7 Minute Security

7MS #312: OFF-TOPIC - Boxing a Cat

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It has been a heck of a week (in a good way), and I'm taking a break from security so you can help me untangle a mystery that's been wrapped around my...

7MS #311: How to Build a Cuckoo Sandbox

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I dove into building a Cuckoo Sandbox for malware analysis. There are certainly a ton of posts and videos out there about it, but this entry...

7MS #310: Secure the Radio Commercials

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last week I was in the recording studio to record three 7MS commercials aimed at churches. The goal was to educate them on some security topics and cl...

7MS #309: Password Cracking in the Cloud - Part 2

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cracking passwords in the cloud is super fun (listen to last week's episode to learn how to build your own cracking box on the cheap at Paperspace)! I...

7MS #308: Password Cracking in the Cloud

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I had an absolute ball this week trying to figure out how to crack passwords effectively, and on the cheap, and in the cloud. Today's episode goes int...

7MS #307: Writing Security-Focused Radio Commercials

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hey, so this week I am without my main machine - thus no jingle or "jungle boogie" intro music. Feels weird. Feels real weird. Anyway, ya know how I t...

7MS #306: A Peek into the 7MS Mail Bag - Part 2

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We've dug into some pretty technical topics the last few weeks so we're gonna take it easy today. Below are some FAQs and updates I'll cover on today'...

7MS #305: Evaluating Endpoint Protection Solutions - Part 2

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today is part two of evaluating endpoint solutions, where I primarily focus on Caldera which is an adversary simulation system that's really awesome! ...

7MS #304: Integrating Pwned Passwords with Active Directory

05 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I've been super pumped about Troy Hunt's Pwned Passwords project ever since it came out - especially when I saw a tweet about using it in Active Direc...

7MS #303: Evaluating Endpoint Protection Solutions

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I'm working on a fun project right now where I'm evaluating endpoint protection solutions for a client. They're faced with a choice of either refreshi...

7MS #302: Bunnies and Bloodhounds

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I've had a fun week with a mixed bag of security related stuff happening, so I thought I'd throw it all in a big stew and cook it up for today's episo...

7MS #301: CredDefense

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Intro CredDefense is a freakin' sweet tool from the fine folks at Black Hills Information Security that does some really nifty things: Password filter...

7MS #300: Windows System Forensics 101 - Part 2

09 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's continuation of last week's episode I'm continuing a discussion on using free tools to triage Windows systems - be they infected or just ac...

7MS #299: Windows System Forensics 101

28 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I had the privilege of creating a Windows System Forensics 101 course/presentation for a customer. The good/bad news is there is so much good informat...

7MS #298: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying - Part 2

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last week I talked about how business has been going with the LLC. Today I answer some additional questions that I didn't have time to address: How ...

7MS #297: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Intro Here's some of the "juice" that has helped 7MS have a successful start: Support system Ok so I think if you're going to have a successful busine...

7MS #296: WEFFLES - Windows Event Logging Forensic Logging Enhancement Services

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

WEFFLES are delicious! WEFFLES stands for Windows Event Logging Forensic Logging Enhancement Services and is Microsoft's cool (and free!) console for ...

7MS #295: Interview with Kevin Keane

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm excited to be joined by my friend and advisor Kevin Keane (Twitter / LinkedIn) who is a lawyer, blogger, keynote speaker, business advisor, ...

7MS #294: GDPR Me ASAP

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

GDPR in a nutshell GDPR, in a nutshell, is a set of legal regulations focused on the privacy of personal information for EU citizens - no matter where...

7MS #293: How to Become a Packtpub Author - Part 2

04 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Back in episode 280 I talked about how I started working with PacktPub to start authoring a video course on vulnerability scanning using Kali. Since t...

7MS #292: OFF-TOPIC - How I Nearly Killed My Sister with a Snowball

28 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hey folks, I had originally planned to cover the CredDefense toolkit but I couldn't get it working. I'm basically having the same issue that someone r...

