Why PowerShell?

PowerShell offers a multitude of offensive advantages, including full .NET access, application whitelisting, direct access to the Win32 API, the ability to assemble malicious binaries in memory, and a default installation on Windows 7+. Offensive PowerShell had a watershed year in 2014, but despite the multitude of useful projects, many pentesters still struggle to integrate PowerShell into their engagements in a secure manner.