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M17-010 EternalBlue

A few weeks ago ShadowBrokers released a dump of NSA/EquationGroup tools used to exploit various machines that they previously tried to auction off unsuccessfully. One of the exploits was for Windows SMB RCE which allowed an unauthenticated attacker to gain System-level privileges…

Known vs Unknown

Lately my focus has been on looking at traffic. Whether it’s the traffic visiting the AsTech website, traffic at a client site that seems to indicate they are under attack, or traffic on a LAN segment, traffic is flowing all the time.…

Finding a Partner in Security

I read articles almost daily about the skills gap and lack of qualified personnel within the Information Security profession. Just recently, Forbes ran an article that stated by 2019 there will be a shortage of 2 million cyber security jobs.…

German Police Arrest MIRAI Mastermind

** Breaking News ** German Prosecutor Office in Cologne and the German Federal Police announced today they have arrested a British National who they are accusing of being the mastermind behind last years Internet of Things attack (MIRAI attack). The…