Author: Jackson Wells

Jackson Wells is a Customer Solutions Engineer at AttackIQ with a strict focus on helping customers optimize the AttackIQ Platform, strategically execute goals, and assist with any technical needs from a security or platform perspective. As a US Navy Veteran, Jackson was able to utilize his military training and experience with cyber defense to pivot and work as a Senior Security Analyst for a well distinguished MDR, Critical Start. After several years of working Blue Team and seeing a variety of threat actor techniques with various security controls, Jackson obtained his Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification which ultimately lead him to his next position as a Lead Detection Engineer. This role required Jackson to be up to date with evolving threats, stay ahead of the curve by helping customers modify policies for best protection, and create custom detections per platform to best detect and prevent attacks at an early stage. The continuous creation of detections in response to malicious actors opened Jackson’s eyes to the necessity of a Breach and Attack Simulation product such as AttackIQ. Since working at AttackIQ, his goal has always been to help validate security control and threat emulation for customers to ensure they have the best grip possible on their defense structure.
    Attack Graph for SysJoker’s Linux Variant (Cron)
    Threat Research

    Malware Emulation Attack Graph for SysJoker’s Linux Variant

    August 2, 2022
    AttackIQ’s Adversary Research Team has released a new Malware Emulation Attack Graph that emulates the Linux behaviors of the multi-platform backdoor known as SysJoker.
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    Threat Advisories

    Response to US-CERT Alert (AA22-174A): Malicious Cyber Actors Continue to Exploit Log4Shell in VMware Horizon Systems 

    June 24, 2022
    In response to US-CERT Alert AA22-174A, AttackIQ has released new malware transfer scenarios to the platform and recommends validating security controls using previously released scenarios addressing Log4Shell and the VMware CVE-2022-22954 vulnerability.  
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