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Internet’s safe-keepers forced to postpone crucial DNSSEC root key signing ceremony no, not a hacker attack, but because they can’t open a safe – The…
The organization that keeps the internet running behind-the-scenes was forced to delay an important update to the global network because it was locked out of one of its own safes.
During routine administrative maintenance of our Key Management Facility on 11 February, we identified an equipment malfunction, explained Kim Davies, the head of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), in an email to the dozen or so people expected to attend a quarterly ceremony in southern California at lunchtime on Wednesday.
The malfunction will prevent us from successfully conducting the ceremony as originally scheduled" on February 12, Davis explained. The issue disables access to one of the secure safes that contains material for the ceremony. In other words, IANA locked itself out.
The ceremony sees several trusted internet engineers (a minimum of three and up to seven) from across the world descend on one of two secure locations one in El Segundo, California, just south of Los Angeles, and the other in Culpeper, Virginia both in America, every three months.
Once in place, they run through a lengthy series of steps and checks to cryptographically sign the digital key pairs used to secure the internets root zone. (Here's Cloudflare's in-depth explanation, and IANA's PDF step-by-step guide.)
At the heart of the matter, simply put, is the Key Signing Key (KSK): this is a public-private key pair, with the private portion kept locked away by IANA. This is because the KSK is used, every three months, to sign a set of Zone Signing Keys, which are used to secure official copies of the internet's root zone file. That file acts as a kind of directory for other parts of the internet, and these parts in turn, provide information on more of the internet. It is, in a way, the blueprint for how the internet as we know it is glued together: how domain names resolve to computers on the global network, so that when you visit, say, theregister.co.uk, you eventually reach one of our servers at network address 104.18.235.86.
Critical root DNS servers are spread out around the planet, each armed with a copy of the latest signed root zone file, and used, in a distributed, cascading manner, by other DNS servers to look up domain names for the internet's users. These servers can check the root zone file underpinning all of this is secured by a ZSK recently signed by the central IANA KSK, and thus can be treated and trusted as gospel. The KSK is thus the domain-name system's trust anchor. Everything relies on it to ensure the 'net's central directory is laid out the way it should be, according to IANA, anyway.
This is all necessary because it should be immediately obvious whether or not a root zone file is an unsigned forgery, or an authentic and clean copy secured by IANA's KSK. Otherwise, a well-resourced malicious organization could potentially fool networks into using a sabotaged root zone file that redirects vast quantities of traffic, i.e. billions of internet users, to different parts of the internet. Even worse, if someone were to get hold of the KSK, they could sign their own zone file and have the internet blindly trust it. The result would be a global loss of trust in the 'net's functioning.
For that reason, IANA takes its Root Key Signing Key Ceremony extremely seriously, and has a complex and somewhat convoluted DNSSEC-based process that briefly unlocks the private portion of the KSK to sign the ZSKs every three months. Only during this ceremony is the KSK used, and put away again when it is over, leaving IANA with a set of ZSKs to authoritatively secure its root zone.
Only specific named people are allowed to take part in the ceremony, and they have to pass through several layers of security including doors that can only be opened through fingerprint and retinal scans before getting in the room where the ceremony takes place.
Staff open up two safes, each roughly one-metre across. One contains a hardware security module that contains the private portion of the KSK. The module is activated, allowing the KSK private key to sign keys, using smart cards assigned to the ceremony participants. These credentials are stored in deposit boxes and tamper-proof bags in the second safe. Each step is checked by everyone else, and the event is livestreamed. Once the ceremony is complete which takes a few hours all the pieces are separated, sealed, and put back in the safes inside the secure facility, and everyone leaves.
But during what was apparently a check on the system on Tuesday night the day before the ceremony planned for 1300 PST (2100 UTC) Wednesday IANA staff discovered that they couldnt open one of the two safes. One of the locking mechanisms wouldnt retract and so the safe stayed stubbornly shut.
As soon as they discovered the problem, everyone involved, including those who had flown in for the occasion, were told that the ceremony was being postponed. Thanks to the complexity of the problem a jammed safe with critical and sensitive equipment inside they were told it wasnt going to be possible to hold the ceremony on the back-up date of Thursday, either.
