Rendition founder Jake Williams presented at Hacker Halted 2020 on communicating information security topics through analogies. This is especially important when we must communicate extremely technical content with decidedly non-technical people like executives. In the talk, Williams highlights the importance of finding common ground with your audience. While many infosec practitioners advocate trying to educate […]
Archive | 2020
Potential Cyber Insurance Issues
Cyber InsuranceIn this video, we discuss the risks of attempting to mitigate risk through cybersecurity insurance. To highlight this problem, we walk through a recent case where an insurer challenged an email fraud claim stating that because social engineering (rather than malware) caused the victim to be exploited that there was no covered loss. The court […]
New Destructive Iranian Cyberattack – “Dustman”
Cyber Threat Intelligence Iran MalwareNews of a new destructive cyberattack targeting Saudi interests was published on January 7, 2020. The attack, likely from the government of Iran, took place in the Kingdom on December 29, 2020. The Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority published a technical analysis of the malware, Dustman, that was used for file wiping. In this video, we […]
Updating The Iranian Cyber Threat Assessment
Cyber Threat Intelligence IranIn this video, Rendition founder Jake Williams (@MalwareJake) and Brandon McCrillis (@13M4C) discuss how the launch of ballistic missiles from Iran into Iraq changes the cyber threat picture. In short, we don’t think much has changed. It is possible that the risk from hacktivists not controlled or directed by the Iranian government has increased, but […]
Assessing the Iran Cyber Threat
Cyber Threat Intelligence IranAt Rendition Infosec, we’ve fielded a number of calls from clients asking about the Iranian cyber threat in the wake of the Soleimani killing. In this video, we walk through likely targeting as well as action steps you can take to respond to the threat. It should go without saying, but any assessments made are […]