Dean Pemberton

Director of Strategic Engineering SME

Dean is Head of Security Engineering at Bastion Security Group, co-founder of Cassini, and a recognised expert in security architecture.

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With 30 years’ experience across government, enterprise, and infrastructure in New Zealand, the Pacific, and South East Asia. Dean pairs deep technical capability with strategic insight, regularly working with CISOs, CTOs, and boards to align security initiatives with business goals. Dean has served on the boards or a number of organisaitons, and leads a high-performing team focused on designing secure systems, modernising architecture, and driving lasting security outcomes.

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Access Token Exposure in URL Parameters in GridTime™ 3000 GNSS Time Server - (CVE-2026-12620)

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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability on Several Endpoints by Utilising Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GridTime™ 3000 GNSS Time Server - (CVE-2026-12619)

During a security engagement, Leo Diamat discovered that multiple endpoints in the GridTime 3000 GNSS Time Server web application were vulnerable to reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via an unsanitised token parameter.

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