Research
Our research and development programme sets industry standards in cyber security
At Dionach we are proud of our well-established research and development programme. Our team of consultants are focused on continually uncovering new technical vulnerabilities in software and hardware, raising the bar in security assessment services and sharing our knowledge through whitepapers and various industry channels.
Through the responsible disclosure process we have published numerous vulnerabilities in leading software applications that our team has identified.
As part of our commitment to remaining vendor independent and offering the best technical solution to each client engagement, we also develop proprietary security tools for testing methods including vulnerability scanning, spear phishing and security auditing. In practice, our consultants have a wide range of commercial, open-source and custom tools at their disposal to deliver industry-leading outcomes for our client base.
Some of our custom tools are published as open source on Dionach’s GitHub page: https://github.com/Dionach.
Technical blog
Changes in the ISO 27001:2022 Revision
Changes in the ISO 27001: 2022 Revision OverviewThe new version of the ISO 27001:2022 standard was released in October 2022, following the release of the revised ISO 27002:2022 guidance in February 2022.Organisations have 3 years to transition from ISO 27001:2013 to...
Changes to Self-Assessment Questionnaires for PCI DSS 4
PCI DSS v4.0 introduced some changes to each of the self-assessment questionnaires (SAQs). There is no change to the list of self-assessment questionnaires, and they have broadly the same eligibility criteria. Below is a summary table showing the SAQs and the number...
How to Conduct a Risk Assessment
Risk management is at the heart of information security and should be at the forefront of an organisation’s information security program. The term risk management covers all the activities associated with identifying, quantifying, and addressing the risks...
Simple 2FA Moodle Plugin: From 2FA Bypass to Account Takeover
Author: Flaviu Popescu - Technical ConsultantIntroductionThere are times as a penetration tester that you find something unique. It may not be unique in the field of cyber security but unique to the tester themselves. This was one of those times. During testing on a...
Phoenix Contact AXC F 2152 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Author: Oliver Carrigan – OT Security ConsultantIntroductionThe Phoenix Contact AXC F 2152 is a Linux based industrial controller used within harsh industrial environments to control industrial processes such as manufacturing lines and building management systems. The...
Spoofing Microsoft Outlook Contact
Author: Mike Manzotti – Senior Consultant
As part of a red team assessment, I discovered a bug affecting the latest version of Microsoft Outlook for Microsoft 365 (which was version 16.0.13801.20240 32 bit and 64-bit at the time of the discovery).
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Vivotek Camera
Author: Mike Manzotti – Senior Consultant
In a recent security engagement Vivotek Camera IT9388-HT (firmware version: 0100p) was found to be vulnerable to arbitrary file download (CVE-2020-11949) and remote command execution (CVE-2020-11950).
A Brief Story of a Red Team Security Assessment Part 2
Author: Wesley Renshaw – Lead Consultant
The second article in our two part blog series giving you a behind the scenes look into how we conduct a Red Team Security Assessment.
A Brief Story of a Red Team Security Assessment Part 1
Author: Wesley Renshaw – Lead Consultant
Our latest two-part blog series takes an in-depth look at a Red Team security assessment. This blog article provides technical details of our process giving you an insight on how we work.
