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Adam Todd
Senior Research Analyst
Experience
Adam is a Senior Research Analyst for TrustedSec’s Research and Development Team. He has over 10 years of experience in the computer security field with a diversified background. He started his journey as a penetration tester in the private sector, moved into developing offensive and defensive capabilities in the public sector, and finally got into forensic investigations and incident response before joining TrustedSec.
Education & Certifications
BS Computer Science from Michigan State University MS Information Assurance from the Air Force Institute of Technology GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA) GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM) GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
Industry Contributions
A. Todd, J. Benson, G. Peterson, T. Franz, M. Stevens, and R. Raines, “An Analysis of Forensic Tools in Detecting Rootkits and Hidden Processes,” in Advances in Digital Forensics III, Boston; Springer, 2007. A. Todd, R. Raines, R. Baldwin, B. Mullens, and S. Rogers, “Alert Verification Evasion Through Server Response Forging,” in Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection, Boston; Springer, 2007.
Passion for Security
Adam’s passion for computers and security came from a healthy diet of films as a child including The Matrix, Hackers, and Sneakers. Since then he has attempted to Hack the Planet using sshnuke, and, of course, my voice is my passport. Verify me.
Recent Blog Posts
WMI Providers for Script Kiddies
Introduction So, this WMI stuff seems legit. Admins get a powerful tool which Script Kiddies can also use for profit. But there’s gotta be more, right? What if I want to take my WMI-fu to the next level? In the previous blog post, “WMI for Script Kiddies,” we described Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). We detailed...
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WMI for Script Kiddies
Introduction Let’s say an ‘Administrator’ lands on a target network host and wants to look around and ‘administer’ the system without uploading any new tools… How can I do that without burning any of my Script Kiddie tools? WMI or Windows Management Instrumentation or Windows Managed Infrastructure is an interface for managed components that provides...
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BITS Persistence for Script Kiddies
Introduction Using and abusing the BITS service is a lot of fun. I can’t believe Windows just gives away this hacker tool for free. But wait, wait, are you telling me that there’s more? Does it come with a free blender? What else can this service do for me? In the last installment, we covered...
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