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Black Hills Information Security

@bhinfosecurity.bsky.social
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Specializing in pen testing, red teaming, and Active SOC. We share our knowledge through blogs, webcasts, open-source tools, and Backdoors & Breaches game. blackhillsinfosec.com & poweredbybhis.com

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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 43m
Our crew is on site turning an empty venue into the place you'll be hanging out soon. See you next week!
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fun fact: ransomware gangs have never once asked to see your SOC 2 report. We build security programs that are audit-ready and attacker-tested! www.blackhillsinfosec.com/contact-us
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
**NEW** BHIS | Blog Want to learn how C2 beaconing really looks on the wire? Threat Hunting Home Lab: Your Personal Playground for Learning Adversary Behavior By: Faan Rossouw Learn more: www.blackhillsinfosec.com/threat-hu…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🎃 Something wicked this way enrolls… Learn how ESC17 exploits ADCS certificate templates to compromise your network. Join us! events.zoom.us/ev/AoBG5uExO5UXb1QHJ…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google just admitted Gemini "hacked" 3 companies during a security test. Was it a mistake... or a marketing ploy? Our founder John Strand isn't convinced it's an accident. informationsecuritybuzz.com/gemini-…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
News on Monday, better pentest reports on Wednesday, and some spooky ADCS abuse just in time for October. 🎃 See you in the chat! events.zoom.us/eo/AqZceUFfoY13HGSXu…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Red light: don't panic. Yellow light: don't pull the plug yet. Green light: now you can say "I told you so."
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
**NEW** BHIS | Blog Forensic Data: How To Acquire and Retain Vital Evidence By: Ronald A Mays Jr Published: 9/23/2026 www.blackhillsinfosec.com/forensic-… /
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A fake verification page loads. 41 seconds later your user pastes a command into the Run dialog and runs it. Four chains, five months, one provider none of them gave up. Pull your egress for AS202412. Then read this. activesoc.blackhillsinfosec.com/blo…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This week's lineup: news, Azure, and incident response. See you there 🫵😉 events.zoom.us/eo/AqZceUFfoY13HGSXu…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Embrace the suck. It's the fastest way through it.
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CISA cut 6 free cybersecurity assessments programs for infrastructure. nationalcybersecurity.com/cisa-reti…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
**NEW** BHIS | Blog Want to learn how adversaries leave tracks the moment they touch a system — and how to find them before they dig in? Threat Hunting on the Endpoint: Hunting Adversaries Where They Live By: Faan Rossouw Learn more: www.blackhillsinfosec.com/threat-hu…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hunting CVE-2026-85706 in GitLab logs? A 400 saying "branch is required" is not a failed attempt. It means the file was read. We proved it by planting files with known contents and watching the error change. activesoc.blackhillsinfosec.com/blo…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
AI agents hijacked a wiki. Humans blew up substations. Our own Ashley Knowles weighs in on what should actually worry us more right now. www.machine.news/system-shocks-rogu…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Side Quest: ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
After a remote assistance session, a VPN client sits in your user's AppData. 14 of its 19 files are genuine and signed. Hash sweep returns the fleet. Allowlist says trusted. Then read this. activesoc.blackhillsinfosec.com/blo…
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Teams Vishing to Quick Assist: The Implant You Cannot Hash-Hunt
An implant hidden inside the install tree of a real, signed VPN client, where fourteen of the nineteen files are genuine and the launcher is validly signed. Why hash, publisher and certificate hunting all fail against it, and what to hunt instead.
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Your users are getting 3,000 real newsletter confirmations, then a Teams chat from "IT Service Desk" offering to fix it. Every one of those emails is legitimate. The Teams account is a free trial tenant someone spun up this morning. Then read this. activesoc.blackhillsinfosec.com/blog/free-te...
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Free Tenants, Fake Help Desks
Over eight weeks we watched one email-bombing operator get their domains burned repeatedly and adapt — ending up on free Microsoft 365 tenants that carry no registration record, no WHOIS, and no reput...
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Hunting Log4j by version? This one has no ceiling. Apache won't classify the allowlist bypass as a vulnerability, so current releases still carry it — and a "latest patched" filter marks those hosts clean. Read more: activesoc.blackhillsinfosec.com/blog/detecti...
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wI-...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-07-20
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hey folks, There has been a lot of discussion lately about AI and what it means for penetration testing. Join John for a candid discussion about what Black Hills Information Security is actually seeing in the field. Thu, Jul 16, 2026 1:00 PM EDT Register: events.zoom.us/ev/Al_Jad5ZP...
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AI and Pen Testing- Is This Industry Dead? with John Strand
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rBy...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-07-13
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp7U...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-07-06
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Antisyphon Training - Powered by BHIS @antisyphontraining.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
In 45 days, join us on Friday, August 14, 2026, for a free six-hour virtual AI Security Summit 'Infosec: Age of AI' hosted by @antisyphontraining.bsky.social _Training and Black Hills Information Security. Register: www.antisyphontraining.com/event/ai-sum...
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Last week we hosted Fernando Panizza and he taught us why SQL injection remains a real threat in 2026. If you're a developers or a security professionals who missed out check out the live recording on here and follow along with the 54 page slidedeck below! : www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnf...