7MS #291: The Quest for Critical Security Controls - Part 4

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Did I mention I love the Critical Security Controls? I do. And here's an absolute diamond I found this week: This site (http://www.auditscripts.com/fr...

7MS #290: Interview with Joe Klein

14 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

My pal and former coworker Joe Klein joins me in the virtual studio to discuss: His career as a diesel mechanic and insurance guru How to leave a sta...

7MS #289: I'm Dipping My Toes in Windows Forensics

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Two weird things happening in this episode: I'm not in the car, and thus not endangering myself and others while podcasting and driving! My once b...

7MS #288: I'm BURPing a Lot

01 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sorry the podcast is late this week - but it's all for good reasons! I'm busy as a bee doing a ton of pentesting so I have a smattering of random secu...

7MS #287: Introducing 7 Minute Security LLC

22 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Well, after over-teasing this last week, I'm excited to announce that I've started my own company! 7 Minute Security, LLC gives me an outlet to do all...

7MS #286: The Quest for Critical Security Controls - Part 3

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We're continuing to hammer on the CSCs again this week. Here's some rad resources that can get your CSC efforts in the right direction: CIS Implemen...

7MS #285: The Quest for Critical Security Controls - Part 2

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Nothing to do with security, but I've heard this song way too much this week. I love the CIS Controls but it seems like there isn't a real good hands-...

7MS #284: The Quest for Critical Security Controls

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For a long time I've been electronically in love with the Critical Security Controls. Not familiar with 'em? The CIS site describes them as: The CIS C...

7MS #283: OFF-TOPIC - I Love Cops and COPS

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

My plans for this week's podcast went hush-hush, kablooie, bye-bye, see ya, adios. So, I'm pinch-hitting and going off-topic and talking about...of al...

7MS #282: A Peek into the 7MS Mail Bag

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I'm gonna level with you: it's been a heck of a week. So I thought I'd try something a little different (and desperate?) and use this episode to answe...

7MS #281: Baby's First Banking Infosec Conference

11 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I went to my first ever banking-focused infosec conference a few weeks ago (WBA's Secure-IT) and learned a ton. I met some really great people and had...

7MS #280: How to Become a Packtpub Author

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I'm excited to announce I'm going to be a PacktPub author! I'm going to work with them to create a course on network/vulnerability scanning. I'm pumpe...

7MS #279: Patching Solutions Bake-Off - Part 4

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Intro The patching solutions review concludes this week with Ivanti's patch solution, as well as PDQ Deploy/Inventory. As a quick reminder, here's whe...

7MS #278: Interview with Rob Sell

21 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Intro We're breaking ground with this episode, folks! For the first time in 7MS history, we've got a guest on the show (finally, right?!). Rob Sell is...

7MS #277: Patching Solutions Bake-Off - Part 3

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

ManageEngine Desktop Central Overall, I have to bluntly say that I really enjoyed playing with ManageEngine's solution. It's got a crap-ton of feature...

7MS #276: The CryptoLocker song

06 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This is it! The worldwide Internet debut of an original infosec-themed song called CryptoLocker'd, and as the name implies, it's about a CryptoLocker ...

7MS #275: Patching Solutions Bake-Off - Part 2

30 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This episode continues our series on comparing popular patching solutions, such as: Ninite ManageEngine Ivanti PDQ Ninite This week I focused on Nin...

7MS #274: Speaking at ILTACON - Part 4

23 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I'm back from Vegas! My talk went really well and I'm excited to tell you about it in today's episode. First, some conference/trip highlights: During ...

7MS #273: Speaking at ILTACON - Part 3

17 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I ran out of time in episode #272 to tell you about why preparing to be a speaker for ILTACON was way more stressful that preparing for Secure360 a fe...

7MS #272: Speaking at ILTACON - Part 2

17 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 2 of a series focusing on public speaking - specifically for the ILTACON conference happening in Vegas this week. In this episode I share...

