<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Russel Van Tuyl</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/</link><description>Recent content on Russel Van Tuyl</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><copyright>© 2026 Russel Van Tuyl</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://russelvantuyl.com/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Merlin</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/merlin/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/merlin/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Merlin is a cross-platform post-exploitation HTTP/2 Command &amp;amp; Control server and agent written in Go. It leverages HTTP/2 for C2 communications, providing a modern and extensible framework for red team operations.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>go-shellcode</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/go-shellcode/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/go-shellcode/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A repository of Windows shellcode runners and supporting utilities. The applications load and execute shellcode using various API calls and techniques.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>go-clr</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/go-clr/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/go-clr/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A proof-of-concept Go package for hosting the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and executing .NET assemblies from Go.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Merlin (Mythic)</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/merlin-mythic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/merlin-mythic/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Cross-platform post-exploitation HTTP Command &amp;amp; Control agent written in Go, integrated with the &lt;a href="https://github.com/its-a-feature/Mythic" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"&gt;Mythic&lt;/a&gt; C2 framework.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Oddments</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/oddments/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/oddments/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A collection of miscellaneous Go utilities and tools.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sage</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/sage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/projects/sage/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Sage is a virtual Mythic agent that uses an AI agentic system to operate Mythic and Mythic agents running on compromised hosts. Built with LangChain and integrates with Arize Phoenix for observability.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>AI Red Teaming Still Comes Back to Identity, Access, and Attack Paths</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/ai-red-teaming-identity-access-attack-paths/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/ai-red-teaming-identity-access-attack-paths/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Red Teaming AI Systems with SpecterOps</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/red-teaming-ai-specterops/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/red-teaming-ai-specterops/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event:&lt;/strong&gt; Risky Business — Soap Box
&lt;strong&gt;Channel:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@riskybizmedia" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"&gt;Risky Business Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Veteran Advantage: How Military Service Shapes Cybersecurity Leadership</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/veteran-advantage-cybersecurity-leadership/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/veteran-advantage-cybersecurity-leadership/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Merlin's Evolution: Multi-Operator CLI and Peer-to-Peer Magic</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlins-evolution-multi-operator-cli/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlins-evolution-multi-operator-cli/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Offensive Security Guide to SSH Tunnels and Proxies</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/offensive-security-guide-ssh-tunnels/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/offensive-security-guide-ssh-tunnels/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Inside the Magic — A Merlin Walkthrough</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/merlin-walkthrough-socon-2020/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/merlin-walkthrough-socon-2020/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://specterops.io" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"&gt;SO-CON 2020&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt; SpecterOps&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Merlin v0.8.0 Released</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-v0-8-0-released/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-v0-8-0-released/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Merlin Goes OPAQUE for Key Exchange</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-goes-opaque-key-exchange/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-goes-opaque-key-exchange/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Merlin v0.7.0 Release &amp; Roll-up</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-v0-7-0-release/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-v0-7-0-release/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Merlin — Black Hat USA 2018 Arsenal</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/merlin-blackhat-arsenal-2018/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/merlin-blackhat-arsenal-2018/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Merlin v0.6.0 Beta Released</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-v0-6-0-beta-released/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-v0-6-0-beta-released/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Merlin Adds Support for the QUIC Protocol</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-quic-protocol/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-quic-protocol/</guid><description/></item><item><title>HTTP/2 Magic with Merlin</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/http2-magic-merlin-bsides/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/http2-magic-merlin-bsides/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://bsidesknoxville.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"&gt;BSides Knoxville&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Host:&lt;/strong&gt; BSides Knoxville&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Metasploit Module: SMB Delivery</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/metasploit-smb-delivery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/metasploit-smb-delivery/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Merlin Adds DLL Agent &amp; PowerShell Invoke-Merlin Script</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-dll-agent-powershell/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-dll-agent-powershell/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Merlin v0.1.4 Released — Menus &amp; Modules</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-v0-1-4-menus-modules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-v0-1-4-menus-modules/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Merlin Adds Module Support</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-adds-module-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/blog/merlin-adds-module-support/</guid><description/></item><item><title>PowerShell for Cyber Warriors</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/powershell-cyber-warriors-bsides-2016/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/powershell-cyber-warriors-bsides-2016/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://bsidesknoxville.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"&gt;BSides Knoxville 2016&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Common Network Penetration Testing Techniques</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/common-pen-testing-techniques-rise-2016/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/talks/common-pen-testing-techniques-rise-2016/</guid><description/></item><item><title>About</title><link>https://russelvantuyl.com/about/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://russelvantuyl.com/about/</guid><description>&lt;!-- TODO: Replace this with your real about page content --&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Hi, I&amp;rsquo;m Russel Van Tuyl.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>