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Joe Słowik

@jfslowik@infosec.exchange
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#Infosec, #CTI, and #ICS & Critical Infra Things
https://pylos.co

Also be on the alert for posts on heavy metal, sports ball (or black, cylindrical rubber object game 🏒), and various #shitposting.

Main job: analyzing the threats and doing the #CTI at Dataminr

Sidejob: #CTI and #ICS/#OT training and consulting through Paralus LLC (https://paralus.co)

Happy participant in TootFinder #tfr

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411 Following
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Joined October 30, 2022
Personal Web:
https://pylos.co
Paralus Web:
https://paralus.co
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-slowik/
GitHub (shitty):
https://github.com/serrastusbear
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 1w ago
Threat intel acted on or disclosed is often threat intel lost - so how to balance long term collection with immediate needs? I tried exploring this a bit a few years ago… a discussion that I should do a deeper dive into. https://youtu.be/Cuhs4EJqxMw?is=rhsw3FnyToMIgZIY

The Disclosure Dilemma and Ensuring Defense

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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
*Cuba's rickety-ass electric system under huge stress collapses, again* Thought leaders: "BUT WHERE IS THE PROOF THIS 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗡'𝗧 CYBER???"
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
All the intelligence wonks in the DMV today:
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
All of the cyber vendors releasing Big Expensive Important Report on day one of Black Hat USA
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
CISA: IR-linked TA's are uploading malicious project files to PLCs! Industry & media: zzzzzzzzz Me: https://www.dataminr.com/resources/blog/implications-of-recent-cisa-disclosures-on-iranian-ot-targeting/
dataminr.com
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago

Rare ITW Energetic|BerserkBear (Dragonfly/CrouchingYeti/Iron Liberty/Ghost Blizzard/Bromine) sighting

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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Google/TAG/Mandoogle/Googliant:
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 1mo ago
Critical infrastructure security: filled with unpatched vulns, default passwords, and adversaries happy to take advantage of these in increasingly concerning ways. OT thought leaders: “that’s not new or novel, have you thought about how to build your brand?”
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 6mo ago

I FOUND WHERE THEY KEEP THE FURSONAS!!!

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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@jfslowik/116994081734569429 Relevant: https://www.fox9.com/news/30-minnesota-water-systems-targeted-cyber-attack
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Joe Słowik
@jfslowik@infosec.exchange
CISA: IR-linked TA's are uploading malicious project files to PLCs! Industry & media: zzzzzzzzz Me: https://www.dataminr.com/resources/blog/implications-of-recent-cisa-disclosures-on-iranian-ot-targeting/
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More than 30 Minnesota water systems targeted in cyberattack
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

More than 30 Minnesota water systems targeted in cyberattack

More than 30 Minnesota communities saw their water system targeted in a cyberattack that spanned two days, state officials reported on Tuesday.

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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 6mo ago

Thoughts on the meaning and implications of Mythos and Project Glasswing, what these mean for #informationsecurity, where these items are "right," and where they need to be pushed further for purposes of both security and safety:

https://pylos.co/2026/04/11/myth-mythos-where-do-we-go-from-here/

Myth & Mythos: Where Do We Go From Here?
Stranded on Pylos

Myth & Mythos: Where Do We Go From Here?

Computer science and particularly information security stories can occasionally “color” more general discourse, such as rampant speculation of cyber components of recent conflicts. But rarely do hi…

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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
So the solar failed after 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 the sun set? Some big brains occupying Forrestal these days.
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 5mo ago
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org @mttaggart@infosec.exchange Oh my I don't recommend that 😅
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@jfslowik/116964921675243942 We have learned that the bear has sadly passed (electrocuted). 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙨𝙤𝙣.
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange This gem: https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cuba-Report.pdf
state.gov
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
T1078.001 @mitreattack@infosec.exchangehttps://www.denverpost.com/2026/07/18/coinstar-thefts-richard-pena-colorado/
denverpost.com
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 5mo ago

Ref:
https://www.dragos.com/blog/zionsiphon-ot-malware-analysis
&
https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/zionsiphon-why-ot-threat-claims-need-technical-and-operational-scrutiny

dragos.com
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 3mo ago
Happy July 4th https://youtu.be/9t1IK_9apWs?is=U-UkGS4BYtGXr8L4

