7MS #325: Integrating Pwned Passwords with Active Directory - Part 2
Today's episode is a follow-up to #304 where we talked about how you can integrate over 500 million weak/breached/leaked passwords form Troy Hunt's Pwned Passwords into your Active Directory. To get started with this in your environment, grab Troy's updated passwords list here, and then you can check out my BPATTY site for step-by-step implementation instructions. The big "gotchas" I discuss in today's episode are: If users update their password to something on the Pwned Passwords list, they'll see the generic "Your password didn't meet policy requirements" message. In other words, the message they'll see is no different than when they pick a password that doesn't meet the default domain policy. So be careful! I'd recommend training the users ahead of pulling the trigger on Pwned Passwords. If you want to take, for example, just the top 100 words off of Troy's list and start your implementation off with a small list with: Get-Content ".\pwnedpasswords.txt" | select -First 100 As it relates to "hard coding" a machine to point to a specific domain controller, this site has the technique I used. Is there a better way?
30 Aug 201819min
7MS #324: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying - Part 4
It's been a while so I thought I'd update you on how things are going on the business front. Here are the big updates I want to share with you in today's episode: A new 7MS hire that's going to hunt sales opportunities! My approach to finding podcast sponsors (it seems to be working) Some kick-butt interviews that are on the horizon (including the one and only JOHN STRAND!) Lots of goodies to share today!
23 Aug 201820min
7MS #323: 7 Ways to Not Get Hacked
I'm putting together a general security awareness session aimed at helping individuals and businesses not get hacked. To play off the lucky number 7, I'm trying to broil this list down to 7 key things to focus on. Here's my list thus far: Passwords 2FA/MFA Wifi (put a good password on it, don't use WEP, don't use WPS Sign up for HaveIBeenPwned Update all the things Block malware/mining with browser plugins Security awareness training What do you think? Anything I missed or should consider swapping with another topic? Contact me!
16 Aug 201818min
7MS #322: My First Live Radio Interview
I had an exhilarating and terrifying experience this week doing my first ever live radio interview! As a quick bit of background, this interview was part of the 7MS radio marketing campaign that I've talked about my "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying" series (here's part 1, 2 and 3). The interview was conducted by Lee Michaels, and though my heart was pounding for the first few minutes, it quickly became fun as Lee and I talked about picking good passwords, securing wifi, talking to your kids about safe online behaviors, and more.
9 Aug 201853min
7MS #321: Interview with Joe Klein - Part 2
Today's episode is brought to you by ITProTV. Visit itpro.tv/7ms and use code 7MS to get a FREE 7-day trial and 30% off a monthly membership for the lifetime of your active subscription. Today's episode is a follow-up interview with Joe Klein, who is my good pal, a former coworker, and a SOC analyst extraordinaire. You might remember Joe from things such as...this podcast - episode #290 to be exact. When we last left Joe, he had just started an exciting new journey as a SOC analyst, and also picked up a new sweet gig teaching college-level security courses. So Joe and I sat down last week in the 7 Minute Security studios to talk with Joe about: How to be an absolute beast at networking Seizing new opportunities (even if it seems scary) Good certs for security newbs (and not-so-newbs) to pursue Life as a SOC analyst How to learn security by teaching it! This interview was an absolute blast to work on with Joe, and after it was over, neither of us could believe that the run time was nearly 2 hours! So in order to help you navigate the episode and have the best listening experience possible, we created the following "Choose Your Own Adventure" timeline with the high (and low?) discussion points of the interview. Enjoy! (Interview timeline available on 7MS under episode #321)
1 Aug 20181h 47min
7MS #320: Interview with Lane Roush of Arctic Wolf
Today's episode is brought to you by ITProTV. Visit itpro.tv/7ms and use code 7MS to get a FREE 7-day trial and 30% off a monthly membership for the lifetime of your active subscription. This week I sat down with Lane Roush of Arctic Wolf to discuss the big hairy beast that is...(insert dramatic music here) logging and alerting! I work with a lot of clients (and you probably do too) who want answers to these questions: What in the world is going on in my network? How will I know if bad stuff is happening? If I do identify the bad stuff and attempt to eradicate it, how will I know if I've exorcised all the demons? So Lane and I sat down to discuss this conundrum, and explore answers to other burning questions like: Why is it so hard to separate the signal from noise when trying to figure out what's happening in the bowels of your network? Should logging/alerting be a full-time job for one or more people? When does it make sense to outsource these responsibilities? Check out today's interview to learn more, and also reach out to Arctic Wolf on their Twitter or LinkedIn for more information.
25 Juli 20181h 3min
7MS #319: Sniper and Firewalls Full of FUD
Today's episode is brought to you by ITProTV. Visit itpro.tv/7ms and use code 7MS to get a FREE 7-day trial and 30% off a monthly membership for the lifetime of your active subscription. In today's episode, I talk about my fun experience using the Sn1per automated pentesting tool. It's really cool! It can scan your network, find vulnerabilities and exploit them - all in one swoop! It also does a nice one-two punch of OSINT+recon if you feed it a domain name. And, I tell a painful story about how a single checkbox setting in a firewall cost me a lot of hours and tears. You can LOL at me, learn from my pain, and we'll all be better for it.
20 Juli 201818min
7MS #318: Interview with Bjorn Kimminich of OWASP Juice Shop
Today's episode is brought to you by ITProTV. Visit itpro.tv/7ms and use code 7MS to get a FREE 7-day trial and 30% off a monthly membership for the lifetime of your active subscription. This week's show is another interview episode - this time with my pal Bjorn Kimminich of the OWASP Juice Shop. If you've never heard of the Juice Shop before, it's the world's most secure (and I mean that sarcastically) online shopping experience. Actually, it's chock full of security issues, which makes it a fantastic learning tool for Web app pentesters, be they seasoned or total newbs. Bjorn and I sat down (over Skype) to discuss: How the Juice Shop came to be The current status of application security (is it getting any better?!) Common vulnerabilities still found in today's Web apps Juice Shop being featured in Google's Summer of Code How dev teams can better bake security into their products What's next for the Juice Shop (hint: stay tuned after the episode is over for a hint on one new "feature") Bjorn has gone to great lengths to provide documentation about how to get up and running with a copy of the Juice Shop to begin your hacking. Personally I find it dead simple to follow Bjorn's instructions for spinning up a Docker container: docker pull bkimminich/juice-shop docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 bkimminich/juice-shop Should you find the Juice Shop to be a valuable tool, please be sure to ping Bjorn on Twitter to let him know. Be sure to follow the Juice Shop on Twitter as well. Psst...this account sometimes tweets coupon codes which can help you unlock certain challenges!
11 Juli 20181h