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Why You Should Care About SQL Injections in 2026 w/ Fernando Panizza
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Hey folks! Let's look at what's happening with @Antisy_Training Training and Black Hills Information Security! The next Anti-cast is on Prompt Engineering 201: The Context Stack w/ Bronwen Aker Wed, Jun 24, 2026 12:00 PM EDT Register: events.zoom.us/ev/As1cQmMZu...
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Prompt Engineering 201: The Context Stack w/ Bronwen Aker
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=xctN...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-06-22
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=JixL...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-06-15
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Watch Steve demonstrates how Microsoft ClickOnce deployments can be analyzed, abused, and leveraged as a stealthy attack vector 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=acij...
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ClickOnce Commander: Weaponizing Trusted Microsoft Deployment w/ Steve
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Antisyphon Training - Powered by BHIS @antisyphontraining.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Have you ever noticed someone in a public who seemed out of place? What caught your attention and why did your brain flag them so quickly? This form digs into the details that make people blend in, stand out, and how humans naturally detect threats. 👇 forms.monday.com/forms/51136e...
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How to Build Pressure-Proof Pretexts
<p>can delete when space is needed</p>
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5c...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-06-01
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Bronwen Aker killed todays webcast! For those who missed it be on the lookout for the full webcast and slide deck to be posted here on Monday! For now last look back at last weeks webcast on Looking at A.I. Wrong with John Strand, Brian King, and Derek Banks! : www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVds...
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Looking at A.I. Wrong with John Strand, BB King and Derek Banks
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Settle in class its time for Hayabusa 101 with Patterson Cake! Hayabusa is an open-source Windows event log fast forensics timeline generator and threat hunting tool by Yamato Security that you need in your belt. Download it here: github.com/Yamato-Secur...
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Hey folks! The next BHIS webcast is on The Paranoid Prompter - Prompt Engineering for Infosec with Bronwen! Thu, May 28, 2026 1:00 PM Register: events.zoom.us/ev/Aj1Hv75wM...
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- youtube.com/live/U_Jzndc...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-05-18
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njxt...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-05-11
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/live/RcEifBU...
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-24...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-04-27
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Fortra's Impact is the perfect tool for post exploitations! End the year gaining a newfound knowledge of Impact with this Cheat Sheet! Download: github.com/fortra/impac...
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TrustedSec @trustedsec.com · 20/04/2026
What if learning infosec felt more like an adventure than a box to check? On this ep of Security Noise, we are joined by Travis Kaun & Tim Doerges @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social to talk about the gamification of cybersecurity education. Watch now and try a game yourself! trustedsec.com/resources/po...
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Security Noise - The Game Is Over? Gamification of Infosec
What if learning cybersecurity felt less like a compliance checkbox and more like an adventure? In this episode, we explore how gamification is…
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azmy...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-04-20
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The next BHIS webcast is Proxy Execution with Microsoft Edge WebView2 w/ Matthew Eidelberg Register: events.zoom.us/ev/Ak05DxeM3... Join us for a free one-hour BHIS webcast with Matthew Eidelberg on proxy execution via Microsoft Edge WebView2.
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Proxy Execution with Microsoft Edge WebView2 w/ Matthew Eidelberg
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Let's look at what's happening with Antisyphon Training! Anti-cast: Turn Ideas into Code with GitHub Copilot with Carrie Roberts (OrOneEqualsOne on Twitter) Roberts - www.antisyphontraining.com/event/anti-c...
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa8Q...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-04-13
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Catch up with BHIS pentest lead, Corey Ham, post Wild West Hackin' Fest and hear some insights on getting started in pentesting. Getting Started In Pentesting – Advice From The BHIS Pentest Lead by: Josh Daniels Published: 04/08/2026 Learn more: www.blackhillsinfosec.com/getting-star...
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Getting Started In Pentesting - Advice From The BHIS Pentest Lead - Black Hills Information Security, Inc.
Advice about getting started in pentesting from the BHIS pentest lead, including a learning path and why you should go all in on offensive security skills.
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwyw...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-04-06
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
**NEW** Blog As more organizations use cloud solutions for infrastructure and data storage... Cloud Security: Tips & Resources for Securing the Cloud by: Kevin Klingbile Published: 04/01/2026 Learn more: www.blackhillsinfosec.com/cloud-securi...
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Cloud Security: Tips and Resources for Securing the Cloud - Black Hills Information Security, Inc.
This overview of the basics of Cloud Security includes some tips and resources for getting started in defending the cloud.
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Hey folks! Let's look at what's happening with Antisyphon Training and Black Hills Information Security! Anti-Cast: How to Write SOC Tickets That Build Trust and Drive Action with Dan Rearden April 1, 2026 @ 12:00 PM EDT Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AotTMZ5Uw...
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How to Write SOC Tickets That Build Trust and Drive Action w/ Dan Rearden
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVqk...
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BHIS - Talkin' Bout [infosec] News 2026-03-30
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Black Hills Information Security @bhinfosecurity.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
**NEW** BHIS | Blog Lessons From A Chatbot Incident: When AI Becomes a Data Liability by: Jeremiah Fowler Published: 03/25/2026 www.blackhillsinfosec.com/lessons-from...
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Lessons From A Chatbot Incident - Black Hills Information Security, Inc.
Real-world account of how insecure databases and an AI chatbot left customer data exposed and how it could have been prevented.
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