It’s the middle of February, love is in the air, and… I’m busy preparing for my favorite hacker conference ShmooCon.

This year, for the second year in a row, Strategic Cyber LLC is sponsoring ShmooCon.

Last year, I had intended to launch Cobalt Strike. Except, it wasn’t called Cobalt Strike and someone else beat me on filing a trademark application on the original name–by about five days. Pure coincidence and I learned a lesson about retaining an IP lawyer early in the business formation process. Anyways…

Cobalt Strike is having its first year at ShmooCon and I plan to make it a good one. I’m unveiling a Limited Edition Boxed Set and giving away more of the popular Pen Test Lab DVDs. Read on…

Limited Edition Boxed Set (Seriously)

If you haven’t bought Cobalt Strike yet, now is your opportunity. Leading up to and during ShmooCon, a few Limited Edition Boxed Sets are available. If you buy a Cobalt Strike license now through this weekend and present the key at the Cobalt Strike table, I will issue a boxed set to you (while supplies last).

These sets are beautiful. They include a professionally bound copy of the Cobalt Strike manual, a DVD with the Cobalt Strike software, and a Cobalt Strike sticker.

Most big software companies ask for a big check. In exchange, you get some 1s and 0s transmitted to you over the internet. When’s the last time someone bothered to put those 1s and 0s into a box? I rest my case.

Penetration Testing Lab DVD

If you haven’t tried Cobalt Strike yet, we have a slight problem. I don’t want you to buy without putting the software through its paces. I’m quite serious about this. If you want to try Cobalt Strike, stop by the table and get a Penetration Testing Lab DVD.

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This DVD has everything you need to put Cobalt Strike through its paces from the comforts of your laptop. This DVD includes an attack virtual machine, a Cobalt Strike trial package, and two victim virtual machines with self-guided hacking labs. I think of it as a chemistry kit for learning hacking. You can follow the steps or invent your own experiments.

I plan to burn a few hundred of these. I’m doing it now. I will run out. I always do. If you want one, come get it as early into the conference as you can.

Come say Hi!

I work the Strategic Cyber LLC table the entire time. If you have questions about Armitage or Cobalt Strike or if you’d like to see a demonstration, come on by. I’m looking forward to seeing you at ShmooCon!