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As we begin to look back on 2021 and look ahead to 2022, it is a perfect time to step back and say, ‘How do we help our leaders to become even stronger?’ Before we design leadership development programs for […]
Mallory Weggemann was only 18 when she became paralyzed from the waist down after a routine epidural injection went terribly wrong. She went from preparing for what life after high school graduation would hold to being unable to walk. Yet […]
Imagine a high performing, engaged, innovative workforce driving stellar business results in an inclusive culture where everyone can be their authentic selves. To some, it may seem like a wish list – but to the people of Lumen, it’s just […]
Executive Summary In April 2016, Microsoft shocked the PC world when it announced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). WSL is a supplemental feature that runs a Linux image in a near-native environment on Windows, allowing for functionality like command […]
Executive Summary In early June 2021, Black Lotus Labs identified ReverseRat, a remote access trojan (RAT) operated by a suspected Pakistani actor that was targeting government and energy sector organizations in South and Central Asia. After publishing our initial research, […]
Introduction “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know […]
Introduction Last August, Black Lotus Labs participated in the DEF CON Red Team Village CTF. If that sentence reads as gobbledygook to you, read on as we unpack it. This blog will introduce CTFs and related security concepts, then show […]
Lumen Technologies is in the data business. Our primary goal is to make sure our customers remain connected to their applications and data no matter where they reside while providing solutions that provide flexibility, security, collaboration, and low latency. But […]
Executive Summary Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs detected a new remote access trojan we’re calling ReverseRat. Based on our global telemetry and analysis, we identified that the actor is targeting government and energy organizations in the South and Central Asia regions […]
The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies recently discovered a hacktivist campaign affecting internet-exposed routers and switches that occurred primarily on May 13, 2021. During this campaign, the threat actor abused the victims’ misconfigured Cisco Smart Install protocol, which […]
