Storing Passwords to Disk in PowerShell with Machine-key Encryption

I recently was handed these requirements for a task at work: Store a password encrypted to disk so that it can be used to launch another powershell script. The script may need to be launched by any user who belong to the Administrator group on the server. I decided to add an additional requirement: Try [...]

Attacking Execution Policy

So last night I was hanging out in the chat room during the live taping of the Powerscripting Podcast.  Their guest was self-proclaimed “Security Ninja” David Kennedy.  The interview was a lot of fun and really compelling.  During the conversation he discussed a presentation he gave at Blackhat and Defcon that showed how to use PowerShell as [...]