7MS #409: PCI Professional Certification (PCIP)

I'm working on a fun project right now where I'm evaluating endpoint protection solutions for a client. They're faced with a choice of either refreshing endpoints to the latest gen of their current pr...

29 Mar 201814min

I've had a fun week with a mixed bag of security related stuff happening, so I thought I'd throw it all in a big stew and cook it up for today's episode. Here are the highlights: Bash bunny preso I ha...

22 Mar 201816min

Intro CredDefense is a freakin' sweet tool from the fine folks at Black Hills Information Security that does some really nifty things: Password filter Lets say you use the out-of-the-box password poli...

15 Mar 201815min

In today's continuation of last week's episode I'm continuing a discussion on using free tools to triage Windows systems - be they infected or just acting suspicious. Specifically, those tools include...

9 Mar 201816min

I had the privilege of creating a Windows System Forensics 101 course/presentation for a customer. The good/bad news is there is so much good information out there, it's hard to boil things down to ju...

28 Feb 201810min

Last week I talked about how business has been going with the LLC. Today I answer some additional questions that I didn't have time to address: How I'm finding leads/projects to work on (TLDR: I'm N...

15 Feb 201817min

Intro Here's some of the "juice" that has helped 7MS have a successful start: Support system Ok so I think if you're going to have a successful business, you need an awesome support system. Mine consi...

8 Feb 201816min

WEFFLES are delicious! WEFFLES stands for Windows Event Logging Forensic Logging Enhancement Services and is Microsoft's cool (and free!) console for responding to incidents and hunting threats. I had...

1 Feb 201814min