We understand, however, that following an emergency meeting on Wednesday, the issue should be fixed by Friday, and the ceremony has now been moved to Saturday. In the meantime, some lucky locksmith in Los Angeles is going to have to drill out the safes locking mechanism and put in a new one.
Fortunately, apart from the inconvenience, there is no impact on the internet itself, particularly in this short term. The current arrangement will simply continue to do its job for three additional days. And IANA has been keen to point out that it has an identical set of equipment on the other coast of the US that can also be used if necessary.
We apologize for the inconvenience for the attendees who had already traveled to participate in the ceremony. This is the first time a ceremony has needed to be rescheduled in the 10-year history of KSK management, the email announcing the delay noted.
There is a certain irony, of course, that the security of the virtual internet has been held hostage by an old-school physical safe.
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Will Weak Passwords Doom the Internet of Things (IoT)? – Security Intelligence
Weak passwords can hurt any organizations security efforts and make any device easily hackable, but could they also be the greatest point of failure for internet of things (IoT) security? Weak passwords certainly put companies deploying IoT devices at greater risk of falling victim to a cyberattack.
We have already begun to see attacks targeting IoT devices, and they are using weak passwords as their way in. In 2019, threat actors took advantage of poor password management to go after popular office IoT devices like printers and phones. Already in 2020, weve seen an IoT attack target routers and result in a password data dump on a hacker forum.
Included among the vulnerable (and hacked) passwords are default passwords used by manufacturers that give the appearance of IoT security layers. In reality, all these passwords do is create an illusion of safety for users who assume that because there is a password attached to the device when it comes out of the box, that is all that is needed. The actual outcome in these situations is a larger attack surface of poorly defended endpoints for malicious actors to penetrate with ease.
Without better password management, IoT security could quickly become unsustainable.
The IoT is a hot commodity. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, IoT devices were everywhere, in every conceivable form. We are close to reaching a point where every item we can imagine has smart technology built in, which means there is a rush to get those devices to consumers before someone else does.
Manufacturers are focused on getting smart devices into the market as quickly as possible, but in this race to capitalize on the IoTs potential, security is often woefully neglected, explained Michael Greene, CEO of Enzoic, in an email conversation.
How far down the priority list is password security or any kind of security for these manufacturers?
Numerous connected devices ship with default passwords as standard, as was the case with 600,000 GPS trackers manufactured in China that had a default password of 123456, said Greene. Government doesnt see IoT security as a high-priority issue either, so regulations around default passwords and the need to build security into IoT devices at all are currently minimal. This means the responsibility of securing these devices lands on the shoulders of users and IT departments.
But users and IT departments arent keeping up. The work here isnt limited to simply replacing default passwords, according to Greene. Rather, it must include growing smarter about overall password management. To illustrate why this is necessary, consider the fact that nearly 60 percent of users employ the same password across multiple devices, websites and other access points, according to a survey from LogMeIn.
In this environment, a hacker can easily obtain a password that was previously exposed in a breach and use it to gain access to other systems and devices, Greene added. Because of poor password management and weak passwords overall, he believes well see more attacks directed at smart devices, especially if matters of IoT security arent viewed as pressing concerns from the start and addressed across the entire development and sales ecosystem.
Change wont come easily. Users are set in their ways regarding passwords, and IT departments often have more immediate issues than the need to monitor IoT passwords, especially if they are responsible for dozens or hundreds of devices across their organizations.
Yet the IoT is becoming a major player in the overall threat landscape, said Yaniv Balmas, head of cyber research at Check Point Software Technologies, during a conversation at CPX360 in New Orleans. The security level of these devices is already relatively low, but any change that improves device security costs money, either on the development side in which case the cost is typically passed on to the consumer or on the user side.
Cost tends to win, said Balmas, and we want cheaper products.
But all is not lost when it comes to securing IoT devices. Companies are turning to solutions beyond passwords for authentication. For example, Amazon is looking at connecting its payment kiosks in brick-and-mortar stores to biometric identification methods that would prompt the customer to use the palm of their hand to verify their identity, which would be linked to a credit or debit card. Another positive step is the IoT Security Rating Program instituted by UL, formerly Underwriters Laboratories. The UL Verified Mark will alert consumers to the security risks and standards associated with a wide array of IoT devices.
