Summary AuKill is a malicious software, often used by ransomware groups, designed to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) security solutions on a system, essentially allowing attackers to bypass security measures before deploying ransomware by terminating EDR processes using a vulnerable, outdated driver like the Process Explorer driver from Sysinternals; effectively “killing” the EDR functionality. Key points about Read More …
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Notes on “Paved Road”
Lessons from Securing Internal Applications WebappSec Link Building a Security Platform Engineering Team “”” I’m a big fan of building security into existing processes, a term coined as “secure paved roads” by Jason Chan, Ex-Netflix CISO. The idea behind this is that security should mostly be invisible. The average employee should simply not have to Read More …
2 AD or not 2 AD
To AD or not to AD, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler to continue patching The slings and of the security researchers, Or to take arms against a sea of criminal adversaries And by opposing end them. To die to AD? No more? and by a decommission to say we end AD? The heartache Read More …
What is DTLS and where do I use it?
It’s best suited for small- to medium-sized businesses with deployments that range from tens to a few hundred computers. A provisioning package (. ppkg) is a container for a collection of configuration settings. Use the Windows Configuration Designer tool to create provisioning packages to easily configure devices running Windows client. Windows Configuration Designer is primarily Read More …