Apple
Apple / Cryptography / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / FBI / iPhone / Privacy

Apple Indirectly Assisted the FBI in Hacking Terrorist iPhone?

Apple Indirectly Assisted the FBI in Hacking Terrorist iPhone? Recently we have all been an audience to the Apple versus FBI debacle that unfolded over the course of a few months with …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator.

He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

MedStar Health Cybersecurity Fails to Prevent Attack
Business Management / Cyber Crime / Cyber Security Awareness Month / Data Breach

MedStar Health Cybersecurity Fails to Prevent Attack

MedStar Health Cybersecurity Fails to Prevent Attack  According to the Associated Press The MedStar Health hospital chain was the victim of hackers earlier this week. These unidentified hackers broke into …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator.

He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

NSA breaks 1024-bit encryption
Best Practices / CISA / Critical Infrastructure / Cyber Security Awareness Month / Cyberwar / Data Breach / Director of National Intelligence / Encryption / NSA

NSA Advice to Prevent Them from Hacking You

NSA Advice to Prevent Them from Hacking You Last week the Rob Joyce the NSA head of the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations-The NSA’s lead team for computer network exploitation used …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator.

He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Vulnerability Fixed in OpenSSH
Cryptanalysis / Cryptography / Cyber Crime / Cybersecurity / Data Breach / Decryption / Encryption / Internet Security / Linux / OpenSSH / Security Policy / Software flaws / Zero Day

Major Vulnerability Fixed in OpenSSH

Major Vulnerability Fixed in OpenSSH One of the most known secure shell programs OpenSSH just fixed a major bug that could leak secret crytopgraphic keys. According to PC World, OpenSSH …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security.

Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

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Data Breach / FailOverFlow / Geohot / George Hotz / Internet of Things / Internet Security / Jailbroken iPhones / Linux / PlayStation / Software flaws / Sony

PlayStation 4 Hacked to Run Linux

PlayStation 4 Hacked to Run Linux Have you ever wanted to play Pokemon on your PlayStation 4? Well accroding to N4BB, a group known as the Fail0verflow team modified the …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security.

Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

Microsoft
Best Practices / China / Cyber Crime / Cyber Security Awareness Month / Cyber Warfare / Cybersecurity / Microsoft / Privacy

Microsoft to Inform Users of State-Sponsored Email Attacks

Microsoft to Inform Users of State-Sponsored Email Attacks According to Reuters, Microsoft will now be notifying email users of hacks of their accounts if they discover that it could be …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator.

He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Top 5 Trending Cyber Crimes
Anonymous / Best Practices / China / Critical Infrastructure / Cyber Crime / Cyber Warfare / Cybersecurity / Cyberwar / Data Breach / Federal IT / Internet Security / Iran / Malware / NSA / Privacy / Software flaws

Top 5 Trending Cyber Crimes

Top 5 Trending Cyber crimes   Continuing the current Top 5 series, this week we look at the top 5 trending cyber crimes of 2015. 1: Cyber Espionage   One …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator.

He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Top 5 Cybersecurity Holiday Shopping Tips
Best Practices / Black Friday / Business / Business Management / Cyber Crime / Cyber Monday / Cybersecurity / E-Commerce / Small Business / Small Business Saturday

Top 5 Cybersecurity Holiday Shopping Tips

Top 5 Cybersecurity Holiday Shopping Tips As we enter the holiday shopping season at full speed on Friday, with many places as early as Thursday, we will be spending more …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Joe is currently a Senior Security Architect and maintains his own blog and podcast called Advanced Persistent Security. In his spare time, Joe enjoys attending information security conferences, contributing blogs to various outlets, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (spoken taps out A LOT!), and flying his drone. Joe is the inaugural winner of the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) and was awarded a DerbyCon Black Badge. Joe has contributed material for the likes of AlienVault, ITSP Magazine, CSO Online, and Dark Reading.

Potential Amazon Password Leak
Amazon / Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Data Breach / Privacy

Potential Amazon Password Leak

Potential Amazon Password Leak ZDNet broke the news that Amazon had a potential password leak. Amazon said, “it recently discovered that your [Amazon] password may have been improperly stored on …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security.

Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

4 Things to Know About Ransomware
Best Practices / China / Critical Infrastructure / Cryptanalysis / Cryptography / Cyber Crime / Cyber Security Awareness Month / Cyber Security Gaming / Cyber Warfare / Cybersecurity / Cyberwar / Data Breach / Decryption / Diffie Hellman / Encryption / Federal IT / Google / Hacktivism / Internet of Things / Internet Security / IoT / Kaspersky / KKK / LTE / Microsoft / NSA / Odd Security News / Privacy / Security Education / Security Policy / Smart Phones / Software flaws / Telecommunications Industry / Zero Day

Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats in 2015

Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats in 2015   In this week’s Top 5 review we will be discussing the Top 5 cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats in 2015.  This isn’t designed to be …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator.

