Do you ever wish that you could clone yourself during a penetration test?
Meet Cortana, a new scripting language to automate Metasploit and extend Armitage. Cortana is a penetration tester's scripting language inspired by scriptable IRC clients and bots. Its purpose is two-fold. You may create long running bots that simulate virtual red team members, hacking side-by-side with you. You may also use it to extend the Armitage GUI for Metasploit. To prevent self-aware bots from taking over the world, Cortana has blanket safety features to provide positive control when enabled. This talk will introduce Cortana, the automation gap it fills, and its capabilities to you. You will see several demonstrations of Cortana in action and get a flavor of what's now possible. Cortana was developed through DARPA's Cyber Fast Track program.