CBS17 Stern Security’s CEO, Jon Sternstein met with CBS17 to discuss the FBI warning of ransomware targeting healthcare organizations. See the full story here: https://www.cbs17.com/community/health/coronavirus/hackers-targeting-hospitals-amid-covid-19-case-surge-fbi-warns/
Duo Security is one of the most popular 2-factor authentication applications on the market today. All of the authentication and administrative logs are stored in the admin portal located at https://admin.duosecurity.com. Up until recently, if you wanted to view the logs, you either had to log into the admin portal or use the Duo API […]
Without using any 3rd party tools, you can use simple Window commands to display the saved passwords for remembered wireless networks. This is helpful if you forget or during security engagements. Stern Security gained access to a laptop on a recent penetration test. We needed to gain access to a particular wireless network didn’t want to risk tripping […]
One would think that most data breaches were caused by hacking as those are the breaches that are always mentioned in the news. However, up until the end of 2019, Theft was still the top cause of breaches in healthcare according to data compiled from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office […]
Pyoneer was created to assist with the search for sensitive information while on customer engagements. The tool has been used in different scenarios, not just for penetration testing, but that is where the tools development began. Pyoneer’s base script was written overnight while sitting in a hotel room on an engagement. The idea came while […]
Stern Security’s Founder and Principal, Jon Sternstein, presented at the 2019 NCHICA Incident Response 101 Forum. His presentation was titled, “Creating the Incident Response (IR) Plan Using Playbook Scenarios”. The full presentation can be read below. Presenter: Jon Sternstein August 2nd, 2019 Research Triangle Foundation12 Davis DriveResearch Triangle Park, NC
The 2019 Academic Medical Center Conference featured a presentation by Vidant Health cybersecurity leadership alongside Stern Security’s leadership. The presentation was titled, “Healthcare Security Project Strategies” and covered several major healthcare security projects with details about what worked and which strategies made the projects successful. Presenters: Kirk Davis & Jerry Hare (Vidant Health), Jon Sternstein […]
Pick up the Spring 2018 Edition of the North Carolina Dental Gazette to see our Principal, Jon Sternstein, and his featured article titled “Cybersecurity Tips for Small Practices”.
Stern Security’s Founder and CEO co-authored one of Cisco Press’ hottest security training courses – Security Penetration Testing (The Art of Hacking Series) LiveLessons. The course consists of over 10 hours of expert cybersecurity training. This is an excellent way to provide cost-effective training to security staff!
The September 2017 (Volume 15 Issue 9) edition of the ISSA Journal features an article by our Founder and Principal, Jon Sternstein. The title of the story is “Healthcare Security Ailments and Treatments the World Needs to Know” and provides valuable insight into healthcare data breaches. All of the graphs shown can be recreated on […]