Manufacturers must take security more seriously in the development stage, and companies must leverage advanced authentication options as they become available. Until then, it will be up to users and company security policies to ensure IoT devices are secure. This will require a simple first step: immediately changing default passwords to something strong and unique. As long as we continue to use weak passwords on IoT devices, we will be putting our organizations networks and data at risk unnecessarily.
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Bithumb Employee Found Guilty of Security Failings that Led to Hack – Cryptonews
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A court in South Korea has found a senior employee at crypto exchange Bithumb guilty of breaches of internet security law. The judge stated that the employees actions led to a 2017 hack that saw a raider make off with the personal information of 31,000 customers and also found the exchanges operator, Bithumb Korea, guilty of security law violations.
Per media outlet Hankook Ilbo, following the security breach a thief was able to make off with some USD 6 million worth of cryptocurrency holdings, using customers login details and passwords.
Prosecutors were keen to push charges against an individual employee at the exchange, who was believed to have made key security protocol-related errors.
The court judged that a 48-year-old man referred to only by his surname, Lee, had neglected to install antivirus software on his workplace PC, and had not encrypted customer data.
The judge added that Bithumb Korea had also failed to take quick and decisive action to stop the hacks, and had done too little to prevent possible follow-up attacks.
Lee was hit with a maximum fine of over USD 25,000.
Police successfully tracked down the hacker following the 2017 raid, and a court later sentenced him to three years in prison.
Meanwhile, the most recent Cipher Trace Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report has found that losses from fraud, misappropriation of funds, exchange hacks and thefts added up to USD 4.5 billion in 2019.
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However, although fraud and misappropriation-related crypto losses shot up by 533% last year, it appears that exchanges are finally shoring up their security systems to keep cybercriminals out: Hacks and thefts fell by 66% in 2019.
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Will your vote count? Ohio working to increase election security – WHIO
Published: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 @ 6:00 PMUpdated: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 @ 5:52 AMBy: Jim Otte
MIAMI VALLEY As Ohio voters go to the polls this year the state says security is in place to make sure every vote counts.
Your voice will be heard, said Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.Your ballot will be accurately counted.
With about a month until Ohios March 17 primary election, security experts are still concerned about election security and foreign election interference.
After more than 6,000 ballots werent counted in Miami County in 2018,News Center 7s I-Team took a look at what has changed since 2018 and how people can be sure that their vote will count.
>> RELATED:I-Team: Are votes, voting equipment secure?
As a child, Inge Voisard immigrated from Germany to Ohio.
That perspective, as a proud naturalized citizen who now calls Troy home, means shes always taken voting seriously.
I dont think Ive ever missed an election, she said.
But in November 2018, when Ohio governor race was hot, her early absent vote was one of the 6,288 in Miami County that was initially tabulated as zero.
Records obtained by the I-Team indicate after the Nov. 6, 2018, election the problem went undetected until Dec. 20, 2018.
Thats when the Ohio Secretary of of States Office alerted county leaders of a discrepancy.
It was not until Jan. 22, 2019, when the lost ballots were finally counted and included in the amended vote count.
Miami Countys elections director was fired.
But what is the county doing to make sure this doesnt happen again?
>> RELATED:Miami County leaders meet to discuss the 6,200 votes that went uncounted this past election
We had to re-write a policy manual, said Laura Bruns, Miami Countys current board of elections director. We had to re-write out procedures.
Bruns came here after the 2018 incident. She said an employee missed a step in the process of loading early votes into the the counting system.
If the staff had been looking, she confirmed they would have found this a zero in the initial vote count showing no early votes were counted.
I laid out in front of them a year ago, said LaRose.Right now you have a trust deficit with the voters of your county.
LaRose put Miami County on state oversight.
The errors also led the state to spend $114 million on new voting machines to increase security.
The new Miami County machines start with a paper ballot. You darken a circle by the candidates name and then put it into a scanner to be counted.
>> RELATED:State investigation begins into uncounted ballots in Miami County
The paper ballot can always be recounted again if needed.
The machines are not hooked up to the internet.
So there's no possible way for the machine to be hacked, said Bruns. We keep it in a room that has double locks on the door.
While the machines are under lock and key, there are still national election security concerns.
Adam Levin runs the internet security firm CyberScout.
He said foreign governments are still trying to hack election computer systems and are trying to undermine out faith in the election system.
