Dominic White

SensePost Corporate Threat(Risk) Modeler

Since joining SensePost I’ve had a chance to get down and dirty with the threat modeling tool. The original principle behind the tool, first released in 2007 at CSI NetSec, was to throw out existing threat modeling techniques (it’s really attack-focused risk) and start from scratch. It’s a good idea and the SensePost approach fits nicely between the heavily formalised models like Octave and the quick-n-dirty’s like attack trees. It…

SensePost’s Training @ Black Hat Vegas ’10 (win something)

After hearing our talk was accepted at BlackHat, we’re happy to announce that our training will be back for it’s 9th straight run. Speaking of a run, we’re going to be hosting the usual marathon of courses: cadet, bootcamp, combat, web 2.0. But, while the names remain, we’ve spent some time updating the material. In particular, bootcamp, combat & web 2.0 have been through the ringer. We’re hoping to get…

ITWeb Security Summit 2010 & Afterparty

The ITWeb security summit is coming up next week from the 11th to 13th of May. This is a conference we’re quite excited about, and have been involved in for the last few years, but most recently, we’ve been able to further our involvement beyond just speaking. For years I jealously watched as SensePost’ers would trundle all over the world shaking hands and drinking beer with the leet haxors of…

Password Strength Checker & Generator

In my previous role working as a security manager for a large retailer, I developed some password tools for various purposes, primarily to help non-security people with some of the basics. I licensed them under the GPL, and I think it’s about time they saw the light of day. There are a couple of tools, which I will explain below. They’re all written in JavaScript, primarily because it is cross-platform,…