Author: Kirk Soluk
Kirk Soluk is the Manager of ASERT's Threat Intelligence and Response Team. The team is responsible for tracking advanced threats and providing customers with relevant situational awareness and context. The team also researches and develops countermeasure prototypes for Arbor products and provides “buck stops here" operational support for Arbor customers that are actively under attack or in preparation for attacks against high profile events. Prior to joining Arbor, Kirk spent 11 years at Microsoft, eight of those in the Windows Core Security Group working on operating system security enhancements and security management tools. Subsequently, Kirk spent 9 years at the University of Michigan, most recently as an Information Systems Security Manager overseeing University-wide security solutions and services. Kirk holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Univerity of Michigan, a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Michigan State and is the primary inventor on three security-related patents.
Adylkuzz and other malware may still be lurking Last week’s news of the rapidly spreading WannaCry ransomware likely accelerated the patch cycle of most organizations. WannaCry spread by leveraging an exploit known as EternalBlue allegedly developed by the NSA and dropped by the ShadowBrokers group […]
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