We're living in a dangerous world, said Levin. There are more vulnerabilities that we've ever thought about before. Disinformation has become mainstream.
>> RELATED:Election board fires director after 6,200 ballots werent counted
The Department of Homeland Defense is not providing technical help to get all states and local boards of elections.
There's no such thing as 100% secure, said Matt Masterson, election security adviser for the Department of Homeland Security. There's always areas for improvement. That's why this is an ongoing, evolving process.
University of Dayton professor David Salisbury is the regions top cyber security expert.
He said it appears Ohios election system is on the right track.
Still, like any organization, emails to election workers remain one of the biggest threats.
What keeps me up at night is a person who is well-intentioned, a hard worker, at their job, busy as all get out, one of the messages come by and before they can think it through they click, he said.
>> RELATED:8 Ohio counties fail to meet election security deadline
LaRose said they have recently detected and defeated an Iranian malware attack.
They bad guys lost and the good guys won, he said.
For added protection, LaRose sent a 34-point preventative measure checklist to every Ohio election board.
Just recently Miami County was released from state supervision.
With extra cyber security provisions, like paper ballots and new voting machines, local boards of elections are promising your vote will be counted.
We will be ready, said Bruns. I have a good staff. We have a good board. We're all going to work together to make it happen.
However, there are a few legitimate cases where a vote you cast will not be counted.
The first case is if you vote for a write-in candidate who has not registered with the state in advanced.
>> RELATED:Report: DHS 2020 election security plan not finalized before voting started
And if you forget to sign your absentee ballot and send it in at the very last minute, its too late to correct it.
Also, if you are not registered to vote you cannot cast a ballot. So make sure to check your registration with the board of elections long before Election Day.
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Perimeter 81 Introduces SASE Platform This latest offer is based on a partnership with investor and – Channel Futures
This latest offer is based on a partnership with investor and security vendor, SonicWall
Perimeter 81, the software-defined network security solutions provider, on Wednesday announced its secure access service edge (SASE) platform that includes advanced security capabilities from technology partner, SonicWall.
The integrated, cloud-native platform will deliver zero-trust access to internal resources, user and branch internet security, branch interconnectivity and endpoint security. SASE is a model for network security that is shaping the way organizations will secure their networks and data in the upcoming years.
Perimeter 81s Amit Bareket
The consumption of modern network security and cybersecurity solutions needs to fundamentally change. With todays increasingly distributed and mobile workforce, this paradigm shift begins with replacing the traditional and perimeter-based network model with cloud, cyber and network security platforms, said Amit Bareket, co-founder and CEO of Perimeter 81. Our partnership with SonicWall and integrated SASE offering is a positive first step toward this market transformation. Companies are seeking solutions that are cloud-native, easy to use and encompass many functionalities in a one-stop shop. We will deliver a converged cloud-delivered secure access service edge that is needed to effectively serve the secure these access requirements of the digital business.
Back in November, Francisco Partners and Elliott Management-owned SonicWall (as of 2016), led a Series A funding round for Perimeter 81 and signed a mutual commercial OEM agreement with the company.
We are excited to partner with Perimeter 81, said SonicWall president and CEO Bill Conner, at the time. This relationship will allow us to provide a wide range of businesses, from SMBs to Fortune 500s and governments, with our Capture Cloud platform and real-time breach detection and prevention solutions, while allowing them to adopt a zero-trust security architecture that delivers tremendous efficacy in security the modern organizations.
Today, Conner said, SonicWalls advanced cloud security capabilities and Perimeter 81s innovative secure cloud-based network offerings will allow us to provide the most advanced SASE platform available today and place ourselves, and our customers, at the forefront of an emerging and promising market.
The SonicWall security service features to be integrated with Perimeter 81 include: content filtering, application control, intrusion prevention system (IPS), file sandboxing, real-time deep memory inspection (RTDMI), antivirus and more.Perimeter 81 will launch web filtering and DNS filtering this quarter and, with SonicWall, willgradually roll out security features to customers throughout 2020, starting with firewall as a service. Additional functionalities, such as SaaS security and an endpoint protection platform, will be introduced later in the year.
Perimeter 81 recognizes the role that channel partners will play in the growth of the company, partnering with distributor Ingram Micro last summer.
