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Secure Our World: 20 Years of CISA’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Every October, the United States government, in collaboration with public and private sectors, observes Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This annual event,
Honoring the Heroes of 9/11
Twenty-two years have passed, but the scars of that tragic day remain etched in our collective memory. Today, we pay
The Importance of Strong Passwords: Best Practices for Online Security
Whether it’s safeguarding personal email accounts, sensitive financial information, or even critical business data, the significance of a robust password
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CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Minimize Cybersecurity Risk with the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog
In November 2021 the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) started the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog and Binding Operational Directive 22-01. The KEV catalog lists only vulnerabilities known to be actively exploited.
KEV Catalog: “WannaCry” Microsoft SMBv1 RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2017-0143)
CVE-2017-0143 is a notorious Microsoft Windows SMBv1 remote code execution vulnerability. This vulnerability and the EternalBlue exploit led to the
KEV Catalog: 3 Linux Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Legacy Linux environments are open to various privilege escalation vulnerabilities. This post reviews three well-known vulnerabilities.
Active Directory Series
Active Directory Series: Introducing AD CS
This post introduces Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) and topics like: public key infrastructure (PKI), the Kerberos pre-authentication protocol PKINIT, Certificate Signing Requests (CSR), and templates. This overview provides a baseline for learning AD CS penetration testing.
KEV Catalog: “ZeroLogon” NetLogon Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472)
In July 2020 a critical privilege escalation vulnerability emerged that affected Active Directory environments: CVE-2020-1472. Nicknamed “ZeroLogon”, the vulnerability was
Active Directory Series: Silver Ticket Attack
Silver Ticket attacks are a well-known credential access attack in Active Directory environments that focuses on forging Kerberos Service Tickets