Erik Van Buggenhout Profile
Erik Van Buggenhout

@ErikVaBu

Followers
2K
Following
1K
Media
125
Statuses
618

Co-founder of NVISO, SANS Instructor & Author. Failed comedian. Red (purple) teaming & incident response.

Brussels, Belgium
Joined June 2010
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@NVISOsecurity
NVISO
20 days
Our NVISO #IncidentResponse Team has been tracking #VShell campaigns worldwide! More than 1,500 active VShell servers were uncovered, each capable of giving attackers remote control over compromised networks. Read the report here ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://t.co/XjAIIe99UH
3
14
30
@cyb3rops
Florian Roth โšก๏ธ
2 months
"On September 29th, 2025, Broadcom disclosed a local privilege escalation vulnerability, CVE-2025-41244, impacting VMwareโ€™s guest service discovery features. @NVISO_Labs has identified zero-day exploitation in the wild beginning mid-October 2024. The vulnerability impacts both
Tweet card summary image
blog.nviso.eu
NVISO has identified zero-day exploitation of CVE-2025-41244, a local privilege escalation vulnerability impacting VMware's guest service discovery features.
3
51
138
@fr0gger_
Thomas Roccia ๐Ÿค˜
6 months
๐Ÿค“ I have built an MCP for YARA rule creation and it works pretty great! With DocYara MCP, you can: โ€“ Generate YARA rules โ€“ Validate and optimize them โ€“ Deploy your rule directly to VirusTotal Livehunt I did a full walkthrough on YouTube in the second tweet ๐Ÿ‘‡
5
47
169
@SANSInstitute
SANS Institute
7 months
โ„น๏ธ Coming to RSACโ„ข 2025: Three cutting-edge SANS sessions lined up for Day 2 next Tuesday ๐Ÿ”น Kubernetes defense w/ Eric Johnson & @thecybergoof ๐Ÿ”น AI & threat modeling w/ @aboutsecurity & @fulmetalpackets ๐Ÿ”น Purple teaming w/ @ErikVaBu & Jeroen Vandeleur Get the full lineup โ†’
1
4
7
@redcanary
Red Canary, a Zscaler company
8 months
Headed to this year's @RSAConference? From purple teaming to critical infrastructure to the future of detection and response, here are 12 #RSAC talks we think are worth making time for while there:
Tweet card summary image
redcanary.com
How AI agents can help purple teaming, inside the stolen credential ecosystem, and more: We read through the RSA agenda so you don't have to.
2
2
7
@Steph3nSims
Stephen Sims
8 months
I'll be moderating this panel on continuous penetration testing. The panelists are all active practitioners who will provide insight on their experiences and predictions on this topic, along with the general role of AI and automation as an aid. @ChrisADale @ErikVaBu @joswr1ght
@SANSOffensive
SANS Offensive Operations
8 months
โŒ Annual pen testing isnโ€™t enough. Your offensive security needs a new approach. Tomorrow, a SANS expert panel will break down how Continuous Penetration Testing (CPT), AI, and automation are reshaping offensive security as we know it. ๐Ÿ”— Register now: https://t.co/h9A4uvwxKD
1
5
18
@SANSOffensive
SANS Offensive Operations
1 year
๐Ÿ”ฎ Ready to see the future of #DetectionEngineering? Join @Steph3nSims & @ErikVaBu TOMORROW to learn how to create an automated, always-on pipeline that integrates #SOC tech, SIEM/XDR, SOAR, & ChatGPT. โžก๏ธ Register: https://t.co/EtaPRusTk2 #PurpleTeaming #Automation
0
1
4
@SANSOffensive
SANS Offensive Operations
1 year
What if your #DetectionEngineering pipeline was always on? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿ‘‰ Join @Steph3nSims and @ErikVaBu as they show how to automate your detection analytics with a CI/CD pipeline that continuously tests and deploys in real-time. โžก๏ธ Register: https://t.co/EtaPRusTk2 #PurpleTeam
0
1
2
@Steph3nSims
Stephen Sims
1 year
The new 3-day course "SEC535: Offensive AI" is currently in development with "Foster Nethercott" @OSTact13, who just joined Twitter/X. I'm really looking forward to this one! It should be set to beta in a few months.
3
14
46
@OneRSAC
RSAC
1 year
Learn how to build the always-on purple team through #GenAI automation merged with industry-leading SOC technologies. Speakers @Steph3nSims and @ErikVaBu share their methodology, backed by demo, in this recorded #RSAC 2024 presentation.
Tweet card summary image
rsaconference.com
0
3
3
@Steph3nSims
Stephen Sims
2 years
Quick Hackfest Hollywood keynote announcement: Day One Keynote: David Weston (@dwizzzleMSFT) Day Two Keynote: Yarden Shafir (@yarden_shafir) October 28th & 29th in Los Angeles! Register for virtual (free) & in-person attendance here:
0
26
42
@SANSInstitute
SANS Institute
2 years
โš ๏ธ Session alert: Did you catch @ErikVaBu, SANS Instructor & Co-founder of @NVISOSecurity, in his compelling session 'From Chatbot to Destroyer of Endpoints: Can ChatGPT Automate EDR Bypasses?' Share key takeaways! @RSAConference | #Cybersecurity #TheArtOfPossible
1
1
5
@Steph3nSims
Stephen Sims
2 years
At RSA 2024 SF I'll be doing a co-talk with @ErikVaBu on "The Always On Purple Team: An Automated CI/CD for Detection Engineering" on May 5th at 10:50AM, as well as a Keynote Panel on "The Five Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques You Need to Know About" on May 7th at 4:15PM!
1
4
23
@Steph3nSims
Stephen Sims
2 years
RSA CFP Results: 1 talk Accepted - The Always-On Purple Team: An Automated CI/CD for Detection Engineering with @ErikVaBu 1 talk Declined - The State of Binary Exploitation: How much time do we have left? I fought the urge to do an AI talk! ๐Ÿ˜ˆ
3
3
19
@Steph3nSims
Stephen Sims
2 years
Our Day 2 keynote speaker at Hackfest Hollywood in November is Lina Lau (@inversecos), delivering some cutting-edge cloud hacking content! The full agenda with all speakers to be announced very soon! https://t.co/99hVRdebwZ @SANSOffensive
@SANSOffensive
SANS Offensive Operations
2 years
We are thrilled to have @inversecos Keynote #SANSHackFest this November! Join us in Hollywood for 2 days of highly technical talks, a NEW #OffensiveOps CTF, and a chance to connect with legends in the #PenTest community. Learn More: https://t.co/gcBBCfqgy5 #RedTeam #Cloud
0
20
36
@OneRSAC
RSAC
2 years
How can we ensure purple teaming is not a stand-alone activity and integrate it into Continuous Security Operations efforts? Purple team experts @Steph3nSims & @ErikVaBu have an answer in this #RSAC 2023 Top-Rated Session. https://t.co/MkzdK2O7zF
0
3
7
@SANSOffensive
SANS Offensive Operations
3 years
Quite the turnout for @Steph3nSims and @ErikVaBu of @NVISOsecurity speaking about Building The Always-On #PurpleTeam. #RSA2023 Think we might have to run this as a webcast. Let us know what you think!
0
3
9
@SANSOffensive
SANS Offensive Operations
3 years
๐Ÿšจ BETA COURSE ๐Ÿšจ New SANS course SEC598 #SecurityAutomation for Offense, Defense, & #Cloud is now open for registration. Special BETA PRICING applies to this run only! This course will sell out. View the syllabus and register here: https://t.co/ZtW4D9WZwc
0
2
12