The Exploit

Notes from the Front Lines of Penetration Testing

Bonnie Smyre

Bonnie Smyre, the Chief Operating Officer at Raxis, is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. Bonnie began her career as a consultant and applications specialist before joining Raxis in 2013. Her unique background combines extensive IT expertise with improv skills, which she has leveraged to excel in physical security evaluations as well as in her current role leading operations at Raxis. Bonnie’s journey from a shy IT professional to a confident leader showcases her adaptability and commitment to personal growth in the cybersecurity field.

  • Amy Rust, aspiring graphic designer with her Raxis GMDT ad
    Raxis Cares: When COVID-19 Comes, Creatives Pivot

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Raxis is pleased to introduce you to the work of Amy Rust, an aspiring graphic designer. Amy collaborated with Raxis to produce our program ad for Coppélia, seen in this blog post.
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  • Hillgrove High senior Alexis Chiem and Raxis COO Bonnie Smyre
    Raxis Cares: Passing Along the Passion

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Hillgrove High senior Alexis Chiem talks about working with Raxis COO Bonnie Smyre on her senior project about pentesting.
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  • Atlanta skyline
    An Earth Day Message from Raxis

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    Bonnie Smyre
    To celebrate Earth Day, Raxis discusses remote work and how it can help the environment. Take a look at our other related blogs to stay secure while remote.
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  • Woman holding baby and working on laptop
    Remote Security Series: Stay ahead of the phishing attacks that follow COVID-19

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    Bonnie Smyre
    In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, the Raxis penetration testing team offers advice to protect your employees from phishing attacks.
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  • Padlocks but one is broken
    Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Through Security

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Join Raxis in celebrating National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) with a look at taking action to make your organization more secure.
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  • Woman with padlocks
    Helping Nonprofits and Other Growing Businesses Understand Security Risks

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Raxis COO Bonnie Smyre was honored to be invited to write a guest blog post for NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Network, about understanding security risks.
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  • IKE VPNs Supporting Aggressive Mode
    IKE VPNs Supporting Aggressive Mode

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    Bonnie Smyre
    In this post we’ll look at why IKE VPNs with Aggressive Mode enabled continue to be a vulnerability, how it can be exploited, and how to mitigate this risk.
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  • Raxis API Tool
    Raxis API Tool

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Raxis Lead Developer, Adam Fernandez, has developed a tool to use for testing JSON-based REST APIs, and we’re sharing this tool on GitHub to help API developers test their own code during the SDLC process and to prepare for third-party API penetration tests.
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  • Tailgating & Other Physical SE - SOCIAL ENGINEERING [PART 3]
    Tailgating & Other Physical SE – SOCIAL ENGINEERING [PART 3]

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Raxis COO Bonnie Smyre discusses physical social engineering, which tests to see how your employees and systems react when someone who should not be allowed access attempts to get past your controls to gain access to your sensitive information and networks.
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  • Voice Phishing - Social Engineering[Part 2]
    Voice Phishing – Social Engineering [Part 2]

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Raxis COO Bonnie Smyre discusses voice or phone phishing, also know as vishing, and how you can train your employees not to fall for the bait.
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