We have about 100 MSP partners today, mostly in the U.S. and Canada, and we understand that the channel is a crucial part of our growth, Bareket told Channel Futures. Perimeter 81 kicked off its channel strategy about six months ago.
Ingram Micro offers Perimeter 81s zero-trust network as a service to partners through its Ingram Cloud Marketplace.
Our solution allows partners to manage their customers network through a single, multitenant management platform through a single pane of glass, said Bareket. And it offers partners monthly recurring revenue.
Perimeter 81 is no stranger to Ingram Micro, having been selected as a finalist in the distributors 2018 Comet Competition.
The company has also been recognized as one of the 2018 500 fastest-growing EMEA tech companies by Deloitte.
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NHS Secure Boundary the next layer of cyber protection for the NHS – Digital Health
Last summer, NHS Digital announced the NHS Secure Boundary, which aims to strengthen cyber resilience across health and care. Alfie Harvey, strategic delivery lead at NHS Digitals Data Security Centre, talks about how the project is going.
NHS Digitals plan to provide world-class next generation firewalls to help protect the increasing digital perimeter of the NHS has reached a significant milestone, York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the first organisation to be fully integrated into NHS Secure Boundary and will lead the way for other organisations to get on board.
Last summer, we announced the delivery of NHS Secure Boundary and our partnership with Accenture, and we now hope that more NHS organisations will take up this centrally funded service, which will enable us to strengthen cyber resilience across health and care.
Over the past four months, we have been working with organisations across the NHS to develop NHS Secure Boundary as a pilot. This has involved gathering their vital feedback so we can learn the best way to extend this solution across the wider NHS.
One of the key things to come out of the feedback is a clear message that organisations need us to vary our approach to onboarding onto the solution. This allows us to walk them through each step of the process, providing support with a dedicated set of expert resources, tailored to their needs.
Organisations can manage how they go through the onboarding process. If local IT teams want to be more hands on in how they manage their set up, then that is fine and we will take a step back, offering support if and when they need it. We have produced an onboarding manual which details every step from inception through to implementation
So why Secure Boundary?
NHS Secure Boundary is a powerful cyber security tool that gives NHS organisations the chance to control what passes in and out of their digital estate. IT teams can benefit from secure filtering for web content, next generation firewalls, secure DNS services and data loss prevention, among other things.
It also gives us a chance to see a broader picture centrally of what is happening with internet traffic. The more we can see across the NHS system, the better we can scan for potential threats in real time, detecting and neutralising them to help NHS organisations to protect themselves.
The NHS Secure Boundary also supports essential programs, such as HSCN and Internet First, by helping to modernise security for organisations access to the internet. This will give front-line clinicians across organisations the ability to access more timely information and therefore make more informed decisions on patient care.
There are the longer-term strategic objectives to keep in mind, as well. NHS Secure Boundary supports both the NHS Long Term Plan and the Secretary of States Tech Vision. It does this by providing additional protection for accessing the internet, leveraging the cloud, and taking advantage of innovative technologies and services which, in turn, will deliver greater operational efficiencies and better clinical outcomes.
Over the last couple of years, we have been analysing, identifying, neutralising and responding to cyber security risks in the NHS, using data from the Data Security and Protection Toolkit, our on-site cyber assessments, our Security Operations Centre and our Cyber Security Support Model.
Organisations without specialist cyber security expertise will benefit hugely from the central support delivered by NHS Secure Boundary. NHS Digital and our supporting partners, Accenture, Imperva and Palo Alto Networks, can provide a helping hand, supporting organisations to manage their firewalls and protect internet traffic, though the option is still there to locally manage firewalls.
It also protects HSCN or National Gateway connections as well as local internet breakouts, to a national standard. Internet-facing applications, like appointment booking systems, are often vulnerable to a range of potential threats like Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks. The NHS Secure Boundary not only protects these systems, but the patients using them as well.
Next steps
The more NHS organisations that sign up to NHS Secure Boundary, the better for the whole system as it will build an even stronger network to fight against cyber threats and manage attempts to infiltrate the system.
Working with Accenture, Imperva and Palo Alto Networks, we will be focussed on supporting NHS organisations and central network service providers to get them onboard over the next two years with managed support from our partners over the next five years.
