Initial Access Operations Part 2: Offensive DevOps

This blog outlines a GitLab-based CI/CD “Malware as a Service” pipeline that automates the creation of diverse, evasive Windows artifacts for red team initial access, using Dockerized build containers, Windows/Linux runners, and Python-generated child pipelines to deliver unique binaries with obfuscation, ETW/AMSI bypasses, and multiple packaging formats (e.g., MSIX, ClickOnce), alongside hashing/metrics, operator configuration via BuffetConfig.yml, and a discussion of advantages, limitations, and practitioner feedback.