Erci Stern tells us her origin story.  We review in depth how she battled users that were uploading Warez on a customer's Anonymous FTP site and also hear a funny story about Slingo.  She takes us through her entire career at AOL where she started in Site Reliability (Systems Administration/Operations), moving to Information Security/QA, and then went into project management.  We also cover her life after AOL where she went back to System Administration and has been a champion of security along the way throughout her career. Other topics include Configuration Management, Security Certifications, passion projects, etc..  Erici also shares with us her experience mentoring at "Girls who Code" and advice for girls that want to go into IT. Guest: Erci Stern Host: Steve Stonebraker CoverArt: Created by Broast (https://broast.org), original idea by LampGold. -- AOL Underground Podcast Follow us on twitter - @AOLUnderground @brakertech Merch - https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop Donate - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground Contact the Host - https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/ Reconnect with old AOLers - https://discord.gg/reaol https://aolunderground.com/community/

Surf Kahuna (Ryan Chapman) shares his origin story about a series of events that occurred on AOL that rocked his world and led him down the path of digital forensics.  Then Steve and Ryan talk espionage, multiple Advanced Persistent Threats, retro gaming, password spraying, ransomware, and what has helped Ryan be successful in Infosec. Guest: Surf Kahuna/Mac Diablo (Ryan Chapman) Host: Steve Stonebraker CoverArt: Created by Broast (https://broast.org), original idea by LampGold. -- Ryan Chapman Follow Ryan on Twitter - @rj_chap Ryan's Blog - https://incidentresponse.training/ Author of SANS FOR528 "Ransomware for Incident Responders" - for528.com/course Instructor of SANS FOR610: Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques  - https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-courses/reverse-engineering-malware-malware-analysis-tools-techniques/ Part of the @CactusCon crew - https://www.cactuscon.com/ -- AOL Underground Podcast Follow us on twitter - @AOLUnderground @brakertech Merch - https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop Donate - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground Contact the Host - https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/ Reconnect with old AOLers - https://discord.gg/reaol https://aolunderground.com/community/

Chat with Sandeep Lahane, CEO of Deepfence, on how ThreatStryker is changing the game for Cloud Workload Protection.  We go deep in to the product's unique full SSL decryption and packet capture capability, identification of an organizations most vulnerable endpoints, and automated workflows to remediate compromised systems. Episode Show Notes: Sandeep Lahane - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeep-lahane-b9520a4/ Deepfence - https://deepfence.io/ Review of Deepfence's sandbox environment - https://brakertech.com/deepfence-cloud-native-workload-protection-for-infosec-pros/ Links: Podcast Website: https://ephemeralsecuritypodcast.com Blog: https://brakertech.com Github: https://github.com/ssstonebraker Social: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevestonebraker Twitter: https://twitter.com/brakertech Credits: Intro music by Margo Stonebraker

Chat with Ryan Fried about being and adjunct professor in the Cyber Security space, being a virtual CISO and talking to executives, purple teaming, true positive security incidents, validating your controls and what you think you know, and Atomic Red Team.  Episode Show Notes: Ryan Fried - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-fried-65747938/ Atomic Red Team - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team Bloodhound - https://github.com/BloodHoundAD/BloodHound Checkov - https://www.checkov.io/ Links: Podcast Website: https://ephemeralsecuritypodcast.com Blog: https://brakertech.com Github: https://github.com/ssstonebraker Social: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevestonebraker Twitter: https://twitter.com/brakertech Credits: Podcast edited and mastered by Charlie Clark, https://www.fiverr.com/chuckaudio Intro music by Margo Stonebraker

Chat with Lisa Falzone and Michael Green of Athena Security Athena Security focuses on Entryway Security - https://www.athena-security.com/ Guests Michael Green, CEO and Co-Founder Lisa Falzone, President and Co-Founder Show Notes https://ephemeralsecuritypodcast.com/athena-security/ Podcast edited and mastered by Charlie Clark, https://www.fiverr.com/chuckaudio Intro music by Margo Stonebraker 

