Havoc vs RedELK
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About Havoc
Havoc is a modern, malleable post-exploitation command and control framework. It features a cross-platform Qt-based GUI, support for Beacon Object Files (BOFs), custom agent development through its Agent SDK, and encrypted C2 communication. Havoc was designed as an open-source alternative to Cobalt Strike with a similar operator experience. It supports multiple listeners, team servers, and has a growing library of post-exploitation modules.
About RedELK
RedELK is an open-source red team SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) system built on the Elastic Stack that provides operational security monitoring and campaign tracking for long-running red team engagements. It aggregates logs from Cobalt Strike, redirectors, phishing infrastructure, and other C2 frameworks into Elasticsearch, with Kibana dashboards that visualize blue team detection activity and operator actions. Red team leads and operators use RedELK to monitor whether their infrastructure has been detected, track which payloads and techniques are triggering alerts, and maintain situational awareness across complex multi-operator campaigns. The tool automatically correlates blue team indicators like sandbox detonations and known-bad IP lookups with red team activity, enabling operators to adapt their tradecraft in real time.
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