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Guest Lecture at RGU

Our CEO David Stubley will be delivering a guest lecture to the School of Computing Science and Digital Media at Robert Gordon University on Tuesday 25th March 2014. His talk will be on ‘Penetration Testing‘ and will cover the technical capability of attackers and the different levels of security testing used to gain assurance.

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Digital Forensic Student Conference

On the 26th March, Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) will host their first Digital Forensic Student Conference aimed at addressing the challenges faced by and inspiring the next generation of forensic professionals. 7 Elements are proud to announce that we will be sponsoring this event and that our CEO, David Stubley will also be speaking. More information on […]

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Digital Forensic Student Conference

Our CEO David Stubley will be presenting at the GCU Digital Forensic Student Conference on Wednesday 26th March 2014. His talk will be on ‘Tactical Incident Response‘. There is often a perceived need to provide a forensically sound approach to data acquisition and interrogation during an incident. However, the use of the term ‘forensically sound’ is often […]

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7E supports Scottish talent

One of the key motivations in establishing 7 Elements was a drive to deliver customer focussed security testing that provided clients with a service they need and to proactively support and develop the wider security community for the benefit of everyone. As part of this commitment, 7 Elements recently offered two students from Glasgow Caledonian […]

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Graduate Junior Security Tester Vacancy

7 Elements is looking to take on another Junior Security Tester in the summer of 2014. Through our dedicated Graduate Junior Security Tester Training and Development Plan they will gain the skills and experience necessary to become an independent, effective and highly skilled manual security tester. More information on this vacancy can be found on […]

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Cyber Security 2014

Our CEO David Stubley will be opening the Cyber Security 2014 conference at the Gogarburn Conference Centre, RBS World Headquarters, Edinburgh next Thursday 6th February 2014. His talk will be on ‘Cyber Security: Setting the Scene‘. During this talk David will explore the question of “What is Cyber Security?” Using real life case studies David will provide […]

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OWASP AppSec Eu 2014

OWASP AppSec Europe is returning to the United Kingdom in 2014 and 7 Elements are proud to announce that we will be sponsoring this event. Hosted this year in Cambridge, the event will take place from the 23rd to the 26th of June and will include: Two days of training and a two day conference Three tracks, focusing […]

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Update from Thecus

On the 28th January, Thecus made further contact with our team to advise of fixes to the vulnerable firmware reported by 7 Elements, please see our blog for further details.

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CVE-2013-5668 Thecus NAS Server Domain Administrator Password Disclosure

Advisory Information Title: Thecus NAS Server Domain Administrator Password Disclosure Date published: 13 January 2014 Reference: CVE-2013-5668 Advisory Summary The Domain Administrator Password within the ADS/NT Support page is disclosed due to clear text storage of sensitive information within the GUI. Vendor Thecus <http://www.thecus.com/> Affected Software Thecus NAS Server N8800 Firmware 5.03.01 Description of Issue The Domain Administrator […]

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CVE-2013-5669 Thecus NAS Server Plain Text Administrative Password

Advisory Information Title: Thecus NAS Server Plain Text Administrative Password Date published: 13 January 2014 Reference: CVE-2013-5669 Advisory Summary The Network Attached Storage (NAS) Administration Web Page for Thecus NAS Server N8800 transmits passwords in cleartext by default, which allows remote attackers to sniff the administrative password. Vendor Thecus <http://www.thecus.com/> Affected Software Thecus NAS Server N8800 Firmware 5.03.01 Description […]

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