Bad guys are scanning your network. They are finding all the vulnerabilities exposed to the Internet. The vulnerable systems, critical devices, and other ways to break into your network. When ransomware, malware, botnets, and other break-ins happen, people wonder, “how did the threat actors find that service?” People thought that “if we don’t publish it, Read More
Category: Security, Resiliency, and Scaling
How do Security Experts surf the tidal wave of security news?
Have you ever wondered what security professionals review each day? How do they keep up with the security news? What sources do they use? If you are new to security, what sources shall you track? We are overwhelmed with a deluge of cybersecurity news. In essence, we’re surfing cybersecurity news trying to keep up and Read More
The History of DDoS and DoS
Version 0.2 History repeats itself. The History History of DDoS and DoS illustrates how an attack vector from 1997 would reappear as “new” in 2007 and “never seen before” in 2017. History of DDoS and DoS is a living document is a tool to document (look for updates). Does not focus on the “biggest” or
“Backups” will not save you from a Ransomware Incident
“What do you mean the backups don’t work? I thought you said backups would save us from a Ransomware incident?” Good backups are the #1 recommendation you will see in all “Ransomware Defence” guides. We have a problem in the industry. These “ransomware guides” are written by people who have never lived through a major Read More
US Warns Ransomware Threats during Holidays – Whoops! Too Late
If you are reading about potential ransomware threats during the holidays, just know it is too late. By the time you get a call waking you up on a labor day holiday break, it would be too late to stop the ransomware threat. People forget that ransomware is the monetization network break-in. The THREAT is Read More
“Security” is always an afterthought in the C-suite
Get around “security is an afterthought” by rethinking security as part of the business resiliency architecture. Read More
BGP Security Workshop – Safeguarding the Internet’s Glue
BGP and DNS are the two critical protocols that glue the entire global network (the Internet). Without them, the Internet falls apart. The security, resiliency, and integrity Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) holds up the routing of packets end-to-end across the Internet. Threats to BGP systems are life-threatening, disrupting critical infrastructure people depend on for their
Executive Security Leadership – It is Not Hard!
Security Leadership is not hard. CxOs stress over the security threats to their business. A lot of that stress is generated by the press. Common sense Executive practices and leadership principles have guided organizations through extreme security-related business pressures. What guides the organization is obvious, clear the path for the team, trust the team, pull
Open SMTP (Email) Servers on Your Network
Do you know if you have open SMTP servers on your network? In May, Qualys released 21 vulnerabilities to Exim (see Qualys Security Advisory 21Nails: Multiple vulnerabilities in Exim). Exim is a popular Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) available on Unix operating systems and comes pre-installed on Linux distributions. The easy access and wide SMTP/Exim MTAs use Read More
Meaningful Security Conversations with Your Vendors: Can Vendors Ever Provide Secure Solutions?
It is critical to have meaningful security conversations with your vendors. Operators depend on their vendors to supply products and solutions that are secure. As all operators have experienced, “secure products” is almost always a vendor afterthought. This leads to an operational risk that in some cases turns deadly. In this session, we will explore