7MS #271: Patching Solutions Bake-Off - Part 1

10 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Seems like every business I meet with needs some sort of help in the patching department. Maybe they've got the Microsoft OS side of the house under c...

7MS #270: IDS on a Budget - Part 4

03 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I spent a bunch of time with Security Onion the last couple week's and have been lovin' it! I ran the install, took all the defaults, ran the updates,...

7MS #269: Documentation

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Documentation is super boring, right? Yet it's critical to getting your client/audience excited about making their security better! In this episode I ...

7MS #268: IDS on a Budget - Part 3

19 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Been having a blast working with the beta branch of the Sweet Security project and it anxious to try the latest fixes of the beta branch. Give it a lo...

7MS #267: Backup Disasters

18 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a horror story about how I recently lost 5+ years of CrashPlan backups due to what I'm calling a...small clerical error. Yes, this ...

7MS #266: IDS on a Budget - Part 2

13 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week I've continued to play with the awesome Sweet Security IDS solution you can throw on a Raspberry Pi 3. A big update to share is that there i...

7MS 265: IDS on a Budget - Part 1

05 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I've been wanting to get a Bro IDS installed for a long time now - and for several reasons: It looks fun! My customers have expressed interest I...

7MS #264: Hacking Wordpress

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I was pleasantly surprised to see a Wordpress site fall into a pentest scope this past week. One helpful tool to get familiar with when attacking Word...

7MS #263: Make Nessus Reporting Fun Again!

25 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tell me I can't be the only one who regularly wants to combine a bunch of small Nessus scans files into a big fat Nessus scan file, and then make pret...

7MS #262: Speaking at ILTACON

14 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Through kind of a weird series of events, I have an opportunity to speak at ILTACON this summer in Vegas (baby!). I'll be talking about some things yo...

7MS #261: Blind Network Security Assessments

07 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week I had the fun opportunity to do a "blind" network security assessment - where basically we had to step into a network we'd never seen before...

7MS #260: PwnPro 101 - Part 2

02 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I'm continuing to love the our PwnPro and had a chance to use it on a customer assessment this week. For the most part the setup/install was a breeze....

7MS #259: OFF-TOPIC - Home Robbery Attribution

25 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Warning! Warning! This is an off-topic episode! I try really hard to create valuable weekly content about IT/security. However, sometimes a virtual gr...

7MS #258: Speaking at Secure360 - Part 2

18 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Intro I mentioned last week that I was speaking at the Secure360 conference here in the Twin Cities, and at that time I was preparing a talk called Pe...

7MS #257: Speaking at Secure360

11 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The nervous butterflies are chewing up my organs this week. Why? Because I'm speaking at Secure360 next Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm trying to build a p...

7MS #256: AlienVault Certified System Engineer - Part 2

04 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

So a few weeks ago I did an episode about the AlienVault Certified Security Engineer certification, and last Friday I took a stab at the test. I faile...

7MS #255: PwnPro 101

27 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I'm kicking the tires on the PwnPro which is an all-in-one wired, wireless and Bluetooth assessment and pentesting tool. Upon getting plugged into a n...

7MS #254: Bash Bunny

20 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I've been working with the Bash Bunny for the past few weeks in preparation for a presentation/demo I'm doing in a few weeks. Today I want to talk abo...

7MS #253: Desperately Seeking Service Accounts

13 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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7MS #252: LAPS - Local Administrator Password Solution

06 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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7MS #251: Blackholing Malvertising with Pi-Hole

30 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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7MS #250: The PBS Telethon Episode!

23 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes for today's episode can be found here!

7MS #249: AlienVault Certified Security Engineer - Part 1

16 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes are here.

7MS #248: How to Hack the 10 O'clock News

09 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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7MS #247: Webapp Pentest Tool Bake-Off - Part 4

02 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes are here.

7MS #246: Webapp Pentest Tool Bake-Off - Part 3

23 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Site notes are here. Enjoy.

7MS #245: Webapp Pentest Tool Bake-Off - Part 2

17 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes are here.

