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Andy Robbins

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27 Nov

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It was @JohnLaTwC who famously said:

“Attackers think in graphs. Defenders think in lists. As long as this is true, attackers win.”

If you’ve seen more than one of my talks, you might think I’m contractually obligated to include this quote in every talk I do.

This quote means a lot to me. A LOT. Graph theory, to me, almost seems like it was invented solely for the information security field. Its purpose and reach is obviously waaaaaaay further than our field, but…

… we have BARELY scratched the surface of what’s possible with applied graph theory in information security. The core feature of #BloodHound is finding the shortest path between two nodes. The algorithm this is based on was first published in 1959.

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Andy Robbins

@_wald0

25 Nov

There are worlds of untapped security research opportunities in Azure - growing, dynamic, and multiplying worlds. The next few years will produce amazing research. Get a head start with the following resources:

@kfosaaen

This brand new book by @kfosaaen and @asegunlolu: amazon.com/Penetration-Te…

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The world-class writings of @inversecos: inversecos.com/?m=1

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Andy Robbins

@_wald0

12 Sep

At a high level, what security-related strategies and policies should Microsoft employ over the next ten years? Here are my ideas, but I want to know what you think as well: 🧵

Number one: take radical ownership over customer security outcomes. Microsoft is already doing this with the introduction of built-in safety rails in Azure. But there’s much more opportunity here:

Historically, Microsoft has made all the tools available to admins to secure their networks: Windows firewall, device guard, application guard, etc. A well-resourced, well-financed admin can make an AD domain *amazingly secure*. But most do not.

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Andy Robbins

@_wald0

7 Sep

Three of the most common issues #BloodHoundEnterprise finds, their impacts, and how you can use FOSS #BloodHound to find and fix these issues yourself, today: 🧵

Issue #1: Domain Controller object ownership. This issue is *extremely* common and *extremely* dangerous when looking at attack path possibilities this opens up. This is also *extremely* easy to fix.

In FOSS #BloodHound, run this query using the "raw query" bar at the bottom:

MATCH (g:Group)
WHERE g.objectid ENDS WITH '-516'
MATCH p = (n:Base)-[:Owns]->(c:Computer)-[:MemberOf*1..]->(g)
RETURN p

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Andy Robbins

@_wald0

11 Aug

(1/6) One of the most powerful and valuable aspects of a red team assessment is its ability to cut straight through any pre-existing notions of a network's security posture. 🧵

(2/6) The facts of a devastating attack path, well-executed, cut through egos, politics, ineffective operational momentum, and spell it out very plainly for everyone to see: the red team got in, took control of everything, and you couldn't stop them.

(3/6) Getting your teeth kicked in like that hurts, but professional red teams know how to turn that pain into value for the customer, and help them see it as an opportunity to improve.

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Andy Robbins

@_wald0

20 Jun

It's time to stop ignoring prevention. A thread:

Point #1: Red teamers know how year after year the same tools and methodologies can be used to take over almost any organization running Active Directory. Sometimes even the same exact attack path steps find their way into reports year after year.

We shouldn't be satisfied with doing the same attacks against our clients for years (even decades) and collecting paychecks - what exactly is the point of all this tailchasing if things aren't getting better?

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