There is a centrally funded two-year programme to onboard organisations with a dedicated team on hand to manage and support them, which started in January 2020.
NHS Secure Boundary complements and supports the other services provided by NHS Digitals Data Security Centre to help mitigate the risks we identified in our analysis of the wider system. These include Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection, our email filtering service, the Cyber Security Support Model, our workforce simulated phishing campaigns and our board level-training, providing both physical protection from threats and better awareness of cyber issues for staff.
Feedback from our early adopter
Shane Martin, Network Manager at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said: NHS Secure Boundary has given us an extra layer of security for our internet access at almost zero cost for our trust, saving potentially hundreds of thousands on a similar product if wed had to buy it in ourselves.
Its next-generation firewall, which identifies potential threats early on and reduces our risk of exposure to hackers, was really appealing to us and the fact that NHS Secure Boundary helps to fulfil the Cyber Essentials+ and Data Security and Protection Toolkit requirements was also a big bonus.
Well be using NHS Secure Boundarys Web Application Firewall, which will protect all of our external-facing web services from potentially malicious inbound access requests.
This means that we will be able to host our patient administration systems on our own network, and both community workers and sanctioned external organisations will be able to securely access them from wherever they are. So, this will enable a much more mobile and connected workforce, allowing clinical information to be available securely at the point of care, be that on our premises or at a patients home.
So, NHS Secure Boundary will not only save the trust money, it will ensure that the best possible protection surrounds our most critical systems and allow us to provide an even better level of care to our patients.
We want more organisations to start sharing in the benefits of NHS Secure Boundary, to help better protect themselves and each other. To find out more about the potential benefits that NHS Secure Boundary can give your organisation and sign up, contact the mailbox nhssecureboundary@nhs.net
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North Koreas Internet Use Surges, Thwarting Sanctions and Fueling Theft – The New York Times
Ms. Moriuchi, who left the National Security Agency in 2017, began tracking the internet use of the North Korean elite two and a half years ago, a period that encompassed Mr. Trumps confrontational approach to the North, the countrys missile launches and then the stalled diplomacy that has followed the presidents three meetings with Mr. Kim.
In 2017, Ms. Moriuchi could easily see the content of the North Korean elites searches, most of which appeared to be for leisure: While ordinary North Koreans have access only to a restricted, in-country version of the internet, the countrys leaders and their families downloaded movies, shopped and browsed the web on nights and weekends.
But that has changed. Internet use has surged during office hours, suggesting the leadership is now using its internal networks the same way the West does: conducting daily government and private business. Now the country has developed its own version of a virtual private network, a technique to tunnel through the internet securely that has long been used by Western businesses to secure their transactions.
Meanwhile, the countrys efforts to encrypt data and hide its activities on the web have become far more sophisticated. And through a network of students, many in China and India, the North has learned how to exploit data that could improve its nuclear and missile programs.
The largely home-built effort to hide traffic, the report concluded, was being used to steal data from the networks of unsuspecting targets, or as a means of circumventing government-imposed content controls. Such methods have long been used by Chinese and Russian hackers, often working for intelligence agencies.
The North has managed to surprise the world before with its digital savvy: In November 2014, its devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in an effort to kill The Interview, a comedy about two bumbling journalists sent by the C.I.A. to kill Mr. Kim, exposed American digital vulnerabilities. That was followed by a bold effort to steal nearly $1 billion from the Bangladesh central bank through the international financial settlement system called SWIFT. Other central bank attacks followed.
North Koreas most famous cyberattack, using code called WannaCry, disabled the British health care system for days and created havoc elsewhere. It was based on vulnerabilities that had been stolen from the National Security Agency, and published by a group that called itself the Shadow Brokers. American officials have never publicly acknowledged their inadvertent role in fueling the attacks.
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TechForce Aberdeen event to kick off Cyber Scotland Week – The Scotsman
Published: 06:30 Updated: 06:43 Thursday 13 February 2020
Aberdeen-based internet security specialist The TechForce has unveiled a strong line-up of speakers as it hosts an event to kick-off Cyber Scotland Week.
Amitabha Sikder of the London Stock Exchange, John Duncan of oil major Total and Robert Smith of NorthLink Ferries are among those that will share a platform at Robert Gordon University (RGU) on Monday evening.
