My Journey To CTO for Imperva App Sec

I’m delighted to be announcing that I’ve joined Imperva as the CTO for Application Security. Many of you readers know me as the Forrester analyst covering Zero Trust, SASE, and network security since before the pandemic. But what you might not have known is prior to that, I was in application...

Snakes and Ladder Logic

A click to a reverse shell in OpenPLC and ladder logic OR Why you shouldn’t run everything as root in PLC and RTUs. TL;DR Most of the RTU’s and PLC’s that run a Unix based OS that we test and, and some devices on Windows that we’ve tested on maritime engagements, run as root and/or admin. They al...

Georgia Governor Vetoes Controversial Hack-Back Bill

Recognizing the concerns of tech giants and security researchers alike, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has vetoed a controversial “hack-back” bill that would have allowed companies in the state to perform offensive cyber-actions in the face of an attack. “Certain components of the legislation have led ...

OWASP ZeroDay Cyber Research Shellcoder

OWASP ZeroDay Cyber Research Shellcoder Generator is an open source software in python language which lets you generate customized shellcodes for listed operation systems. This software can be run on Linux under python 2.7.x. Installation Download last version. Extract and run installer.py or use...

CPNI Releases Paper on Improving Defenses Against Targeted Attack

The United Kingdom's Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure CPNI has released a report on its “Improving Defenses Against Targeted Attack" iDATA cyber research program. The report contains descriptions and outcomes from a number of projects aimed at addressing threats posed by natio...

Richard Clarke Highlights Overlapping Techniques in Cyber Crime, Espionage, and Warfare

The difference between cyber crime, cyber espionage, and cyber war is often just a matter of a few keystrokes, as they use the same techniques. Richard Clarke, chairman of Good Harbor Consulting, highlighted this during his keynote at the RSA Europe 2010 conference in London. Cyber Crime Cyber...