Posts by SealingTech
Host Based Risk Scoring (Part 1): How do you calculate Risk?
Hey all! This is the first post in a series about the concepts of a Host Based Risk Scoring System. This is an idea I had a few years ago, while doing a lot of testing of McAfee and Symantec host products. The work involved trying to determine how effective the products were against varying…
Read MoreSwipe right…into your next job
Maybe it’s my recent re-introduction into singledom, or maybe it’s because today is Valentine’s Day, but I can’t help but notice the similarities between dating and looking for a job. I’ve introduced my best friends to their now spouses and I spend my work-day matching the right people with the right positions. Recruiters are born…
Read MoreInterning at SealingTech: Two Insiders’ Tales
SealingTech’s Internship Program takes place over the course of 11 weeks from May to August. This past year, two talented computer engineers were selected to participate in the summer 2017 program and became a part of SealingTech’s legacy. Here are their tales: The Project SealingTech’s 2017 Summer Internship Program, was designed around an internal R&D…
Read MoreMapping Out the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
The days of DIACAP are phasing out. No more MAC and CL yes! The DOD and all federal agencies are now utilizing a new risk management framework developed by National Institute of Standards (NIST) in collaboration with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Committee on…
Read MoreSending Automatic Email Notifications When An Active Directory Account Locks
Hello SealingTech readers! If you’re reading this blog you probably have some kind of an interest in how to notify your IT administrators via e-mail if an Active Directory account gets locked out in your environment. If you’re not interested and somehow wound up here, feel free to continue reading, you might just learn something!
Read MoreSealingTech CTF Walkthrough
This weekend, SealingTech ran a Capture-The-Flag event at BSidesCharm for 30 people. This event challenged members of the local InfoSec community to identify and exploit the vulnerabilities of a running system in our RackSpace cloud. The SealingTech CTF was a very exciting event for us to set up and observe people participating in. We had a lot of participants…
Read MoreDEF CON 23: Humans, The Wall of Sheep, and The Number 23
The scene of DEF CON on August 6th, 2015 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas around 6:00am, was filled with an array of hackers and industry professionals alike. What may seem as an unlikely combination, in fact seamlessly combined into a strangely ordered, yet chaotic scene. Hundreds of individuals eagerly waited a few hours…
Read MoreAFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium: Bringing Light to DoD Missions?
The AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium proved to be a successful event for another year in a row. Having been rescheduled due to the Baltimore political climate in May, the event took place over three days from June 16-18 at the Convention Center in the heart of the city with an exceptional turn-out. The location,…
Read MoreThe Internet of Things: Securing an Interconnected World
For those of you who haven’t heard yet, the Internet of Things (IoT) is the enablement of any-to-any connectivity between a wide variety of sensors and devices. The first surge of connectivity was on the user end (homes and offices), allowing them to connect to their corporate HQ through a wired Internet connection. Then the…
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