Brendan DeWyse

Brendan DeWyse

Brendan DeWyse is a SOC Analyst 2 at RADICL. He got his start at Centurion Secured, moving from analyst in training to Tier 1 while completing his Computer Science degree at Metropolitan State University of Denver, and later spent a year at FirstBank as a Security Admin Specialist, running physical security operations, access reviews, and incident investigations. At RADICL he handles endpoint and cloud alert triage, phishing analysis, threat hunting, and incident response for defense and government contractors. What keeps him in the DIB is the stakes. The companies across the defense supply chain are building real defense capability, and they are worth defending.

Posts by Brendan DeWyse
Attackers Are Getting Smarter: Don't Rely on Reputation Alone
Signal & Noise is RADICL's weekly vSOC newsletter containing the latest threat hunts and cybersecurity tips.

Attackers Are Getting Smarter: Don't Rely on Reputation Alone

Aug 21, 2026 4 min read
One User Clicked, Caused More Users to Follow
Signal & Noise is your weekly brief on the latest in cybersecurity. Here's Volume 5.

One User Clicked, Caused More Users to Follow

Aug 07, 2026 4 min read

THE DIB CYBERSECURITY MATURITY REPORT 2025 EDITION

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RADICL_ DIB Report_Part 5

Regulatory Compliance

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The Complete Guide to NIST CSF: What It Is, the Six Functions Explained, and How to Implement It

The Complete Guide to NIST CSF: What It Is, the Six Functions Explained, and How to Implement It

Oct 01, 2026 9 min read
What Is FedRAMP? Cloud Authorization for Government Contractors

What Is FedRAMP? Cloud Authorization for Government Contractors

Sep 23, 2026 5 min read
How a 2-Person IT Team Passed CMMC and Won Their Biggest Contract Ever
JohnE Mullin is the Director of IT at Trenton Systems, who passed their CMMC assessment after working with RADICL.

How a 2-Person IT Team Passed CMMC and Won Their Biggest Contract Ever

Sep 10, 2026 16 min read

Threat Hunting & Intelligence

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What Is Password Spraying? Low-and-Slow Account Compromise

What Is Password Spraying? Low-and-Slow Account Compromise

Oct 05, 2026 5 min read
What is Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM)? Session Hijacking at Scale

What is Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM)? Session Hijacking at Scale

Oct 05, 2026 8 min read
That Voter Registration Website Might Want More Than Your Vote

That Voter Registration Website Might Want More Than Your Vote

Sep 29, 2026 5 min read

Industry Analysis

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Internal Tool Gets Body Double

Internal Tool Gets Body Double

Oct 02, 2026 3 min read
Nigerian Princes, Free iPads, and the Evolution of Social Engineering 

Nigerian Princes, Free iPads, and the Evolution of Social Engineering 

Sep 29, 2026 4 min read
Token Taken, Trust Shaken

Token Taken, Trust Shaken

Sep 18, 2026 4 min read

Incident Response

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What Are Incident Response Solutions?

What Are Incident Response Solutions?

Apr 13, 2026 7 min read
A Day in the Life: Our vSOC Responds to the CrowdStrike Incident
On the evening of 7/25/24, CrowdStrike pushed a content update which caused Windows systems to crash and/or enter a reboot loop, rendering the systems unusable.

A Day in the Life: Our vSOC Responds to the CrowdStrike Incident

Jul 24, 2024 2 min read
I Spy a Ransomware Attack
Ransoming an espionage victim carries several advantages that can make it an ideal move for nation-state threat actors.

I Spy a Ransomware Attack

Jul 16, 2024 2 min read

Attack Surface & Vulnerability Management

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Iranian APT Actors Are Targeting Your PLCs — Here's What to Do
There was a joint advisory this week (AA26-097A) warning of active exploitation of internet-facing Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).

Iranian APT Actors Are Targeting Your PLCs — Here's What to Do

Apr 09, 2026 2 min read
CMMC Enclave: What It Is, When It Works, and How to Build the Right Compliance Boundary

CMMC Enclave: What It Is, When It Works, and How to Build the Right Compliance Boundary

Mar 26, 2026 11 min read
EP 9 - Palo Alto Networks' Daryan Dehghanpisheh on Vulnerability Management

EP 9 - Palo Alto Networks' Daryan Dehghanpisheh on Vulnerability Management

Jan 23, 2026 1 min read

Security Operations & vSOC

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Cloaking Gate Fronts a Certutil Stager Deploying ScreenConnect

Cloaking Gate Fronts a Certutil Stager Deploying ScreenConnect

Sep 30, 2026 10 min read
MDR vs. MSSP vs. vSOC: What's the Difference?

MDR vs. MSSP vs. vSOC: What's the Difference?

Sep 09, 2026 4 min read
SOC Cost in 2026: What It Costs to Build vs Outsource a 24/7 Security Operations Center

SOC Cost in 2026: What It Costs to Build vs Outsource a 24/7 Security Operations Center

Jul 13, 2026 7 min read

Operational Resilience

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EP 57 - Cyber Resilience at the Crossroads

EP 57 - Cyber Resilience at the Crossroads

Apr 10, 2025 2 min read
EP 1 - Micro-Ant's Charles McCarrick on Innovation and Opportunity in the DIB
Micro-Ant's Charles McCarrick on Innovation and Opportunity in the DIB

EP 1 - Micro-Ant's Charles McCarrick on Innovation and Opportunity in the DIB

Dec 08, 2023 2 min read

The DIB Innovators

Celebrating the brilliant minds driving innovation in the Defense Industrial Base. Join host David Graff as he speaks with DIB leaders championing our nation’s security and shaping the future of defense technology.

EP 123 — Overmatch Ventures' Morgan Hitzig On The Founder Offset And Why America Wins By Playing Its Own Game

EP 123 — Overmatch Ventures' Morgan Hitzig On The Founder Offset And Why America Wins By Playing Its Own Game

Oct 01, 2026 1 min read
EP 122 — AEVEX's Manan Patel On The Modular Drone Strategy That Won Army Launched Effects-Short Range (LE-SR)

EP 122 — AEVEX's Manan Patel On The Modular Drone Strategy That Won Army Launched Effects-Short Range (LE-SR)

Sep 24, 2026 1 min read
EP 121 — Tidal Flight's Jude Augustine On Building The First Clean Sheet Seaplane In Decades

EP 121 — Tidal Flight's Jude Augustine On Building The First Clean Sheet Seaplane In Decades

Sep 17, 2026 1 min read