Scott Smurthwaite, PhD has over 25 years of experience in the technology arena and has implemented secure IT systems for an array of clients including The World Bank, Discovery Communications Inc, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). Currently, Scott works at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an Information System Security Engineer. He received his doctorate degree in Neuroscience from The American University in Washington, D.C., and has lived within a few miles of the White House for the last 35 years.From the Spring 2021 Issue
The Threat and Threat Intelligence
The Key is Under the Mat, and We Left the Lights On
Author(s):
Scott Smurthwaite, PhD, Information System Security Engineer , mangoLabs
Russian Hackers On December 8, 2020, when FireEye CEO, Kevin Mandia, announced in his company blog that a highly sophisticated state-sponsored adversary stole FireEye’s ‘Red Team’ tools1, it was a harbinger for the storm we would eventually know as, The SolarWinds Hack. The following week, when FireEye announced that they had identified a global campaign … Read more
