reconnaissance.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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analyzing-linux-system-artifacts
Examine Linux system artifacts including auth logs, cron jobs, shell history, and system configuration to uncover evidence of compromise or unauthorized activity.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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hunting-for-dns-based-persistence
Hunt for DNS-based persistence mechanisms including DNS hijacking, dangling CNAME records, wildcard DNS abuse, and unauthorized zone modifications using passive DNS databases, SecurityTrails API, and DNS audit log analysis.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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implementing-aws-nitro-enclave-security
Implements AWS Nitro Enclave-based confidential computing environments with cryptographic attestation, KMS policy integration using PCR-based condition keys, and secure vsock communication channels. The practitioner builds enclave images, configures attestation-aware KMS policies, validates attestation documents against the AWS Nitro PKI root of trust, and establishes isolated computation pipelines for processing sensitive data such as PII, cryptographic keys, and healthcare records. Activates for requests involving Nitro Enclave setup, enclave attestation validation, confidential computing on AWS, or KMS enclave policy configuration.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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hunting-for-scheduled-task-persistence
Hunt for adversary persistence via Windows Scheduled Tasks by analyzing task creation events, suspicious task actions, and unusual scheduling patterns.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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integrating-dast-with-owasp-zap-in-pipeline
This skill covers integrating OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) for Dynamic Application Security Testing in CI/CD pipelines. It addresses configuring baseline, full, and API scans against running applications, interpreting ZAP findings, tuning scan policies, and establishing DAST quality gates in GitHub Actions and GitLab CI.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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hunting-for-registry-persistence-mechanisms
Hunt for registry-based persistence mechanisms including Run keys, Winlogon modifications, IFEO injection, and COM hijacking in Windows environments.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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implementing-aws-security-hub-compliance
Implementing AWS Security Hub to aggregate security findings across AWS accounts, enable compliance standards like CIS AWS Foundations and PCI DSS, configure automated remediation with EventBridge and Lambda, and create custom security insights for organizational risk management.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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detecting-azure-service-principal-abuse
Detect and investigate Azure service principal abuse including privilege escalation, credential compromise, admin consent bypass, and unauthorized enumeration in Microsoft Entra ID environments.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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implementing-github-advanced-security-for-code-scanning
Configure GitHub Advanced Security with CodeQL to perform automated static analysis and vulnerability detection across repositories at enterprise scale.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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hunting-for-ntlm-relay-attacks
Detect NTLM relay attacks by analyzing Windows Event 4624 logon type 3 with NTLMSSP authentication, identifying IP-to-hostname mismatches, Responder traffic signatures, SMB signing status, and suspicious authentication patterns across the domain.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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performing-firmware-extraction-with-binwalk
Performs firmware image extraction and analysis using binwalk to identify embedded filesystems, compressed archives, bootloaders, kernel images, and cryptographic material. Covers entropy analysis for detecting encrypted or compressed regions, recursive extraction of nested archives, SquashFS/CramFS/JFFS2 filesystem mounting, and string analysis for credential and configuration discovery. Activates for requests involving firmware reverse engineering, IoT device analysis, embedded system security assessment, or router/camera firmware extraction.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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detecting-aws-iam-privilege-escalation
Detect AWS IAM privilege escalation paths using boto3 and Cloudsplaining policy analysis to identify overly permissive policies, dangerous permission combinations, and least-privilege violations
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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detecting-aws-guardduty-findings-automation
Automate AWS GuardDuty threat detection findings processing using EventBridge and Lambda to enable real-time incident response, automatic quarantine of compromised resources, and security notification workflows.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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performing-docker-bench-security-assessment
Docker Bench for Security is an open-source script that checks dozens of common best practices around deploying Docker containers in production. Based on the CIS Docker Benchmark, it audits host confi
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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scanning-docker-images-with-trivy
Trivy is a comprehensive open-source vulnerability scanner by Aqua Security that detects vulnerabilities in OS packages, language-specific dependencies, misconfigurations, secrets, and license violati
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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hardening-windows-endpoint-with-cis-benchmark
Hardens Windows endpoints using CIS (Center for Internet Security) Benchmark recommendations to reduce attack surface, enforce security baselines, and meet compliance requirements. Use when deploying new Windows workstations or servers, remediating audit findings, or establishing organization-wide security baselines. Activates for requests involving Windows hardening, CIS benchmarks, GPO security baselines, or endpoint configuration compliance.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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prioritizing-vulnerabilities-with-cvss-scoring
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is the industry standard framework maintained by FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) for assessing vulnerability severity. CVSS v4.0 (r
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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hunting-for-anomalous-powershell-execution
Hunt for malicious PowerShell activity by analyzing Script Block Logging (Event 4104), Module Logging (Event 4103), and process creation events. The analyst parses Windows Event Log EVTX files to detect obfuscated commands, AMSI bypass attempts, encoded payloads, credential dumping keywords, and suspicious download cradles. Activates for requests involving PowerShell threat hunting, script block analysis, encoded command detection, or AMSI bypass identification.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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hunting-advanced-persistent-threats
Proactively hunts for Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activity within enterprise environments using hypothesis-driven searches across endpoint telemetry, network logs, and memory artifacts. Use when conducting scheduled threat hunting cycles, investigating anomalous behavior flagged by UEBA, or validating that known APT TTPs are not present in the environment. Activates for requests involving MITRE ATT&CK, Velociraptor, osquery, Zeek, or threat hunting playbooks.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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detecting-arp-poisoning-in-network-traffic
Detect and prevent ARP spoofing attacks using ARPWatch, Dynamic ARP Inspection, Wireshark analysis, and custom monitoring scripts to protect against man-in-the-middle interception.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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implementing-usb-device-control-policy
Implements USB device control policies to restrict unauthorized removable media access on endpoints, preventing data exfiltration and malware introduction via USB devices. Use when deploying device control via Group Policy, Intune, or EDR platforms to enforce USB restrictions. Activates for requests involving USB control, removable media policy, device control, or data loss prevention via USB.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300
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performing-web-cache-deception-attack
Execute web cache deception attacks by exploiting path normalization discrepancies between CDN caching layers and origin servers to cache and retrieve sensitive authenticated content.
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills 4,300