Do you have resources on prem? In the cloud? How about in multiple clouds? How do you access them all, and how do you track all of those resources? How do you handle key management? Password management? User management? How do you maintain who or what has SSH and RDP access? How do you provide secure access to internal websites or even other data sources? How do you know your admins and analysts and end users are accessing them securely? How do you know who has keys sitting in their downloads folder? How do you track any of it?
Remote Access Done Right
Oct 14, 2022 3:00:00 PM / by Whitney Champion posted in SecOps, Security, DevOps, Infrastructure, Cloud, SSO
Widespread Phishing and Business Email Compromise Campaign
Feb 24, 2022 2:18:40 PM / by Luke Rusten posted in SecOps, Intel, phishing, sigma
In this blog post we cover a widespread phishing campaign Recon recently observed targeting multiple customers. This post is not meant to be highly technical, instead it walks through how these attacks unfold and but still provides defenders and organizations some tools to defend against these attacks.
Recon's Guide to Testing for the Log4J Vulnerability using Canarytokens
Dec 14, 2021 2:10:00 PM / by Andrew Cook posted in SecOps, Security, log4j, Canaries, InfoSec, Thinkst
This guide will walk you through using CanaryTokens.org to generate a token and how to use that token to determine if an application is vulnerable to Log4j. The generated token is a string of text that you will place in various user-controlled fields of the applications (such as search boxes, forms, and password fields). If the application is vulnerable, you will receive an email from CanaryTokens.org indicating that the application is vulnerable.
Recon's SOAR Playbook To Detect Log4J Exploitation
Dec 13, 2021 2:14:00 PM / by Andrew Cook posted in SecOps, Security, log4j, Canaries, InfoSec, Thinkst
The recent Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) is unprecedented in its global scope and impact. This open source logging framework for Apache is found buried in everything from the Mars Helicopter to Minecraft. The exploit is as simple as getting the system to log a message containing a specific string, which can be done as easily as changing your iPhone’s name, sending a chat message, or visiting a website.
Scaling Enterprise Forensic Timelining
Oct 6, 2021 2:29:00 PM / by Eric Capuano posted in Automation, DFIR, Velociraptor, Incident Response, Forensics, Operations, SecOps, Security, SOC, Open Source
In July, Eric & Whitney gave a talk titled "Breaches Be Crazy" at the SANS DFIR Summit outlining Recon’s unique approach at scaling enterprise forensic timelining.
An Encounter With TA551/Shathak
May 18, 2021 2:00:00 PM / by Andrew Cook posted in DFIR, SecOps, Security, TA551, Shathak, Python, Malware
The Recon incident response team recently responded to a case of business email compromise. The incident spanned over seven months of potential dwell time, and included the unraveling of encrypted malware hidden in an image file. Our analysis attributed the incident to a threat group known as TA551/Shathak, known for stealing banking credentials.
Detecting Threats with Graylog Pipelines - Part 3
Jan 15, 2021 2:14:00 PM / by Eric Capuano posted in Incident Response, Operations, SecOps, Security, SOC, InfoSec, Threat Hunting, Monitoring, Graylog
Now that we've normalized and enriched our events, let's get into the actual threat detection logic that brings SIEM-like features to open source Graylog.
Detecting Threats with Graylog Pipelines - Part 2
Jan 4, 2021 5:01:00 PM / by Eric Capuano posted in Operations, SecOps, Security, SOC, InfoSec, Monitoring, Graylog, Logging
In my previous post, I explained the fundamental purpose and use cases of pipelines in Graylog – now let's move towards some more advanced topics.
Detecting Threats with Graylog Pipelines - Part 1
Dec 31, 2020 5:16:00 PM / by Eric Capuano posted in Operations, SecOps, Security, SOC, InfoSec, Monitoring, Graylog, Logging
If you are here hoping to learn more about using Graylog for the purpose of monitoring the security posture of your organization, strap in – it's about to get real.
The Training Secrets of Great Security Operations Teams
Dec 22, 2020 5:21:00 PM / by Bob Drobish posted in SecOps, InfoSec, Training, NDR
At Recon InfoSec we have the honor of working with some of the best security operations, incident response, and threat hunting teams in the world: Fortune 100 companies, military cyber protection teams, global incident response firms, “3 letter agencies,” and “Big 4” professional services companies.