Josh Shepard

Josh Shepard

Josh has spent his career hunting for and neutralizing nation-state threat actors targeting critical infrastructure. During his time with the USAF, he led a team of threat hunters pursuing advanced persistent threats (APTs) targeting the defense industrial base, energy, transportation, and water/wastewater sectors. From there he transitioned to Ro, a startup in the healthcare sector, where he built and led a threat intelligence and threat hunt program operating on a multi-cloud, multi-operating system environment.

There was a joint advisory this week (AA26-097A) warning of active exploitation of internet-facing Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).

Attack Surface and Vulnerability Management

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

Apr 09, 2026 2 min read

An initial access broker is a type of threat actor specializing in gaining initial persistent access to an environment.

Threat Hunting and Intelligence

Unmasking the Toy Maker Initial Access Broker

May 20, 2025 2 min read

In this campaign, Lazarus Group tricks a user into running a malicious script on their machine by having them apply for a job that is just a little too good to be true.

Threat Hunting and Intelligence

Too Good To Be True

May 01, 2025 3 min read

We dive into a VIP Keylogger campaign, with two defense evasion techniques (steganography and remote template injection) and how you can look for them.

Threat Hunting and Intelligence

VIP Keylogger 2.0

Mar 06, 2025 2 min read

We dive into a phishing campaign that uses an AI augmented app developer tool to create a captcha style page to help bypass automated spam filters.

Threat Hunting and Intelligence

A Phisher’s Love Affair With AI

Feb 28, 2025 2 min read

We explain what Alternate Data Streams and Extended Attributes are, why threat actors like them, and some things to look for that could indicate abuse.

Threat Hunting and Intelligence

Alternate Data Streams and Extended Attributes

Feb 05, 2025 2 min read

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Regulatory Compliance

CMMC Compliance Deadline 2026: Key Dates That Affect Your DoD Contract

Apr 13, 2026 6 min read

Regulatory Compliance

CMMC Readiness Assessment: 7 Top Compliance Mistakes That Delay Readiness

Apr 13, 2026 9 min read

Regulatory Compliance

Top NIST 800-171 Compliance Services Providers (2026)

Mar 27, 2026 10 min read

This is a detailed breakdown of a malicious VBS script discovered on an endpoint within RADICL’s customer base as a result of RADICL’s custom EDR detection logic. The script executes a multi-stage attack designed to achieve persistence, evade detection, and deploy a secondary payload.

Threat Hunting and Intelligence

Multi‑Stage VBScript Malware Analysis

Jul 23, 2025 7 min read

An initial access broker is a type of threat actor specializing in gaining initial persistent access to an environment.

Threat Hunting and Intelligence

Unmasking the Toy Maker Initial Access Broker

May 20, 2025 2 min read

In this campaign, Lazarus Group tricks a user into running a malicious script on their machine by having them apply for a job that is just a little too good to be true.

Threat Hunting and Intelligence

Too Good To Be True

May 01, 2025 3 min read

DIB Innovators

David Dickey on Scaling Defense Tech Hiring

Apr 30, 2026 1 min read

DIB Innovators

Jonathan Slavik on Payload Handoffs in Hours, Not Months

Apr 23, 2026 1 min read

DIB Innovators

Jackson Moses on Why Dual Use Is a Dirty Word in Defense Tech

Apr 16, 2026 1 min read

Incident Response

What Are Incident Response Solutions?

Apr 13, 2026 7 min read

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.

Incident Response

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

Jul 24, 2024 2 min read

Ransoming an espionage victim carries several advantages that can make it an ideal move for nation-state threat actors.

Incident Response

I Spy a Ransomware Attack

Jul 16, 2024 2 min read

There was a joint advisory this week (AA26-097A) warning of active exploitation of internet-facing Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).

Attack Surface and Vulnerability Management

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

Apr 09, 2026 2 min read

Attack Surface and Vulnerability Management

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

Mar 26, 2026 11 min read

Attack Surface and Vulnerability Management

Daryan Dehghanpisheh on Extending Vulnerability Management to AI

Jan 23, 2026 1 min read

Security Operations & vSOC

Top SOC Service Providers (SOCaaS) for 2026

Mar 26, 2026 11 min read

Security Operations & vSOC

Best MDR Providers for Regulated Industry & DIB Contractors (2026)

Mar 12, 2026 16 min read

DIB Innovators

Cyber Resilience at the Crossroads

Apr 10, 2025 2 min read

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

DIB Innovators

Ep 1: Charles McCarrick on Innovation and Opportunity in the DIB

Dec 08, 2023 2 min read

DIB Innovators

EP 97 — Teague's Matt McElvogue on Why Operators Stop Trusting the Tech & Start Working Around It

May 12, 2026 1 min read

DIB Innovators

David Dickey on Scaling Defense Tech Hiring

Apr 30, 2026 1 min read

DIB Innovators

Jonathan Slavik on Payload Handoffs in Hours, Not Months

Apr 23, 2026 1 min read