7MS #244: Webapp Pentest Tool Bake-Off - Part 1

09 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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7MS #243: ZOMG Logo Design Contest!

02 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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7MS #242: Bye Bye Dream Job - Part 4

26 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We've reached the end of this series, and I come into this final chapter bearing good news: I have a job! So in today's episode, I just wanted to kick...

7MS #241: Bye Bye Dream Job - Part 3

19 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes are here

7MS #240: Bye Bye Dream Job - Part 2

12 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes are here.

7MS #239: Bye Bye Dream Job - Part 1

05 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-239-bye-bye-dream-job-part-1

7MS #238: Network Monitoring 101 - Part 2: NMAP, Papertrailapp and OpenCanary

30 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-238-network-monitoring-101-part-2-nmap-papertrailapp-and-opencanary

7MS #237: Network Monitoring 101 - Part 1: Nessus

23 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-237-network-monitoring-101-part-1-nessus

7MS #236: From "Derp!" to Domain Admin with MOVEit Central

17 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-236-from-derp-to-domain-admin-with-moveit-central

7MS #235: Pwning Billy Madison

10 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-235-pwning-billy-madison

7MS #234: Pentesting OWASP Juice Shop - Part 5

04 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-234-pentesting-owasp-juice-shop-part5

7MS #233: Pentesting OWASP Juice Shop - Part 4

20 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-233-pentesting-owasp-juice-shop-part-4/

7MS #232: Pentesting OWASP Juice Shop - Part 3

13 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-232-pentesting-owasp-juice-shop-part-3

7MS #231: Pentesting OWASP Juice Shop - Part 2

06 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-231-pentesting-owasp-juice-shop-part-2/

7MS #230: Pentesting OWASP Juice Shop - Part 1

28 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms-230-pentesting-owasp-juice-shop-part-1

7MS #229: Intro to Docker for Pentesters

22 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-229-intro-to-docker-for-pentesters

7MS #228: Fun with Bettercap

15 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-228-fun-with-bettercap/

7MS #227: Lets Encrypt - Installing SSL Certs for Nessus and Ubiquiti Unifi

07 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-227-lets-encrypt-installing-ssl-certs-for-nessus-and-ubiquiti-unifi-2/

7MS #226: DIY $500 Pentesting Lab - Part 3

02 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-226-diy-500-pentesting-lab-part-3/

7MS #225: DIY $500 Pentesting Lab - Part 2

24 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-225-diy-500-pentesting-lab-part-2/

7MS #224: DIY $500 Pentesting Lab - Part 1

18 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-224-diy-500-pentesting-lab-part-1/

7MS #223: Vulnhub Walkthrough - Tommy Boy

10 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-223-vulnhub-walkthrough-tommy-boy/

7MS #222: OFF-TOPIC - THE FINAL CHAPTER!

10 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-222-off-topic-the-final-chapter/

7MS #221: News and Links Roundup

05 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-221-news-and-links-roundup/

7MS #220: Installing Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X and AP - Part 3

02 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-220-installing-ubiquiti-edgerouter-x-and-ap-part-3/

7MS #219: News and Links Roundup

29 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-219-news-and-links-roundup/

7MS #218: Off-TOPIC - My Top 5 Favorite and Least Favorite Things About The Division

28 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-218-off-topic-my-top-5-favorite-and-least-favorite-things-about-the-division/

7MS #217: Installing Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X and AP - Part 2

26 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-217-installing-ubiquiti-edgerouter-x-and-ap-part-2/

7MS #216: News and Links Roundup

22 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-216-news-and-links-roundup/

7MS #215: Installing Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X and AP - Part 1

21 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Here you can provide a detailed description about your podcast. You may wish to include: topics that will be discussed, your episode schedule, who hos...

7MS #214: News and Links Roundup

16 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-214-news-and-links-roundup/

7MS #213: Building a Vulnerable VM (The Prequel)

12 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://7ms.us/7ms-213-building-a-vulnerable-vm-the-prequel/