First off, Happy New Year! I hope you have a productive and successful 2018. I thought I’d kick off the new year with another exploration of OSINT. In addition to my work as an information security leader and practitioner at Microsoft, I am privilege…
2017 – The Year The World Realized the Value of Active Directory Security
Folks,
As we get ready to bid farewell to 2017, it may be fitting to recap notable happenings in Active Directory Security this year.
This appears to have been the year in which the mainstream Cyber Security community finally seems to have realized j…
Why I Do, What I Do
Folks,
I trust you’re well. Today, I just wanted to take a few minutes to answer a few questions that I’ve been asked so many times.
Here are the answers to the Top-5 questions I am frequently asked –
You’re the CEO of a company (Paramount Defen…
Blackhat Europe 2017 – conference notes
I had the pleasure to attend the Blackhat Europe 2017 in London – and it was enlightening! In this post, I shall provide links to the slide decks, videos and tools shared during the demonstrations, briefings and various talks. The abstracts for t…
Printer-spoofing Campaign Installs Espionage-Bent Backdoors Inside the Enterprise
There has been an uptick in attacks through Canon, HP and Epson printer and scanner email attachments.
VenusLocker Switches Tactics from Ransomware to Monero Mining
This switch in focus could be the start of a new trend, thanks to cryptocurrency values being more enticing than ever.
Experts Rail Against Internet Password ‘Organizers’
Consumers urged to use online password managers and MFA instead
Nissan Canada Data Breach: 1.1 Million Customers Notified
Carmaker’s finance arm is hit by unauthorized access
Singapore Airlines Warns of New Phishing/Vishing Campaign
Fraudsters are even spoofing the airline’s phone numbers
North Korea Begins PoS Attacks with New Malware
This is the first publicly documented instance of a nation-state targeting a POS-related framework for the theft of credit-card data.