He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Cybersecurity
Best Practices / Cyber Crime / Cyber Security Awareness Month

Top 5 Cybersecurity Myths That May Surprise You

Top 5 Cybersecurity Myths That May Surprise You! Cybersecurity has some of the greatest myths of cyber-security might surprise you a bit if you know anything about cyber-security and if …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator.

He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Adobe Patches Exploited Vulnerability
Adobe / Adobe Flash / Flash

Adobe Flash: Hacker’s Best Friend

Adobe Flash: Hacker’s Best Friend Adobe Flash Player is the most targeted by exploit kits. A new report by Recorded Future and posted by ARC shows that eight of the …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security.

Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

Adobe Patches Exploited Vulnerability
Adobe / Adobe Flash / Business / Business Management / Cybersecurity / Flash / Zero Day

Latest Bug for Adobe Flash the Nail in the Coffin?

Latest Bug for Adobe Flash the Nail in the Coffin? Could the most recent bug spell death for Adobe Flash? Will Adobe Flash live to see 20? Version 20 that …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Joe is currently a Senior Security Architect and maintains his own blog and podcast called Advanced Persistent Security. In his spare time, Joe enjoys attending information security conferences, contributing blogs to various outlets, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (spoken taps out A LOT!), and flying his drone. Joe is the inaugural winner of the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) and was awarded a DerbyCon Black Badge. Joe has contributed material for the likes of AlienVault, ITSP Magazine, CSO Online, and Dark Reading.

Google Fixes Kernel Vulnerability
Android / Google / Smart Phones / Software flaws / Zero Day

Why the Future of Android Depends on Security

Why the Future of Android Depends on Security: If you own an Android device, you have noticed an increase in the frequency of software updates over the past year.  With …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator.

He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Dow Jones Subject to Data Breach
Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Dow Jones / Finance Industry / Internet Security / Software flaws / Zero Day

Dow Jones Subject to Data Breach

Dow Jones Subject to Data Breach: Per The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones & Co. (Ticker: DJI) are the next name in a long line of victims of cyber attacks and data …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Joe is currently a Senior Security Architect and maintains his own blog and podcast called Advanced Persistent Security. In his spare time, Joe enjoys attending information security conferences, contributing blogs to various outlets, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (spoken taps out A LOT!), and flying his drone. Joe is the inaugural winner of the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) and was awarded a DerbyCon Black Badge. Joe has contributed material for the likes of AlienVault, ITSP Magazine, CSO Online, and Dark Reading.

Nuclear Facilities At Risk of Cyber Attack
Best Practices / Critical Infrastructure / Cyber Crime / Energy Sector / Internet of Things / Internet Security / Iran / Kaspersky / Russia / SCADA / Zero Day

Nuclear Facilities At Risk of Cyber Attack

Nuclear Facilities At Risk of Cyber Attack It appears as if Nuclear Facilities At Risk of Cyber Attack. According to a new report by Chatham House (2015), nuclear facilities are …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security.

Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

Most of What You Need to Know: Wi-Fi
Best Practices / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Hacktivism / Internet / Internet of Things / Internet Security / Malware / Odd Security News

The Helpful Hacker?

The Helpful Hacker? A new hacker or virus of sorts is making it’s rounds. Normally, when we write about these, we discuss how the wiley cyber criminal made off with …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Joe is currently a Senior Security Architect and maintains his own blog and podcast called Advanced Persistent Security. In his spare time, Joe enjoys attending information security conferences, contributing blogs to various outlets, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (spoken taps out A LOT!), and flying his drone. Joe is the inaugural winner of the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) and was awarded a DerbyCon Black Badge. Joe has contributed material for the likes of AlienVault, ITSP Magazine, CSO Online, and Dark Reading.

Experian Data breach
Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Experian / Internet / Internet Security / Malware / Software flaws / T-Mobile / Zero Day

The Next Massive Data Breach-Experian

The Next Massive Data Breach-Experian   Apparently, the relationship between T-Mobile and Experian has soured for the immediate future. Per CNET (2015) “Hackers stole the personal data of 15 million …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Joe is currently a Senior Security Architect and maintains his own blog and podcast called Advanced Persistent Security. In his spare time, Joe enjoys attending information security conferences, contributing blogs to various outlets, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (spoken taps out A LOT!), and flying his drone. Joe is the inaugural winner of the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) and was awarded a DerbyCon Black Badge. Joe has contributed material for the likes of AlienVault, ITSP Magazine, CSO Online, and Dark Reading.

