Attack and Defense in OT: Enhancing Cyber Resilience in Industrial Systems with Red Team Operations

In today's rapidly evolving industrial landscape, securing Operational Technology (OT) is more critical than ever due to increased connectivity and sophisticated cyber threats. Throughout this blog post series, we will dive into the world of Operational Technology Security. This edition of the series focuses on how Red Team assessments can assist companies in identifying and … Continue reading Attack and Defense in OT: Enhancing Cyber Resilience in Industrial Systems with Red Team Operations →

What’s new for TIBER-EU?

A brief look at the updated TIBER-EU framework with DORA TLPT coming into play. In our previous post, we have discussed the “transition” from TIBER to TLPT (Threat-Led Penetration Testing), highlighting some differences between the previous TIBER specification and the requirements as indicated by DORA. This is mostly just a change in terminology. We concluded … Continue reading What’s new for TIBER-EU? →

TLPT & ME: Everything you need to know about Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT) in a TIBER world.

Introduction In our previous post, we published an analysis of current TIBER implementations ahead of DORA's TLPT requirements. To recap, this contained: An overview of existing TIBER implementations (situation mid-2024) A comparison of the respective guidance documents w.r.t. major building blocks, such as the generic threat landscape, purple teaming, leg-ups, scenario X Assurance that consistency … Continue reading TLPT & ME: Everything you need to know about Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT) in a TIBER world. →

The Big TIBER Encyclopedia

An analysis of current TIBER implementations ahead of DORA's TLPT requirements Introduction TIBER (Threat Intelligence-Based Ethical Red Teaming) is a framework introduced by the European Central Bank (ECB) in 2018 as a response to the increasing number of cyber threats faced by financial institutions. The framework provides a standardized methodology and guidelines for conducting controlled … Continue reading The Big TIBER Encyclopedia →

Kernel Karnage – Part 9 (Finishing Touches)

It's time for the season finale. In this post we explore several bypasses but also look at some mistakes made along the way. 1. From zero to hero: a quick recap As promised in part 8, I spent some time converting the application to disable Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE) into a Beacon Object File (BOF) … Continue reading Kernel Karnage – Part 9 (Finishing Touches) →

Kernel Karnage – Part 8 (Getting Around DSE)

When life gives you exploits, you turn them into Beacon Object Files. 1. Back to BOFs I never thought I would say this, but after spending so much time in kernel land, it’s almost as if developing kernel functionality is easier than writing user land applications, especially when they need to fly under the radar. … Continue reading Kernel Karnage – Part 8 (Getting Around DSE) →