Today, I will be going over Control 18 from version 7 of the top 20 CIS Controls – Application Software Security. I will go through the eleven requirements and offer my thoughts on what I’ve found.
Wearables, smart speakers, remote security systems, connected cars, inventory trackers, smart headphones: these are just a handful of the connected devices in modern workplaces. The Internet of Things (IoT), or internet-enabled devices that collect and act upon data, is becoming more popular with ever-increasing applications. Far beyond a smart coffee pot that automatically gets the brew going to start the workday, the Internet of Things is changing business security and vulnerability in a big way.
Today, I will be going over Control 19 from version 7 of the top 20 CIS Controls – Incident Response and Management. I will go through the eight requirements and offer my thoughts on what I’ve found.
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Today, I will be going over Control 20 from version 7 of the top 20 CIS Controls – Penetration Tests and Red Team Exercises. I will go through the eight requirements and offer my thoughts on what I’ve found.
Windows supports a code-signing feature called Authenticode, which allows a software publisher to digitally sign executable files (e.g. .exe, .msi, …) so that users can verify their autenticity. The digital signature of a file can be viewed in the file properties in Windows explorer on the “Digital Signature” tab.
Chances are your organization already addresses cyber security to some extent in new employee onboarding. Whether that’s traditional training videos on cyber security that employees watch on their own time, presentations by IT, or brochures, most employees know that their companies have cyber security protocol and best practices. But how many of your employees actually know what the protocol and practices are?
A SIEM or Security Information and Event Management is only as good as its logs. People can think of logs as the fuel for the engine. Without logs (log management), the SIEM will never be useful. Selecting the right types of logs to ingest in your SIEM is a complex undertaking. On one hand, it is easy to say “Log it all!” but you will inevitably reach the glass ceiling of your SIEM, which will either be your licensing or you will cap the performance of the SIEM hardware.
On August 5, 2015, the British mobile phone retailer, Carphone Warehouse discovered a “sophisticated attack” on its systems, possibly compromising the personal information of 2.5 million customers and the encrypted credit card data of an additional 90,000 customers.
Applying machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to analyze files within a content repository can raise the bar on operating efficiencies and produce smarter solutions that bring “structure” to unstructured data.
