The real hidden insider threat within every organization. “They was (sic) firing me. I just beat them to it. Nothing personal, the upper management need to see what they guys on the floor is capable (sic) of doing when they keep getting mistreated. I took one for the team. Sorry if I made my peers … Read more
In many organizations, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and their team understands the need for a strategic approach to managing an enterprise information security program. However, continual tactical “fire drills” rarely allow time to be dedicated to strategic objectives. Given typical CISO resource constraints, efficient and effective operations are critical to success. Running a … Read more
Why Organizations Need to Be More Than Just Compliant Enterprises across the industry-government-academia spectrum are struggling to balance the goals of improved security and regulatory compliance. Unfortunately, the two are not always compatible or aligned. Many organizations lack board level guidance when it comes to managing cybersecurity risk. As a result, many organizations expend resources … Read more
Today, massive numbers of uncorrelated and unprioritized alerts overwhelm network security operations. Staff are unable to respond to breaches anywhere near real-time. Legacy architectures layer “best of breed” components for firewall, intrusion protection, web content filtering and antivirus protection, each of which generates a unique set of alerts. Additional devices only contribute to an ever … Read more
As organizations adopt Cloud technologies and capabilities, it’s important to discuss how secure (or insecure!) Cloud really is. Security concerns with respect to Cloud computing are similar to those of a traditional information technology (IT) setup. Even though Cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) make … Read more
A holistic “life cycle” perspective is to prioritize security risk levels of security for the proper governance and management of all security. The future is already here — It’s just not evenly distributed yet. William Gibson, Neuromancer The complexity of protecting our personal and organizational value is increasingly difficult to navigate. Similarly, threats come from … Read more
Dependencies on information technology began logically enough. In a technology-driven and dependent marketplace, enterprises seek to leverage information technology to improve their market position. Industries adopted COBOL-based software and mainframe computers for statistical reporting, accounting, claims, policy administration, billing and various information-processing activities.1 Many mainframe and legacy applications are older and require significant upgrades in … Read more
In September of 2017, Equifax announced that extremely sensitive data, including social security numbers and driver’s license information, had been exfiltrated by hackers via the Apache Struts framework used to develop the credit rater’s website – a framework that powers thousands of large enterprises’ websites as well. Given the scope of the damage enabled by … Read more
Device Atlas, the world’s most authoritative source on device data, states that there were 2.6 billion smartphones and over 4 billion mobile phone users in the world in 2016. This number is expected to double over the next few years. These devices are attached to us 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They … Read more
In my many years of working in cybersecurity, I’ve found the only thing that can truly secure an organization is collaboration. The most important part of “people, process, technology” is the people. No one in their right mind would tell you it’s possible to prevent 100% of breaches — but, through powerful internal and external … Read more