Beware: US Elections Phishing, Malware, & Hoaxes
Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Donald Trump / Hilton / Internet / Internet Security / Luxury Hotels / Malware / Security Policy / Software flaws / Trump Hotels / Zero Day

Donald Trump’s Hotels Infected with Malware

Everything seems to be going the right way for Presidential Candidate Donald Trump lately, until yesterday that is. Trump Hotel Collection (“THC”) released a legal statement (Trump Hotel Collection, 2015) …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator.

He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Cyber Security and the Automobile Industry
Automobile Industry / Best Practices / Business / Business Management / Critical Infrastructure / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Internet / Internet of Things / Internet Security / IoT / Security Policy / Smart Phones / Software flaws / Zero Day

Cyber Security and the Automobile Industry

Cyber Security and the Automobile Industry   In the wake of several other cyber security blunders in the automobile industry as of late, namely (Tesla) and (Chrysler), Volkswagen is now …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Joe is currently a Senior Security Architect and maintains his own blog and podcast called Advanced Persistent Security. In his spare time, Joe enjoys attending information security conferences, contributing blogs to various outlets, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (spoken taps out A LOT!), and flying his drone. Joe is the inaugural winner of the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) and was awarded a DerbyCon Black Badge. Joe has contributed material for the likes of AlienVault, ITSP Magazine, CSO Online, and Dark Reading.

Apple iPhone
App Store / Apple / Best Practices / Business / Business Management / China / iPhone / iTunes / Malware / Security Policy / Smart Phones / Software flaws

First Major Attack on Apple’s App Store

First Major Attack on Apple’s App Store Apple has been subjected to it’s first major attack on the App Store. The company with a stringent app review process had to …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security.

Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

U.S. House Approves E-Mail Bill
Business / Business Management / China / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Department of Defense / Department of Energy / Internet Security / Iran / Malware / Russia / SCADA / Security Policy / Software flaws

The Cyber Security Landscape Today

The Cyber Security Landscape Today I am going to do things a little differently this week. Since there are no major cyber attacks to cover at the time that I …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Joe is currently a Senior Security Architect and maintains his own blog and podcast called Advanced Persistent Security. In his spare time, Joe enjoys attending information security conferences, contributing blogs to various outlets, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (spoken taps out A LOT!), and flying his drone. Joe is the inaugural winner of the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) and was awarded a DerbyCon Black Badge. Joe has contributed material for the likes of AlienVault, ITSP Magazine, CSO Online, and Dark Reading.

Adobe Patches Exploited Vulnerability
Adobe / Adobe Flash / Flash / Internet / Internet Security / Software flaws / Zero Day

When will Flash stop being the exploit of choice

When will Flash stop being the exploit of choice? Adobe Flash has long been something of a controversy among security personnel due to its massive amount of known vulnerabilities. Both …

About Matthew Eliason

Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas.  Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy.  His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012.  In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator.

He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures.  He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.

Most of What You Need to Know: Wi-Fi
Business / Business Management / China / Cyber Crime / Data Breach / Healthcare IT / HIPAA

Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield Hacked

Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield Hacked Another health care provider has been the subject of an attack. Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) was the target of what the Washington …

About Scott Entsminger

Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security.

Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.

Nuclear Facilities At Risk of Cyber Attack
Best Practices / China / Critical Infrastructure / Cyber Crime / Department of Energy / Iran / Malware / Russia / SCADA / Security Policy

Cyber attacks Plague US Department of Energy

Cyber attacks Plague US Department of Energy Cyber attacks Plague US Department of Energy, to the tune of over 150 times between 2010 and 2014. It shouldn’t come as a …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Joe is currently a Senior Security Architect and maintains his own blog and podcast called Advanced Persistent Security. In his spare time, Joe enjoys attending information security conferences, contributing blogs to various outlets, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (spoken taps out A LOT!), and flying his drone. Joe is the inaugural winner of the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) and was awarded a DerbyCon Black Badge. Joe has contributed material for the likes of AlienVault, ITSP Magazine, CSO Online, and Dark Reading.

Flaws in Kaspersky FireEye products
Business / FireEye / Google / Kaspersky / Security Policy / Software flaws / Uncategorized / Zero Day

Flaws in Kaspersky FireEye products

Flaws in Kaspersky FireEye products Kaspersky Background On September 5, 2015 Tavis Ormandy, a security researcher and Google employee, in a controversial fashion, tweeted that he’d found a major zero-interaction …

About Joe Gray

Joe Gray joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Joe is currently a Senior Security Architect and maintains his own blog and podcast called Advanced Persistent Security. In his spare time, Joe enjoys attending information security conferences, contributing blogs to various outlets, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (spoken taps out A LOT!), and flying his drone. Joe is the inaugural winner of the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) and was awarded a DerbyCon Black Badge. Joe has contributed material for the likes of AlienVault, ITSP Magazine, CSO Online, and Dark Reading.