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07 Dec 2011Information security quote
Don't expect short-term perfection in your security program. Instead, aim for incremental improvements over time. -KB...
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07 Dec 2011
Join me live online today with TechTarget & ISACA
Today is our live virtual seminar Making the Case for the Cloud: The Next Steps. Join me, Urs Fischer, Dave Shackleford, Andrew Baer and Diana Kelley to hear about various aspects of cloud computing you may not have thought about.Starting at 11:15am ET, I'll be presenting on Incident Response in Cloud Computing. I'll talk about common incident response weaknesses I see in my work, questions you must ask your cloud ...
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06 Dec 2011
School staff members and porn – Why you should care
Here's an interesting read on government employees trying to make an extra buck by serving up pornography on their high school-issued computers. What a lovely story.Don't think this kind of behavior is random. I've seen this very thing at the university level during a security assessment I did early on in my information security consulting venture.You see, one thing I do during my internal security assessments is connect a network ...
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05 Dec 2011
What happens when third-party patches are ignored
The majority of people I speak with claim they have no means for patching third-party software. As Kelly Jackson Higgins mentions in her recent Dark Reading blog post regarding the rash of Java exploitations, when third-party software goes unmanaged, bad things can happen.It's great that Metasploit has a a module for Java exploitation - something that'll not only benefit me in my security assessments but will also help bring to ...
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01 Dec 2011
You’re in charge of your own crisis
Whether or not you - or your management - believes you'll suffer a security incident it certainly pays to be prepared. Odds are that something is going to occur.Does your business have a solid incident response plan? What about a communications plan? Is an executive or business PR representative going to say "Um, well, uh you know - we got hacked and stuff..." to the eager media or are they ...
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29 Nov 2011
HDMoore’s Law, revisited
Here's a good read by Mike Rothman (@securityincite) on how we tend to bury our heads in the sand over the most obvious things including HD Moore's Law. For years, I've had a slide in my presentations titled "Future Trends" where I've talked about how exploits are getting easier for those with ill intent:Easier access to toolsLittle knowledge neededLess elaborate “hacks”More internal breachesMobile business → less controlGreater complexity → more ...
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27 Nov 2011
Don’t get mired striving for perfection
As we wind down 2011, here's a quote that relates to information security, incident response and overall risk management:“The person who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he or she decides, never decides.” -Henri Frederic AmielSo, do something to better your information security program. Any positive step forward - anything - is much better than getting mired in the desire for perfection and doing nothing at all....
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21 Nov 2011Don’t turn a blind eye on the basics
I'm all about shoring up the basics of Web security before throwing money at the situation. If you're interested in saving not only money but also time and effort, here are some new pieces I've written on Web security that you may be interested in: Explaining the why of Web application security Improving Web security by working with what you’ve got Not all Web vulnerability scans are created equal Why ...
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20 Nov 2011A new way to bleed
I was in New York City this past week for my final keynote and related presentations for our TechTarget & CDW information security roadshow. Wow, 10 cities in eight months - what a great way to end our year. Of course, being in New York I couldn't help but notice the *constant* coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests that ended up turning a bit ugly on Thursday - the ...
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14 Nov 2011
For incidents, preparation is key…But you’ve been hacked, now what?
Here are some new pieces I've written for TechTarget and Security Technology Executive magazine on compliance that you may be interested in:Preparing for an incident at the workstation levelDevelop a Flight PlanHow to know if your website has been hacked As always, be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for links to all of my information security whitepapers, podcasts, webcasts, books and more....
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