active countermeasures podcasts

#131 - Network threat hunting with Chris Brenton, COO at Active Countermeasures

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 38:50

On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we talk network threat hunting with Chris Brenton, COO at Active Countermeasures.Chris is a dedicated professional with a passion for simplifying the process of threat hunting. Chris is deeply committed to enhancing cybersecurity knowledge through delivering both free and affordable security training. Alongside this, he plays a crucial role in the development of both open-source and commercially accessible threat hunting tools. Whether you're aiming to sharpen your threat hunting skills or are looking to establish a robust threat hunting program within your organization, Chris is the go-to expert. Stay tuned as we dive deeper into his journey, and feel free to reach out to him directly to learn more or get involved.You can find Chris on LinkedIn here.And you can find Chris in Twitter here.

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Webcast: New Wave of Ransomware Attacks: How did this happen?

Black Hills Information Security

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 106:54

This is a special joint webcast from the teams of Black Hills Information Security, Wild West Hackin' Fest, and Active Countermeasures, presented by John Strand. In this webcast, we cover the recent wave of attacks we are seeing, and we cover some of the history that got us to where we are. Consider this to […] The post Webcast: New Wave of Ransomware Attacks: How did this happen? appeared first on Black Hills Information Security.

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Webcast: Ok, Let’s Talk About Ransomware

Black Hills Information Security

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 91:46

This is a joint emergency webcast from the teams of Black Hills Information Security, Wild West Hackin’ Fest, and Active Countermeasures, presented by John Strand. There have been a couple of very scary ransomware stories in the news over the past few weeks. We figured it would be a good idea to throw a quick […] The post Webcast: Ok, Let’s Talk About Ransomware appeared first on Black Hills Information Security.

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John Strand - Running a Security Company Is to Do Illegal Things With Permissions

Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) - Portland, Oregon Chapter

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 39:41

John Strand is our special guest today. He is the owner of Black Hills Information Security - a company that specializes in penetration testing and security architecture services. He is also cofounder of Active Countermeasures. He created the popular Backdoors and Breaches incident response card game. He wrote a book called Offensive Countermeasures (The Art of Active Defense). He can watch him along with other great guests on the Black Hills Information Security Podcast on YouTube.This podcast is sponsored by the We Hack Purple Academy.Links from the show:John's Twitter PageJohn's LinkedIn PageOffensive Countermeasures: The Art of Active Defense (book)Black Hills Information SecurityBlack Hills Information Security PodcastActive CountermeasuresBackdoors and Breaches GameDaftHack's Twitter PageN0BANDW1DTH's Twitter PageJohn Strand is interviewed by David Quisenberry and John L. WhitemanFollow us:HomepageTwitterMeetupLinkedInYouTube- Become an OWASP member- Donate to our OWASP PDX chapterSupport the show (https://owasp.org/supporters/)

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#085 – John Strand: Making the Industry Better

Cyber Security Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 46:20

Active Countermeasures (https://www.activecountermeasures.com/) , a firm dedicated to tracking advanced attackers inside and outside your network. John has consulted and taught hundreds of organizations in the areas of cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and penetration testing. John is a contributor to the industry shaping Penetration Testing Execution Standard (http://www.pentest-standard.org/index.php/Main_Page) and 20 Critical Controls frameworks. He is also an experienced speaker, having done presentations to the FBI, NASA, the NSA, and at various industry conferences. John also co-hosts Offensive Countermeasures: The Art of Active Defense; (https://www.amazon.com/Offensive-Countermeasures-Art-Active-Defense-ebook/dp/B00DQSQ7QY) and writes loud rock music and makes various futile attempts at fly-fishing. In this episode, we discuss remote workers in the Covid-19 pandemic, validating VPN targets in pen tests, cloud security, developing SANS course material, how to choose what to give away, planning conferences, threat hunting, keeping up with new vulnerabilities, mental health, and so much more. Where you can find John: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-strand-a1b4b62/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/strandjs) BHIS Blog (https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/blog/) Security Weekly Podcast (https://securityweekly.com/)

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Webcast: How to Build a Home Lab

Black Hills Information Security

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 74:54

This is a joint webcast from Black Hills Information Security and Active Countermeasures. How many of us have tried some new configuration option, utility, or hardware on a production environment, […] The post Webcast: How to Build a Home Lab appeared first on Black Hills Information Security.

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SOC Puppets

Detections

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 58:35

In this first of many SOC focused topics we jump into what is the core passion for both hosts, that of the SOC. We discuss in this episode about what is and our opinion on a tiered versus a tierless SOC model. As Exiled recently attended the free threat hunting course from Black Hills Information Security and Active Countermeasures he also offers a brief review of that course. We hope each of you get more information to continue to find badness.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=28069055)

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