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Coalfire
Company blog · coalfire.com/the-coalfire-blogsecurity
Coalfire is the company blog at coalfire.com, writing about security. Since 2014, 14 different Hacker News readers have linked it 14 times, most often “Coalfire CEO Tom McAndrew Statement”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Coalfire's pages on its red team services and press releases. In these threads they cite them while discussing the arrest of pen testers at an Iowa courthouse.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Coalfire is a cybersecurity and compliance services company that works with enterprises and tech businesses in FedRAMP, cloud migration, AI Risk, pen…
Most-linked posts?
- Coalfire CEO Tom McAndrew Statement3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2019-10-30
- Microsoft Word Document Upload to Stored XSS: A Case Study2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2018-05-10
- Hacked 3D printers a major fire risk2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-07-07
What Hacker News says?
https://www.coalfire.com/Solutions/Coalfire-Labs/Red-Team-Ex... does list physical testing, but who knows what the agreement was. The case numbers are 05251 FECR042175 and 05251 FECR042176 if anyone's interested: https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp/DefaultFrame . The latest appears to be that this guy is representing them: http://www.grllaw.com/blog/attorneys/Matthew-Lindholm-A3.asp...
Comment linking /Solutions/Coalfire-Labs/Red-Team-Exercise
on “Men Arrested at Courthouse Say They Were Sent to Test Its Security”Submitted RCE over ham radio – Reverse shell via WinAPRS memory corruption bug as a story · 272 points
HN discussionOwch. Sheriff Chad Leonard was the arresting officer who is accused of overreach by arresting the pen testers, according to this statement from the pen testers themselves: https://www.coalfire.com/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/Coal...
Comment linking /News-and-Events/Press-Releases/Coalfire-CEO-Tom-McAndrew-statement
on “GuidePoint Security Stands with CoalFire”Submitted Coalfire Comments on Penetration Tests for Iowa Judicial Branch as a story · 100 points
HN discussionSubmitted Microsoft Word Document Upload to Stored XSS: A Case Study as a story · 41 points
HN discussionSubmitted Dude, where's my car? as a story · 25 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hacking Ham Radio: WinAPRS as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Coalfire CEO Tom McAndrew Statement as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hacked 3D printers a major fire risk as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Coalfire publishes 3D Printer vulnerability – hackers can set them on fire as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Coalfire Objects to All Charges Pending in Cybersecurity Trespass Case as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Microsoft Word Document Upload to Stored XSS: A Case Study as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Burn Down Target Buildings with 3D Printer Exploits (Coalfire IoT Blog Part 3) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Coalfire – Iowa Courthouse Physical Pen Test Goes Wrong – Update as a story · 1 points
HN discussion
