Adam Fernandez

Adam Fernandez joined Raxis in 2017 as a penetration tester and now serves as the Technical Director and Product Owner of Raxis One. His technical journey began early, creating software solutions even during his college years at Kennesaw State University, and he continues to excel at crafting intuitive user experiences to meet customer needs. While away from his desk, Adam enjoys exploring new technologies, playing board games with his family, and spending time with his White Swiss Shepherd, Holly.

Adam can be reached by contacting us.

The @ctrl/tinycolor NPM Attack: The Brutal Anatomy of a Cascading Supply Chain Breach

By Brian Tant

Posted in AI, In The News

Over 40 major packages were exploited in this malware campaign. Learn what happened and what your organization should do if you have been affected.

Why We Don’t Change Risk Ratings on Pentest Findings (Even When You Ask Nicely)

By Tim Semchenko

Posted in Penetration Testing, Security Recommendations

Raxis’ Tim Semchenko explains why we can’t lower risk ratings for your penetration test findings just because you ask and why that’s a good thing.

PSE & Red Team Series: Badge Cloning

By Nathan Anderson

Posted in How To, Red Team,

Lead Penetration Tester Nathan Anderson is back with more PSE and red team advice, this time looking into three tools he uses to clone badges and gain access.

Windows Kills Common Offline/Account-less Install Method

By Ryan Chaplin

Posted in In The News, Networks

Microsoft Windows recently announced the removal of local-only installs on Windows 11. Raxis’ Ryan Chaplin looks at concerns and possible options.

Salesforce Compromise: What You Need to Know

By Jason Taylor

Posted in Exploits, In The News, Phishing, Security Recommendations

The FBI has released information to help organizations that are affected by recent attacks against Salesforce. Raxis’ Jason Taylor sums up next steps here.

SpamGPT: Protecting Your Company From Large-Scale Phishing

By Nathan Anderson

Posted in In The News, Phishing,

SpamGPT, a complex phishing and social engineering suite has made the news recently. Learn what it is and how organizations can protect their employees.

Cool Tools Series: Kerbrute

By Andrew Trexler

Posted in Exploits, Networks, Penetration Testing, Red Team

Raxis Principal Penetration Tester Andrew Trexler walks through the many uses of Kerbrute from user enumeration to brute-forcing and password spraying.

Microsoft Copilot Coming Soon to a Desktop Near You

By Jason Taylor

Posted in In The News, Security Recommendations

With Microsoft automatically installing Copilot on Windows systems with Microsoft 365 desktop apps installed, organizations will want to set up AI policies.

Lateral Movement: From Beachhead to Breach

By Nate Jernigan

Posted in Exploits, How To, Networks, Penetration Testing, Security Recommendations

Raxis Senior Penetration Tester Nate Jernigan discusses lateral movement in penetration testing and the methods and tools he uses when performing these attacks.

Lessons from the DaVita Healthcare Ransomware Attack

By Brian Tant

Posted in In The News, Networks, Penetration Testing, Security Recommendations,

The DaVita ransomware attack is one of the most impactful recent healthcare breaches. Learn what happened and what could have been done to limit the impact.

HTTP/1.1 Security News: What You Can Do Now

By Jason Taylor

Posted in Blog, In The News, Web Apps

A recent Portswigger white paper on HTTP/1.1 highlights critical security issues. If you use old products that still require it, here’s what you can do.

Dev’s Fast Reporting of Phish Reduced Impact on Blockchain Malware Attacks

By Andrew Trexler

Posted in In The News, Phishing

A recent successful phish allowed attackers to run malware targeting cryptocurrency transactions on various blockchains, but fast reporting limited the damage.

Raxis Cybersecurity Insights From The Frontlines

Adam Fernandez

The @ctrl/tinycolor NPM Attack: The Brutal Anatomy of a Cascading Supply Chain Breach

Why We Don’t Change Risk Ratings on Pentest Findings (Even When You Ask Nicely)

Windows Kills Common Offline/Account-less Install Method

Salesforce Compromise: What You Need to Know

Cool Tools Series: Kerbrute

Microsoft Copilot Coming Soon to a Desktop Near You

Lateral Movement: From Beachhead to Breach

HTTP/1.1 Security News: What You Can Do Now

Dev’s Fast Reporting of Phish Reduced Impact on Blockchain Malware Attacks

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