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Former NSA intelligence analyst who became a social engineer, penetration tester, and leader of specialized espionage-simulation teams.
Former NSA intelligence analyst who became a social engineer, penetration tester, and leader of specialized espionage-simulation teams.
“I want you to meet Ira Winkler.”
“I specialize in putting together teams of former Special Forces and intelligence officers to go after organizations.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | MEMBER_OF | National Signals Intelligence Operations Center | Explicit | 21 |
| outgoing | USES | cryptanalysis | Explicit | 21 |
| outgoing | USES | social engineering | Explicit | 21 |
| outgoing | USES | human elicitation | Explicit | 21 |
| outgoing | USES | VPN | Explicit | 21 |
| outgoing | USES | penetration testing | Explicit | 21 |
| outgoing | USES | espionage simulation | Explicit | 21 |
| outgoing | USES | physical intrusion | Derived | 21 |
| outgoing | USES | Google Maps | Explicit | 21 |
| outgoing | USES | .rhost entry | Explicit | 21 |
| outgoing | COMPROMISES | computer operations center | Explicit | 21 |
Ira Winkler MEMBER_OF National Signals Intelligence Operations Center
Ira says he took a job as an Intelligence Analyst for the National Signals Intelligence Operations Center.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details
“Finally I took a job as an Intelligence Analyst for the National Signals Intelligence Operations Center”
Ira Winkler USES cryptanalysis
Ira worked on cryptanalysis and programmed supercomputers to perform it.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details
“My first technical computer job was programming super computers to do cryptanalysis”
Ira Winkler USES social engineering
Ira conducted a contract engagement using social engineering against an investment bank.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 21 Details
“the contract was to use social engineering against an investment bank”
Ira Winkler USES human elicitation
Ira says he used basic human elicitation techniques to obtain information from people over the phone.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details
“I just used essentially basic human elicitation techniques to lie to people over the phone”
Ira Winkler USES VPN
Ira obtained a computer preconfigured for the investment bank's VPN as part of the engagement.
Explicit Confidence 90% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details
“I even got the investment bank to send me a computer preconfigured for their VPN”
Ira Winkler USES penetration testing
Ira's career is described as social engineering and penetration testing, including testing unauthorized access to places and information.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 21 Details
“That’s how Ira’s career got started as a social engineer and penetration tester”
Ira Winkler USES espionage simulation
Ira says he specializes in assembling teams to conduct espionage simulations against organizations.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details
“I like to call them more espionage simulations”
Ira Winkler USES physical intrusion
Ira used a team to enter secure buildings and conduct physical intrusions as part of penetration-testing missions.
Derived Confidence 90% · Jack Rhysider EP 21 Details
“using his crew to get into some of the most secure buildings”
Ira Winkler USES Google Maps
Ira used Google Maps and other tools to research the location and layout of the target facility.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 21 Details
“He used Google Maps and other tools to learn more”
Ira Winkler USES .rhost entry
Ira says the team added a new .rhost entry to establish a trusted relationship with critical servers.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details
“we just added a new .rhost entry”
Ira Winkler COMPROMISES computer operations center
Ira and his team gained access to and took control of the computers in the target computer operations center during the penetration test.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Ira Winkler EP 21 Details
“we physically compromised every – the critical information we needed”
“it was really unclimactic to actually take over control of all their computers in the RND center”