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About Kirsten
Kirsten is a technical writer and content wonk at ExtraHop. If she's not around the office, you might find her rowing on Lake Union, watching soccer, or visiting one of the many splendid craft breweries around the Pacific Northwest.
Posts
8.31.21
What are Kerberos Golden Ticket Attacks and How to Detect Them
Kerberos authentication protocol can be exploited in golden ticket attacks. Learn how adversaries pull off these attacks and how to detect and prevent them.
Kirsten Gantenbein
5.27.21
What is ICMP Tunneling and How to Protect Against It
Learn from ExtraHop how ICMP tunneling attacks work and what you can do to protect against them. Examples included.
Kirsten Gantenbein
3.30.21
What is DCSync and How to Protect Against It
DCSync is an attack technique used to get user credentials. ExtraHop explains how it works and how to protect against DCSync.
Kirsten Gantenbein
11.13.20
How Ransomware Works and How to Prevent It
Ransomware can cause irreparable damage. Learn how it works and how to detect it to stop attacks.
Kirsten Gantenbein
11.5.20
What Is PsExec and How to Protect Against Lateral Movement
PsExec is a Windows Sysinternals utility that enables IT administrators to run commands and executable binary files on remote servers, but it can also be used for stealthy lateral movement.
Kirsten Gantenbein
10.19.20
What is DNS Tunneling and How to Protect Against It
Learn how DNS tunneling attacks work and what you can do to protect against them. Examples included!
Kirsten Gantenbein
10.13.20
SQL Injection Attacks: What Are They and How to Detect Them (with Examples!)
Learn how SQL injection attacks work and what you can do to protect against them. Examples included!
Kirsten Gantenbein
5.31.17
Get to Know the Metric Explorer
Learn more about one of our platform's most powerful tools and start uncovering hidden infrastructure issues in a matter of clicks.
Kirsten Gantenbein