Ransomware Encryption Analysis: Attack Mechanics on Windows
A managed services client called our SOC at 2:14 AM on a Tuesday. Their file server was throwing access denied errors across three departments. By 2:20 AM we had confi…
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Using Autoruns to Audit Every Windows Autostart Location
During a quarterly security review for a client running a 200-seat Windows environment, we found a DLL registered under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersi…
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Encoding Passwords Securely in PowerShell Enterprise Scripts
Last year we inherited a managed environment from another vendor—a mid-size logistics company running 40+ scheduled PowerShell scripts across their domain controllers…
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Using the PowerShell Certificate Provider for Cert Management
It is 3 AM. Your SIEM is generating Kerberos pre-authentication failures across 47 workstations. You escalate to Tier 3 and begin triage. The answer is not malware, no…
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