Augmenting Penetration Testing Methodology with Artificial Intelligence – Part 1: Burpference

Summary

This article introduces Burpference, a Burp Suite plugin that leverages large language models (LLMs) for penetration testing. It sends web application requests and responses to an LLM to perform inference, augmenting traditional penetration testing methodologies.

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FRIEND

This article describes a tool that can help defenders by augmenting penetration testing methodologies, ultimately improving security posture.

Defender Context

This article highlights how AI, specifically LLMs, can be integrated into offensive security tools like Burp Suite. Defenders should be aware of these advancements to anticipate how attack methodologies might evolve and to understand how AI can be used to analyze application behavior more deeply during testing.

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