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Last updated: 17 Jun, 2025
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The DeRF, an open-source tool available on GitHub, consists of Terraform modules and a Cloud Run application written in Python. Within this package, a variety of built-in attack techniques are provided, focusing on targeting AWS and GCP. For a complete accounting of all built-in attack techniques, refer to the list in documentation. By Kat Traxler

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Kat Traxler is the Principal Security Researcher at Vectra AI, focusing on abuse techniques and vulnerabilities in the public cloud.

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