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• 70% of CVEs have a connection to the top 10 attack techniques
• Four factors to prioritize vulnerability management: exploitability, scannability, popularity, and mitigation
• Automation is key to navigating the world of big vulnerability data

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• Research has changed from a security perspective due to the pandemic and the resulting lockdowns.
• The need to secure critical infrastructure was discussed, but there is still debate over what is considered critical.
• There is a shift towards putting people first in security, both on the user side and the security team side.
• Responsibility for vulnerabilities is still a big issue, with chains of responsibility being broken and circular.
• Newcomers to the industry can find bugs in old technology that has been overlooked.
• The psychological aspects of designing systems to be compatible with humans and preventing burnout in the security industry are important.
• There is a need for a separate vulnerability database for clouds to better understand the impact of vulnerabilities.

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• Define target audience
• Set clear rules for interacting with information
• Ensure give and take in knowledge sharing
• Use appropriate medium for sharing information
• Learn outcome-based storytelling
• Develop solutions collaboratively
• Leverage trusted networks and connections
• Establish frameworks for safe knowledge sharing
• Contribute to the industry and seek out opportunities for knowledge sharing
• Treat others with kindness and back yourself

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• The vulnerability allowed access to multiple kinds of authentication tokens that could be used to access and manipulate customer data in multiple access vectors
• Microsoft quickly patched the vulnerability by removing the Jupyter Notebook feature altogether
• Microsoft awarded the researchers with the maximum bounty available for Azure
• Microsoft only emailed undeniably affected customers, but should have emailed all potentially impacted customers

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• ADCS can be dangerous if not handled properly and attackers are using it to their advantage
• The presentation details various attacks that can be executed using ADCS, including certificate theft, persistence, domain escalation, and domain persistence
• The tool Certify can be used to enumerate vulnerable templates and request templates for abuse
• Defenses include developing an incident response plan, auditing relevant event logs, and checking out the white paper for guidance
• Acknowledgements are given to previous work and collaborators

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• The current time is measured by Atomic Clocks accurate to within 1 second every 100 million years
• The internet is moving to secure how the consensus of the current time is distributed
• The ecosystem of time synchronization is fragile and vulnerable to attacks
• GPS as a single source of failure is a serious problem
• Government and industry are creating a secondary resilient platform to provide land-based secure time
• Attackers and their tools are becoming increasingly sophisticated
• People need to think about alternative solutions and not leave it to governments and organizations
• Time is essential for cryptography and digital certification
• There may be a lot of attacks sliding under the radar that people aren't aware of

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• DDS implementations have vulnerabilities that can be exploited through reflection or amplification attacks
• Fuzzing and white box application browsing are important in identifying vulnerabilities
• The serializer and deserializer functions are good targets for fuzzing
• The presentation emphasizes the need for better serialization practices in programming languages
• The importance of finding the desired spin in code to avoid garbage information in fuzzing is highlighted

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• The attack requires physical access to the device and a low activity slab
• Winning the race is a main challenge for the attack
• Cache behavior can make it hard to predict where control is taken
• Address-based layout randomization is a hurdle that needs to be overcome
• Code and data protections can be mitigated by looking for other attack paths
• Heap hardening techniques can make the attack impossible to execute

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• The presentation introduces a new attack surface for memory corruption bugs in repulse points.
• The speaker discusses a bug hunting strategy using both dynamic and static methods.
• The presentation includes an anecdote about successfully exploiting a vulnerability in repulse points.
• The speaker emphasizes the importance of careful handling of each field situation and cleanup for all open things.
• The presentation also introduces some useful and universal exploit techniques for mitigation bypass in the future.

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• Testing in infosec often requires an individual's skill set, leading to egocentrism.
• Complex problems have arisen due to the simplicity that slowly scaffolded into more complex and mature adversaries who are creating these problems and more complex systems that are being developed.
• Multi-team systems came out of the complex problems, leading to the need for a watch team, forensics team, engineering team, and more.
• The research aims to bring more intentionality into the space to overcome these challenges and increase the effectiveness of c-cert using behavioral psychology.
• The presentation discusses a social maturity model that talks about the social behaviors driving cert effectiveness and what the priorities are.
• The collaboration toolkit brings structure, standardization, shared language, and shared mental models into the work.
• Social maturity takes time and starts with assessment and awareness.
• Tools that can be used include team and MTS charters, goal hierarchies, communication protocols, and knowledge management.