Security

Conduct a sector-specific threat landscape assessment by analyzing threat actor targeting patterns, common attack vectors, and industry-specific vulnerabilities to inform organizational risk management.

Identify cryptographic algorithms, key generation flaws, and potential decryption opportunities in ransomware samples using static and dynamic analysis.

Tests REST and GraphQL APIs for Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA/IDOR) vulnerabilities by manipulating object identifiers to detect missing per-object authorization checks.

Parse and analyze email headers to trace the origin of phishing emails, verify sender authenticity, and identify spoofing through SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation.

Collect volatile forensic evidence from a compromised system following order of volatility, preserving memory, network connections, processes, and system state before they are lost.

Detect data exfiltration through DNS tunneling by analyzing query entropy, subdomain length, query volume, TXT record abuse, and response payload sizes using passive DNS monitoring.

Design and deploy IEC 62443-compliant conduit architecture for secure OT remote access, including jump servers, MFA gateways, session recording, and approval-based workflows for vendor and engineer access to industrial control systems.

Integrate AFL++ coverage-guided fuzz testing into CI/CD pipelines to discover memory corruption, input handling, and logic vulnerabilities in C/C++ and compiled applications.

Implement Kubernetes network segmentation using Calico NetworkPolicy and GlobalNetworkPolicy for zero-trust pod-to-pod communication.

Deploy Cisco Identity Services Engine for 802.1X wired and wireless authentication, MAC Authentication Bypass, posture assessment, and dynamic VLAN assignment for network access control.

Enforce Kubernetes admission policies using OPA Gatekeeper with ConstraintTemplates, Rego rules, and the Gatekeeper policy library.

Enforce organizational security policies across Kubernetes clusters and CI/CD pipelines using Open Policy Agent (OPA) and Gatekeeper, including writing Rego policies, deploying admission controllers, and testing policies locally.

Deploy CyberArk Secure Cloud Access to eliminate standing privileges in hybrid and multi-cloud environments using just-in-time access with time, entitlement, and approval controls.

Collect, parse, and correlate system, application, and security logs to reconstruct events and establish timelines during forensic investigations.

Enrich malware file hashes using the VirusTotal API to retrieve detection rates, behavioral analysis, YARA matches, and contextual threat intelligence for incident triage and IOC validation.

Acquire and analyze mobile device data using Cellebrite UFED and open-source tools to extract communications, location data, and application artifacts.

Acquires Linux memory using the LiME kernel module and analyzes the image with Volatility 3 to extract processes, network connections, bash history, kernel modules, and injected code for incident response.

Implement API abuse detection using token bucket, sliding window, and adaptive rate limiting algorithms to prevent DDoS, brute force, and credential stuffing attacks.

Continuously monitor cloud infrastructure for misconfigurations, compliance violations, and security risks using AWS Security Hub, Azure Defender for Cloud, and open-source tools like Prowler and ScoutSuite.

Enforce Kubernetes network segmentation using Calico CNI network policies and global network policies to control pod-to-pod traffic, restrict egress, and implement zero-trust microsegmentation.

Deploys passwordless authentication using Microsoft Entra ID with FIDO2 security keys, Windows Hello for Business, Microsoft Authenticator passkeys, and certificate-based authentication to eliminate password-based attacks.

Deploy FIDO2/WebAuthn passwordless authentication using security keys and platform authenticators, covering WebAuthn API integration, FIDO2 server configuration, passkey enrollment, biometric authentication, and migration from password-based systems aligned with NIST SP 800-63B AAL3.

Deploy Zero Trust Network Access using Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) to replace traditional VPN with identity-based, context-aware access to private applications through the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange.

Enumerate AWS resources and identify misconfigurations using ScoutSuite to generate interactive security reports.

Audit Kubernetes cluster security posture against CIS benchmarks using kube-bench with automated checks for control plane, worker nodes, and RBAC.

Correlates OT asset inventory with ICS-CERT advisories and CVE data to identify, prioritize, and track vulnerabilities in operational technology environments using Claroty xDome.

Create data flow diagrams, identify threats using STRIDE and LINDDUN methodologies, and generate threat model reports for secure design review with OWASP Threat Dragon.

Conduct wireless network security assessments using Kismet to detect rogue access points, hidden SSIDs, weak encryption, and unauthorized clients through passive RF monitoring.

Query the Malpedia API to research malware family relationships, track variant evolution, link families to threat actors, and integrate YARA rules for detection across malware lineages.

Detect and test for OWASP API3:2023 Broken Object Property Level Authorization vulnerabilities including excessive data exposure and mass assignment attacks.

Validate and confirm exploitability of vulnerabilities using the Metasploit Framework for risk-based prioritization and patch verification.

Guides through implementing application whitelisting on Windows using AppLocker, from inventory and rule creation to audit-mode deployment and enforcement.

Configure Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management to enforce just-in-time role activation, approval workflows, and access reviews for Azure AD privileged roles.

Deploy Breach and Attack Simulation tools to continuously validate security control effectiveness by safely emulating real-world attack techniques across the kill chain.

Integrates endpoint health signals from CrowdStrike ZTA, Microsoft Intune, and Jamf into conditional access policies to enforce device compliance before granting resource access.

Configure and deploy Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls with App-ID, User-ID, zone-based policies, SSL decryption, and threat prevention profiles for enterprise network security.