Independence Day (4/5) Movie CLIP - The President's Speech (1996) HD

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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 3mo ago
SIGH
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@mttaggart@infosec.exchange that's an excellent question - I'm not sure. Let me dig in.
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org @reverseics@infosec.exchange huh on Mastodon it stopped about 20 seconds in, my bad
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@reverseics@infosec.exchange @neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org I always loved the swtich from English to Spanish on this bit
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Replying to
Deets: https://www.aikido.dev/blog/unauthenticated-rce-in-wordpress-wp2shell
aikido.dev

Unauthenticated RCE Vulnerability in WordPress core (wp2shell), via SQL injection. Patch the vulnerability now!

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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 5mo ago

If you missed my #FIRSTCTI26 presentation on evaluating #CTI & threat intel at speed, a related blog is now available for review of the same concepts and argument:
https://www.dataminr.com/resources/blog/orienting-intelligence-for-real-time-alerting-response/

dataminr.com
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 46mo ago

We're getting into "silly season" at the end of the year. With that in mind, I've thought about the things I did in 2022 that I found most interesting, helpful, or potentially impactful.

First, there's the paper on #CTI-driven #ThreatHunting I wrote and presented on at several events:
https://www.gigamon.com/content/dam/resource-library/english/white-paper/wp-intelligence-driven-threat-hunting-methodology.pdf

Then, there was my @VirusBulletin@infosec.exchange paper on the #XENOTIME actor responsible for the #Triton event, which I thought was neat as a deep-dive into organizational relationships that get masked in our tracking a single "adversary:"
https://www.virusbulletin.com/uploads/pdf/conference/vb2022/papers/VB2022-Zeroing-in-on-XENOTIME-analysis-of-the-entities-responsible-for-the-Triton-event.pdf

On a personal front, I wrote up some prelimianry analysis on the #Industroyer2 attempted (?) #ICS #OT incident as part of the conflict in #Ukraine - and there are still some items raised there for which we don't have answers several months after the incident was discovered:
https://pylos.co/2022/04/23/industroyer2-in-perspective/

Finally, I wrote a blog for my employer diving into the idea of the #FalsePositive in #DetectionEngineering and #SecurityMonitoring that I think is helpful for analysts from #IR to the #SOC
https://blog.gigamon.com/2022/08/05/revisiting-the-idea-of-the-false-positive/

I need to think this over a bit, but look for something covering the most insightful work of others, from my perspective, from the past year!

gigamon.com
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 3mo ago
Me when I find someone unexpected has placed me on a block list: "What is it with this man? Did I kill a relative of his in battle, perhaps?"
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 47mo ago
Replying to
@charlesdardaman@infosec.exchange Sadly what Elon's doing - aside from the public nature of things and the hilarious self-owns - isn't THAT uncommon in the leveraged buy-out space (strip a company to the bone, aggressively cut costs, look for quick turnaround)
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@wagenseil@infosec.exchange yeah, G2 has def "punched above its weight" over the years, but to remotely rank them/Cuba ahead of _waves hands_ SO MANY OTHER ENTITIES as uniquely threatening outside of narrow/niche concerns is something. Like Ana Montes was REALLY BAD, but not "ZOMG THREAT TO THE HOMELAND" bad.
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@infoseclogger@infosec.exchange Things that disappear from the internet: important blogs, papers, and news articles Things that forever remain on the internet: that dumb thing I posted while drunk 14 years ago
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 3mo ago
Replying to
@Viss@mastodon.social lol yeah I was going through ClearSky and running through things on a whim - "Hmmm don't know them... don't care... oh that's odd.... oh man, I agree on this one... don't know" 😅
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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Replying to
@reverseics@infosec.exchange @neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org full clip, OPEN WIDE FOR SOME SOCCER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=442NF5cZhyc

Halfback Passes To The Center

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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 3mo ago
Happy 4th of July https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8bTdBs-cw

Metallica: One (Official Music Video)

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Joe Słowik @jfslowik@infosec.exchange
· 2mo ago
Replying to on mastodon.social
@Viss@mastodon.social At this point cuz the violators are rich
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