AI, Scripts, Operator - Inside the ConnectWise Attack
Microsoft says an AI agent drove the ConnectWise attack. Huntress telemetry is consistent with that: scripted tooling, steered by an operator.
Rich got into cybersecurity because one newspaper article flipped a switch. Nearly a decade into his Army career, he read about Army Cyber Command and realized he could turn a long-running interest in computers into a mission. That moment kicked off a career spanning red teaming, offensive security tooling, and government software development focused on offensive cyberspace capabilities.
He holds a master’s in Software Engineering from Penn State, along with CISSP, PMP, GXPN, GWAPT, and GNFA certifications.
At Huntress, Rich is the Product Manager for Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), drawn in by the team’s talent, grit, and hacker culture. He’s also one of only a handful of Americans to receive the Chief of the Defence Staff Commendation from Canada.
Outside of work, he’s usually at the beach with his kids or locked into Philly sports. And if you ask him, pulling the plug still beats the adversary every time.
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