Some 70 businesspeople, academics and students are expected to attend the event that will explore the business and organisational challenges created by cybercrime. It is due to be held at the Sir Ian Wood Building, Garthdee Road, from 6pm to 8:30pm.
The event is being staged as part of Cyber Scotland Week a Scottish Government-backed initiative to showcase innovation and promote career opportunities across the sector.
Jai Aenugu, managing director of The TechForce, said: Were excited to be hosting this event and have the opportunity to share the important message of what to do in the event of a cyber-attack with a diverse audience.
Im extremely grateful to our panel of speakers for giving up their time to share their own unique perspectives on how to tackle the issue. Although any cyber-attack can often be extremely damaging it will be encouraging to hear first-hand how these individuals have helped ensure business continuity.
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Security Strategy: Moving Away From Tried and True – Security Boulevard
Many security professionals in developing their strategy still fall back on the old punch list approach to security configurations. They believe that if they check the box on tried and true methods such as password managers, creating strong device passcodes, using two-factor authentication, encrypting devices and using VPNs, their companies will be secure against cyberattacks.
But by simply going through the suggested methods to safeguard your organization, security professionals arent considering the actual risks or impact on workflows. Every organization requires a tailored approach to cybersecurity, which simply cant be achieved by checking off boxes on a standard list.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pushing for the abandonment of security checklists for yearsever since the dawn of the Cybersecurity Framework and integration of the Risk Management Framework into the security life cycle.
The problem with security baselines and the hundreds of registry keys, file and folder permissions and Windows Group Policy settings is that they limit the idea of what achieving sound security is. Sound security is a constant cycle of changes and the balance of risk, cost and liability while maintaining confidentiality, integrity and availability of cyber resources.
Checklists are also never complete and never current. In the bring your own device (BYOD) and IoT world, the variety of operating systems, versions and capabilities make it impossible to have a hard-coded punch list. These static lists also provide a road map for hackers to know what not to try, thus making detection harder.
Another issue is that checklists create a false sense of security. Organizations are vulnerable when their security leaders have the viewpoint that if we do X, Y, Z, then were good. That couldnt be further from the truth. Security is not absolute and is different for everyone. The specific needs of one industry vary greatly from the needs of another. In developing your security strategy, once you identify whats required for your industry and organization, you will be able to better limit the potential of a cyberattack and mitigate the damages.
So, how do you successfully get rid of the checklist approach? What is an alternative way to develop a security strategy that maximizes your defenses?
Start by taking the structures provided in the NIST Core Controls or Center for Internet Security 20 and apply the areas of concern from each group/family to every class of tech in your network. This includes PCs, servers, switches, firewalls, IP phones, peripherals (printers, cameras, UPS, video boards), mobility (smartphones, tablets, IoT), software and any other outliers.
Once you have everything categorized, take a long look at the risks and figure out how you can best mitigate and manage them.
Now that risk is understood and the methods to mitigate them are in place, its time to write them down. There are multiple parts to this:
Your security plan and procedures are in place. Everything has been implemented and maintenance is fully automated. Youre secure, right? Wrong. Theres an old idiom I like to keep in mind: Trust but verify. Look at the procedures and plans and ask, How do I test this? Having the procedures available to test enables you to develop plans about when to test. Do you audit everything or just a sample? How is the sample selected? Are there event-based triggers?
In college, my English professor embedded the mantra, Writing is a recursive process, into my brain. Ive learned that this also applies to security plans, policies and procedures. Annual reviews of these materials are critical to ensure completeness and to make necessary updates to any changes over the previous year.
If you encounter a cyberattack, its important to have post-event reviews based on forensic details to reformulate your strategy. Ask yourself, How and why did this happen? What can be done to prevent or mitigate?
There are certain significant changes that should always trigger a risk assessment and documentation, plan, policy and procedure update. These changes include migration to cloud SSO platforms, OS major revision upgrades, change of security solution vendor, etc.
As Ive mentioned, security is not absolute. A checklist thats not frequently revised and updated will not provide proper value and protection. As new threats emerge, and as every organization has different requirements for cyber protection, its crucial to introduce a security strategy and cybersecurity framework that will keep up with constant changes, limit the occurrence of cyberattacks and mitigate the damages if an attack does occur.
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Security Strategy: Moving Away From Tried and True - Security Boulevard