Cobalt Strike
Software for adversary simulations and red team operations.
Cobalt Strike gives red teams a post-exploitation platform that emulates a quiet, long-term threat actor inside your network, so you can see how your detection and response hold up against realistic tradecraft.
What it does
Beacon payload
A flexible post-exploitation agent that models real attacker behaviour over HTTP, HTTPS, DNS and SMB.
Malleable C2
Shape network indicators to imitate specific threat actors and test whether your monitoring notices.
Team collaboration
Several operators share sessions, data and reporting in one engagement.
Engagement reporting
Timeline and indicator reports that help blue teams tune detections afterwards.
Common uses
- Red team engagements
- Purple teaming with your SOC
- Testing detection and response
Who it’s for
Red teams, penetration testers and security consultancies.
Where it fits
The layers of defence it strengthens
- Email, Web & Perimeter Defense
- Cloud & Remote Access
- Identity & Access
- Threat Protection
- Data Security & Privacy
- Risk & Vulnerability Management(covered)
Often considered alongside
- Fortra Core SecurityFortraManage identities, reduce risk and validate your defences with trusted security solutions.
- OutflankFortraRed team tools and expert services that take your red teaming to the next level.
- AsimilyRisk management platform that secures IoT devices for healthcare, manufacturing and the public sector.
Talk to us about Cobalt Strike
Licensing, sizing, proof of concept or integration with what you already run. Our specialists know the product and the Nordic market.