Successful mitigation of today’s security threats requires an approach that is both on the offensive and on the defensive. Here, we give our take on how to approach and handle specific security challenges, as well as our reaction to some of the latest industry topics.
04.11.18
No, this blog post isn’t about the credit cards or identity theft. It’s about the tools that, as a security professional, you should keep stored in your “security wallet.” Like any tradecraft, security professionals should have a set of tools, in this case, applications, websites, and resources, that they keep on-hand. These items become your… Read more »
03.20.18
A version of this blog is also posted on the MIST InfoSec Insider site: https://misti.com/infosec-insider-search. We’re surrounded by networks, many not our own. It’s next to impossible to run a business today without network interconnectivity. Even the smallest mom-and-pop shop has a website and hosting provider that connect to at least one computer holding client… Read more »
01.19.18
A key aspect of testing mobile applications is the ability to observe and modify network traffic. Learn how to use a router with modified firmware to perform HTTP/HTTPS-based traffic interception. 3 Methods for Intercepting Traffic 1. ARP cache poisoning Testers can use man-in-the-middle tools such as Bettercap to force mobile device traffic to a proxy… Read more »
01.04.18
New System Vulnerabilities You Need to Know About Researchers have disclosed vulnerabilities in the way processors are handling memory management while data is traversing the central processing unit of your system. The latest update on these vulnerabilities can be found at this post from Project Zero. Vulnerability Details: What You Need to Know There are… Read more »
12.04.17
9 Tips to Help You Land the Information Security Job You Want with Minimal Related Experience I consistently hear from service members who are leaving the military and want to move into the information security field. For those who spent their time in the military working in the computer security field and are leaving the… Read more »
11.28.17
How to be Sure Your Security Solutions are Working for You–Not an Attacker. Oh, what a year it has been! So far, 2017 has been full of mega breaches due to patching issues, more Internet of Things (IoT) related attacks, and ransomware causing organizations pain. While we had more events, the challenges from 2016 remain… Read more »
08.09.17
Carbon Black’s assertion that this only affects Cb Response: Carbon Black’s response to our post is just more validation of our findings. In general, vendors need to be more careful with how they handle customer data, even if it is an optional feature. As we stated in the blog post, we were unsure if this… Read more »
08.09.17
Carbon Black’s Cb Response product is one of the more popular endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools available in an ever-growing marketspace. However, as a function of how the tool is architected, it is also a prolific data leaker. This threat report blog will help security organizations understand how our vulnerability assessment experts harvested data… Read more »
05.03.17
4 To-Do’s to Help Keep Your Company’s Network Safe from an Attack You work hard to hire smart people, but people make mistakes, and it takes only one employee to click the link or run that nasty code–and suddenly an attacker has access to your network. Even your best employee is at risk of falling… Read more »
03.09.17
The news that WikiLeaks released hundreds of documents revealing the CIA’s methods for hacking into smartphones and other Internet-connected devices has received global attention. So, what does the average person need to do to protect themselves if they are an Apple, Android or smart home gadget user? Some vendors have been proactive in publicly disclosing… Read more »
