Hackers to Cloud Accounts of Technology and Aviation Companies Demonstrate Different Threat Model – the Parasite Wake up C-suite! SC media writer Bradley Barth reported in January on instances where hackers were able to hijack cloud accounts of high-tech and aviation firms, and stay hidden. This type of advanced persistent threat has been plaguing companies
Symposit is selected to delegation for U.S. Security Trade Mission
January 27, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Symposit LLC has been selected by the U.S. International Trade Association (ITA), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to join a delegation of private-sector businesses to participate in the 2021 Security Mission for Economic Prosperity in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. MISSION DESCRIPTION The United States Department
Using Route53 DNS private hosted zone server in OpenVPN
I was trying to get a private hosted zone to work an resolved server IP addresses with AWS when clients connected via OpenVPN. The Route53 private hosted zone worked within the servers in my environment, but not the OpenVPN clients. Per AWS’s own instructions (https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/r53-private-ubuntu/) I went down a rabbit’s hole of setting up a
DNS Vulnerability Affects Every Business with Windows Server: Don’t Wait for the Hack
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made an emergency mandate last month around Windows DNS vulnerabilities. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently identified a vulnerability in the Windows Domain Name System CVE-2020-1350. When the servers fail to properly handle requests, hackers can exploit this vulnerability by running arbitrary code in order to
Symposit welcomes a new Cyber Team Lead
Symposit is pleased to welcome a new addition to our team. Frank Von Hendricks joins us as a Cyber Team Lead for our Federal Energy sector clients with more than 25 years of information technology experience. Previously, Frank worked at Northrop Grumman Corporation as a Senior Principal Systems Analyst contracted to the U.S. Social Security
Symposit LLC announces prime contract with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
Symposit LLC announced its latest prime contract with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to provide technical support for the Information Management Advisory Council. Symposit is proud to support INL’s critical mission to reduce the entry of illegal drugs into the United States and to minimize the
Important note about logging into Office 365 with legacy software or devices
We wanted to share this important note make sure our clients are aware that they should be using modern email clients (ie. Outlook 2013 or newer), as well as smartphones that continuously update with either the latest iOS or Android operating systems – systems that will support “Modern Authentication.” The change will go into effect
Team Symposit Winter 2020 Holiday Celebration
On Friday, January 31st, the Symposit team gathered for a Winter Holiday party that was a great success! We enjoyed a great selection of food and drinks at The Eleanor in the NoMa area of Washington, D.C. Our team enjoyed arcade games, mini-bowling, and getting to know friends and teammates. We are so grateful to
Symposit awarded AV design prime contract for State Dept
Symposit has been awarded a prime contract with the Department of State (DOS), Foreign Services Institute (FSI) for the design and consulting services for a new Audio-Visual equipment, network and infrastructure design solution to be incorporated into the Issued for Construction (IFC) Drawing Set for the National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC), Building B Project.
Bad actors are using HTTPS
In alert issued by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), scammers are now using fake websites with HTTPS certificates that appear to make the website secure in order to lure victims into providing payment or other sensitive information. Read the entire alert below: Source: https://www.ic3.gov/media/2019/190610.aspx CYBER ACTORS EXPLOIT ‘SECURE’ WEBSITES IN PHISHING CAMPAIGNS Websites