Cb Customer Spotlight Series: Q&A with Hologic’s Ryan Manni

Being able to influence Carbon Black products through the Cb Defenders Design Partner Program is one Ryan Manni’s favorite aspects of being a Carbon Black customer. Ryan Manni is the current Manager of Security Operations at Hologic, an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on...

Rogue Access Point Toolkit : hostapd-mana

hostapd-mana is a featureful rogue wifi access point tool. It can be used for a myriad of purposes from tracking and deanonymising devices aka Snoopy, gathering corporate credentials from devices attempting EAP aka WPE or attracting as many devices as possible to connect to perform MitM attacks...

Announcing “Cb Threat Hunters,” Carbon Black’s First Skill-Based Program

Carbon Black is excited to announce “Cb Threat Hunters,” the company’s first skill-based program debuting at Cb Connect 2018. Cb Threat Hunters gives you the opportunity to develop your threat-hunting skills to stay ahead of evolving attacks. With this program, our expert team will arm you with t...

Only ATM Heists Set to Accelerate After $13M Break-In

Mere days after the Feds warned banks about an impending ATM cash heist, hackers managed to siphon $13 million from the Pune, India-based Cosmos Bank – using cloned versions of the bank’s debit cards over the course of two days. It’s unlikely to be the last ATM theft that makes news, given how...

Finding the signal of community in all the noise at Black Hat

I dont know about you, but I find large conferences overwhelming. Dont get me wrong, nothing beats the innovative potential of bringing a diverse group of brilliant people together to hash through thorny issues and share insights. But there are so many speakers, booths, and people, it can be a...

Black Hat USA 2018 Best Practices Videos

Watch the presentations from the Qualys booth at Black Hat USA 2018, available online now. Learn how your peers are securing their environments and see the breadth and depth of Qualys solutions. Industry-Leading Best Practices Qualys customers explain how they run their industry-leading security...

Cb Customer Spotlight Series: How Purdue Federal Credit Union Achieves Critical System Lockdown

Featuring Dee Lucas, Sr. Network Administrator at Purdue Federal Credit Union Leading financial institution, Purdue Federal Credit Union, serves over 71,000 members nationwide. This makes security of the utmost importance for Sr. Network Administrator Dee Lucas who supports Purdue Federal’s SOC...

Beers with Talos EP 35: Live from the RiRa at Black Hat

Beers with Talos BWT Podcast Ep. 35 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing: www.talosintelligence.com/podcast. Ep. 35 show notes: Recorded Aug. 8, 2018 — We decided to broadcast while we were all together at Black Hat...

Black Hat USA 2018: ransomware is still the star

The Malwarebytes team was at the annual Black Hat USA event held in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Hotel from August 4–9. Large crowds walked through the expo floor, attended talks, and participated in trainings. Among the many topics discussed, ransomware came up as one of the main issues that bo...

Black Hat Exclusive Video: The IoT Security Threat Looms for Enterprises

IoT devices are everywhere – from connected smart-home gadgets to industrial IoT systems. And it’s not stopping anytime soon – consumer IoT spending is set to reach $62 billion in 2018, making it the fourth largest industry segment, according to market research firm IDC. Many of these IoT devices...

Podcast: Black Hat USA and DEF CON 2018 Wrap

Las Vegas was filled with researchers, executives, and hackers last week for the Black Hat USA and DEF CON 2018 conferences. In our wrap-up podcast, Threatpost’s Lindsey O’Donnell and Tara Seals talk about their favorite parts of the show. Among the most interesting topics at the shows included I...

Black Hat 2018: IoT Security Issues Will Lead to Legal ‘Feeding Frenzy’

LAS VEGAS – The troves of insecure internet of things IoT devices have not yet led to widespread legal implications. But that’s set to change, a well-known attorney warned at Black Hat USA last week. Ijay Palansky, partner at the law firm Armstrong Teasdale, said at the conference last week that...

Black Hat 2018: Cortana Flaw Allowed Takeover of Locked Windows 10 Device

LAS VEGAS – Researchers sounded the security alarm here at Black Hat over issues tied to voice control – specifically with the Windows Cortana service. On Wednesday they outlined a flaw patched in June by Microsoft dubbed “Open Sesame” that allowed an adversary to bypass a Windows 10 lock screen...

Microsoft’s Top 100 Security Researchers – Black Hat 2018 Edition

This morning we are excited to unveil the security researcher leaderboard at the Black Hat Security Conference. This list recognizes the top security researchers who have contributed research to the Microsoft products and services. If you are curious on how we build the list, check out our blog...

Black Hat 2018: Patrick Wardle on Breaking and Bypassing MacOS Firewalls

LAS VEGAS – Taking aim at the status-quo of macOS firewalls, researcher Patrick Wardle has made his case for Apple and third-party security firms to beef up their protections. At a session here at Black Hat 2018, Wardle, chief research officer at Digita Security and founder of Mac security compan...

Black Hat 2018: Update Mechanisms Allow Remote Attacks on UEFI Firmware

LAS VEGAS – Researchers said they found buffer overflow flaws in the firmware for ASRock and ASUS, potentially enabling bad actors to remotely launch man-in-the-middle MITM attacks. The findings, which will be presented Wednesday at Black Hat USA this week by researchers from Eclypsium, show that...

Podcast: enSilo CEO on Black Hat USA 2018 Trends

Las Vegas – Threatpost’s Lindsey O’Donnell sits down with enSilo CEO Roy Katmor to talk about the top trends that we are seeing this week at Black Hat USA 2018 – from machine learning to connected-car security. Download here:...

Playback: A TLS 1.3 Story

Introduction Secure communications are one of the most important topics in information security, and the Transport Layer Security TLS protocol is currently the most used protocol to provide secure communications on the internet. For example, when you are connecting to your online banking...

Microsoft’s Top 100 Security Researchers – Black Hat 2018 Edition

This morning we are excited to unveil the security researcher leaderboard at the Black Hat Security Conference. This list recognizes the top security researchers who have contributed research to the Microsoft products and services. If you are curious on how we build the list, check out our blog...

Microsoft’s Top 100 Security Researchers – Black Hat 2018 Edition

This morning we are excited to unveil the security researcher leaderboard at the Black Hat Security Conference. This list recognizes the top security researchers who have contributed research to the Microsoft products and services. If you are curious on how we build the list, check out our blog...