Chat with @Ethan_Heilman, CTO of @getBastionZero on how they are adding additional security when accessing remote infrastructure. BastionZero adds an additional separate Multi Factor Authentication into the authentication process and has a unique multi-root security model.  Ethan can be found at:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-heilman-39896934/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ethan_Heilman  //Show Notes// BastionZero's website - https://www.bastionzero.com/  Video on how multiple MFA works with Bastion Zero - https://brakertech.com/aws-systems-manager-session-manager-on-steroids/ Podcast edited and mastered by Charlie Clark, https://www.fiverr.com/chuckaudio Intro music by Margo Stonebraker  //Chapter Timestamps//  00:00:41 Meet Ethan Heilman  00:01:10 When did you first use a computer?  00:01:29 How did you get into Information Security  00:02:42 Crypto Company to Bastion Zero  00:05:08 Multiparty Computation  00:06:07 Certificate Authorities  00:08:13 AWS PrivateLink/VPC Endpoints  00:10:38 How does Bastion Zero Work?  00:14:55 Shared Responsibility  00:16:50 Dynamic Targets  00:19:46 What does the term "Zero Trust" mean to you?  00:21:01 Proxying HTTP  00:23:17 SELinux  00:23:45 Privileged Access Management  00:27:35 AWS Root Account  00:33:26 Separate Admin Accounts  00:36:12 API Keys  00:40:58 Response for product in the wild?  00:45:11 Stopping Ransomware  00:52:26 Phishing 01:01:21 Modifying Linux Pluggable Authentication Module 01:06:18 Goodbye

Chat with @DevinCasadey, Managing Principal / Global Red Team Lead. Devin's Certifications: OSCE3 (OSWE, OSEP, OSED), OSCP, OSCE, OSEE, OSWP, eCTHP, GCPN  Devin can be found at: Hack the Box: https://www.hackthebox.eu/profile/28293 HTB & CTF Team: https://www.hackthebox.eu/teams/profile/1685 Github: https://keramas.github.io/about.html LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devin-casadey-198117b/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DevinCasadey  Show Notes  Don't Roll Your Own: Devin's Writeup for how he decoded the database (referenced in the episode) - https://keramas.github.io/2022/05/03/dont-roll-your-own.html EvilGinx: Man in the Middle Two Factor Auth - https://github.com/kgretzky/evilginx2  Chapter Timestamps 01:09 -- Why are you passionate about Infosec? 02:17 -- First use a computer? 05:31 -- What are you doing now? 06:16 -- Best way to hone skills? 07:54 -- Difference between Redteaming and Pentesting 09:12 -- Are Pentesters ever asked to emulate APTs? 11:51 -- Do you test different EDR Vendors? 16:18 -- Test Scenario 17:42 -- Do you have to write custom exploits for engagements? 23:31 -- Do you tell vendors you can bypass their EDR product? 26:02 -- Trying to get caught by Security Team 27:21 -- What can customers do to get the most out of a pentesitng engagement? 32:09 -- Pentest Client Behavior 35:56 -- Linux Boxes 37:11 -- Windows Security 40:30 -- Found Machine Already Compromised? 41:44 -- Pentest Planning 43:46 -- Memorable Engagements 47:07 -- Zero Trust 53:44 -- Initial Point of Entry 58:55 -- Okta Breach 01:01:27 -- Triple MFA 01:02:53 -- Avoid Burnout? 01:05:00 -- Joining a Redteam 01:09:44 -- Any Passion Projects? 01:10:21 -- Goodbye Links: Podcast Website: https://ephemeralsecuritypodcast.com Blog: https://brakertech.com Github: https://github.com/ssstonebraker Social: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevestonebraker Twitter: https://twitter.com/brakertech

Chat with Mike Wyatt, Chief Security Officer at CYDERES Mike can be found at: https://twitter.com/cleverexploit https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleverexploit/ Note: This episode has chapters embedded in the file!

The Cyclops Blink botnet is explained (how it worked) and a question is posed to the guests if this should be considered an act of Cyber War Guests: Matt Wright and Brad Lindsley Episode Extras: https://ephemeralsecuritypodcast.com/cyclops-blink/ (includes diagram of botnet, link to the court order to disrupt the botnet, and more)

Guest: Iman Joshua - Head of Information Security at Vimeo Host: Steve Stonebraker stevestonebraker.com Special Thanks Audio Editing and Sound - Adam Joesph - https://www.adamjosephsounds.com/ Theme music - Margo Stonebraker - codewithmargo.com