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Databases and Clouds: SQL Server as a C2

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Summary

Scott Sutherland releases SQLC2, a PowerShell PoC using SQL Server, including Azure SQL, as both controller and agent for C2, blending into permitted *.database.windows.net traffic on port 1433.
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