A covert reconnaissance model with a red route through a breached perimeter into a violet-lit interior.

The SEVN-X field journal

WarStories.

Behind the breach. Inside the operation.
Penetration testing, red teaming, and the stories behind the work. Straight from the people who were there.

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WAR STORIESFIELD EXPERIENCE. REAL PERSPECTIVE.

Off the record feel.On-the-ground perspective.

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Episode 22: 'Interview with a Cyborg' ft. Len Noe

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Start with the big questions.

01What’s exposed on the dark web?↗02How do you choose a pen test partner?↗

After the operation

Stories from inside the perimeter.

Field lessons, unexpected access, and the people behind the pen test.

Episode 22: 'Interview with a Cyborg' ft. Len Noe

Episode 21: 'Hacking Apple' ft. Mike Piekarski

Episode 20: 'The Art of Deception' ft. Faisal Tameesh

Episode 19: 'IDOR, APIs, and Passwords OH My!' ft. Jullian Gerhart

Episode 18: 'Cars and Cyber' ft. Brett DeWall

Episode 17: 'Hey Hoang, umm Cylance is on the Phone...' ft. Hoang Bui

Episode 16: 'We just stole half a million dollars' ft. Shelby Spencer

Episode 15: "The story of Invoke-Shellcode" ft. Matt Graeber

Episode 14: 'This is when the zombies come' ft. Nick Delewski

Episode 13: 'Laughing Hysterically to Fearing for Our Lives' ft. Matt Shirley

Episode 12: 'What if we released a bunch of bats?' ft. John Baek

Episode 11: 'At that point, I was just trying to get kicked out ft. Zac Davis

Episode 10: 'I swear it was RIGHT HERE' ft. Eric Buck

Episode 9: 'Bypassing Palo Alto Firewalls with Ping' ft. Michael Sviben

Episode 8: 'Stealing Credit Card Data Across the Globe' ft. Andrew Allen

Episode 7: 'No Task Left Unscheduled' ft. Jude Keenan

Episode 6: 'It was so stupid it just might work' ft. Dave Catling

Episode 5: 'Hack all the things' ft. Vitaliy Kovalchuk

Episode 4: 'Breaking into ATMs' ft. Matthew Freilich

Episode 3: 'I Just Started Lyin' ft. Sarah Hume

Steven Bondurich & Zac Davis

Episode 2: 'Get in the Ceiling!' ft. Stephen Bondurich

Matt Barnett & Zac Davis

Episode 1: 'Then we got arrested' ft. Matt Barnett

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