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03 Jul 2020The miracle of COVID-19 testing: more tests= more cases. (It works for security too!)
I'm no jet fuel genius. Nor am I a statistician. I'm certainly no epidemiologist. I don't even consider myself to be one of the smartest people in my own field. But I do know enough to realize that when a problem exists (even if it's yet to be acknowledged), once it's sought after, it will be uncovered. And once it uncovered, does this newfound knowledge actually change anything? Not necessarily. ...
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18 Jul 2019How does your incident response program measure up?
I've heard it said that experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. Incident response is one of those things. How do you fully prepare for something that you've never had to deal with? Well, there are ways, but you have to prepare before the going gets rough. The best thing you can do is to define what "incident" means, think through the scenarios, and create ...
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04 Jun 2019
Here’s a BIG mobile security exposure you may be overlooking
With security, if your goal is to minimize your maximum regret, there's a lot to be thinking about. User behaviors involving mobile devices are at the heart of some of the larger business risks, especially if you're like the majority of businesses I see and support bring your own device (BYOD) For phones and tablets. Well, here's something that you may have thought about in passing but haven't done anything ...
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24 Jul 2018
Check out my webinar on the big risks involving unstructured information – 2pm ET today (reading assignment links)
Join me today at 2pm ET for my Ziff Davis webinar Addressing the Security Risks Around Unstructured Information sponsored by Citrix ShareFile. Unprotected files scattered about the network environment is one of the biggest vulnerabilities I see...and it continues to create tangible business risks for every organization. I'll talk about the risk, share some examples of what I'm seeing in my work perform security assessments, and provide some ideas on ...
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17 Jul 2018Join me at 2pm ET today for a discussion on data breaches + reading assignment links
The data breach numbers we see in the studies and headlines every year (day!?) are pretty amazing...It's clear that we have not just an IT challenge on our hands but a true business problem... What's behind all of the incidents and breaches? Why does it seem to be getting worse? Is there anything that can be done about it? Well, that and more is what I''l be discussing in my ...
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27 Sep 2017SEC, Equifax, what’s next? Focus on – and fix – the stuff that matters in security.
I recently consulted with a client on the SEC and Equifax breaches and had some thoughts that I left with that I wanted to share here: Your security program is only as good as your day-to-day processes and people. No amount of policies, plans, and technologies is going to prevent you from getting hit. Reactive security is apparently the new norm, at least according to SEC chairman Jay Clayton. I ...
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13 Apr 2017
Why SOC audit reports can be misleading, mobile app security gotchas, and more…
Here are some links to recent articles I've written regarding application security...if you take anything away from this, it's that you can't afford to take this part of your security program lightly. Dealing with vendors who want to push their SOC audit reports on you Explaining discrepancies in different security assessment reports Why DAST and SAST are necessary if software is solid from the get-go Nixing credential re-use across unrelated ...
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03 Feb 2017
Prepping for – or dealing with – a computer security incident? Here are some resources for you.
It's a reality of using computer systems today - the threats are out there waiting to pounce, especially onto that low-hanging fruit that so many businesses overlook. Here are some pieces I've written in the recent past that address incident response, data breaches, and the like: Figuring out what happened after a data breach Questions that must be answered once a security breach occurs Six endpoint management lessons from POS ...
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19 Jan 2017
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles breach reminds us that HIPAA means nothing if you ignore its requirements
Back in 2007 I wrote a blog post on what's it going to take to encrypt laptop hard drives. After seeing this recent story about Children's Hospital Los Angeles, I can't help but shake my head.The 0 comments on this article says a lot as society is becoming immune to these breaches...I think I've heard it called breach fatigue - it's not unlike presidential politics as of late! In 2007, these ...
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21 Mar 2016
Network complexity + intrusions = you’re not on top of things as much as you think.
Here are some new articles and guest blog posts that I've written on the subject of network complexity, intrusions, and how most people have a false sense of security. Enjoy!Dealing with today’s information systems complexityNetwork complexity: Bad for Business, Great for Job SecurityKnowing the warning signs of network intrusionsDuring and after a breach, all eyes are on youFive network security lessons learned from the Sony Pictures hackA perspective on the ...
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His final report was very thorough and included security recommendations for our network environment. The executive leadership was so impressed with Kevin’s security expertise, they have extended their agreement to continue to perform periodic testing. We highly recommend Kevin Beaver and Principle Logic as a resource for network security testing.”
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Kevin has written/co-written 12 books on information security including one of the best-sellers of all time:
