Protecting Against Social Engineering Attacks
Most people think of hacking as using malware and coding to bypass security defenses and steal data or money. Social engineers take a different approach, targeting...
Howard Poston
Howard Poston is a cybersecurity researcher with a background in cryptography and malware analysis. He has a Master’s degree in Cyber Operations from the Air Force Institute of Technology and two years of experience in cybersecurity R&D at Sandia National Labs. He currently provides consulting and technical content writing for cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and blockchain.
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OODA and Cybersecurity
U.S. Air Force Colonel John Boyd created the concept of the OODA loop to aid in the development of military strategy. By rapidly observing and analyzing an...
Hiding Malware in Certificates
Late last year, Sophos published a blog post describing a new tactic in the arms race between hackers trying to sneak malicious content past anti-malware and...
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certification – Overview of Domains
The Certified Ethical Hacker Exam is designed to test and certify the readiness of an applicant to perform security assessments. It is designed, maintained...
Red Team Assessment Phases: Reporting
Reporting is the final and potentially most important phase of a red team assessment. The goal of a red team assessment is to provide the client with a comprehensive...
Red Team Assessment Phases: Completing Objectives
The purpose of this phase of the assessment is fairly self-explanatory. In previous phases, the red team performed the operations necessary to set themselves...
Red Team Assessment Phases: Establishing Foothold and Maintaining Presence
In the previous phase, the goal was to gain initial access to the target network. The focus of this phase is to expand this access to the level necessary for...
Red Team Assessment Phases: Gaining Access
This phase is the first of several where the red team actively interacts with the target’s environment. Some of these phases tend to blend together, as the...
Red Team Assessment Phases: Target Identification
The third phase of a red team assessment is target identification. In this phase, the red team moves from general information collected about the target to...
Red Team Assessment Phases: Reconnaissance
The second phase of a red team assessment is reconnaissance. In this phase, the red team attempts to collect information relevant to the assessment while keeping...