Justin Shattuck
Justin Shattuck was a Principal Threat Researcher for F5 Labs. He has been an avid threat hunter for most of his life and continually tracks attack campaigns and threat actors. He routinely participates in takedowns and helps to inform various law enforcement agencies of nefarious cyber activity. Justin has been a security product developer and researcher for over 15 years. Most recently he was the Manager of Product Development for F5 Silverline where he was responsible for developing features and enhancements to F5 Silverline's managed security services including Web Application Firewall and DDoS attack mitigation.
Research by Justin Shattuck (13)
Report | Oct 24, 2018
The Hunt for IoT: Multi-Purpose Attack Thingbots Threaten Internet Stability and Human Life
Businesses, critical systems, infrastructure, and even human life are more threatened than ever as attackers target the Internet-connected “things” that run the modern world.
35 min read
Article | Sep 18, 2018
Leveraging Government Transparency to Find Vulnerable Cellular Gateways
A simple search of public records confirms the astounding number of potentially vulnerable cellular gateways in use in many cities’ emergency services vehicles.
9 min read
Article | Aug 9, 2018
Breaking Down the Door to Emergency Services through Cellular IoT Gateways
If configured incorrectly, cellular IoT gateways can give attackers access to critical infrastructure, threatening human life in ways only Hollywood has conceived.
23 min read
Article | Jul 19, 2018
Cyber Attacks Spike in Finland Before Trump-Putin Meeting
Cyber attackers seem to follow President Trump to every important international meeting, but Russia was not the main source of cyber attacks during the recent Trump-Putin meeting, China was.
9 min read
Article | Jun 15, 2018
Russian Attacks Against Singapore Spike During Trump-Kim Summit
Singapore saw a sharp rise in attacks targeting a variety of ports, from SIP clear-text (5060), Telnet, SQL, and host-to-host ports to those used for remote router management and proxy servers and caching.
6 min read
Article | Apr 6, 2018
The Global Playing Field is Leveling Out as Europe and Asia Take on More DDoS Attacks
The latest DDoS trends include the return of large volumetric DDoS attacks, the rise of application targeted attacks, and businesses in Europe and Asia are growing targets.
11 min read
Report | Mar 13, 2018
The Hunt for IoT: The Growth and Evolution of Thingbots Ensures Chaos
IoT attacks show no signs of decreasing while infected IoT devices go un-remediated, and discovery of new thingbots is at a decade-long high.
39 min read
Article | Dec 28, 2017
BrickerBot: Do “Good Intentions” Justify the Means—or Deliver Meaningful Results?
Most security researchers have good intentions, but ethics must play a central role in the decisions they make.
7 min read
Article | Oct 26, 2017
Reaper: The Professional Bot Herder’s Thingbot
While Reaper might be considered an “object lesson” today, it should serve as a blistering warning that IoT security needs to be fixed now.
6 min read
Article | Sep 26, 2017
Five Reasons CISOs Should Keep an Open Mind About Cryptocurrencies
Far from a dying breed, cryptocurrencies are not only evolving but being accepted in countless new markets. CISOs need to know the ins and outs, pros and cons.
5 min read
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