C-IT Security Podcast

Bulk of Ex-Employees Retain Access to Corporate Apps: Survey http://www.securityweek.com/bulk-ex-employees-retain-access-corporate-apps-survey http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-smbs-manage-exemployee-risk/ C-IT Recommendation Verify your company has an effective and enforced access control standard and policy which requires that access be removed when an employee transfers within the organization or leaves the organization. Use Role based Access Control. Roles should be specifically defined by the […]

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin Windows tech support scammers take root in the U.S. http://www.csoonline.com/article/2464030/security-leadership/windows-tech-support-scammers-take-root-in-the-u-s.html Article Resources Malwarebytes blog on the scare tactic https://blog.malwarebytes.org/fraud-scam/2014/08/beware-of-us-based-tech-support-scams/   2014 So Far: The Year of the Data Breach http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/2014-the-year-of-the-data-breach/ C-IT […]

“It doesn’t take great men to do things, but it is doing things that make men great.” -Arnold Glasow PCI Council Publishes Guidance on Working With Third-party Providers http://www.securityweek.com/pci-council-publishes-guidance-working-third-party-providers http://www.scmagazine.com/pci-council-releases-third-party-security-assurance-guidance/article/365658/ C-IT Recommendation Require your third party service provider to provide a report of compliance and require the entity to conform to conducting a risk analysis […]

“Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy.” -Luc de Vauvenargues Hackers Demand Automakers Get Serious About Security http://www.securityweek.com/hackers-demand-automakers-get-serious-about-security http://www.darkreading.com/application-security/automakers-openly-challenged-to-bake-in-security/d/d-id/1297902 C-IT Recommendation Find out if your organization has Security embedded into the Product Development Life Cycle. There should be no new systems released to the public or deployed […]

“The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” ― Peter F. Drucker Over 90% of Enterprises Exposed to Man-in-the-Browser Attacks: Cisco http://www.securityweek.com/over-90-enterprises-exposed-man-browser-attacks-cisco http://www.csoonline.com/article/2459954/data-protection/cisco-patches-traffic-snooping-flaw-in-operating-systems-used-by-networking-gear.html C-IT Recommendation Perform regular security assessments in your organization Corporate leaders must establish a security debrief cadence with the information security teams. CSOs/CISO’s should meet with operational teams weekly […]

“If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.” – Ray Kroc C-Level Execs to CISOs: No Seat for You! https://www.securityweek.com/c-level-execs-cisos-no-seat-you http://www.scmagazine.com/study-ciso-leadership-capacity-undervalued-by-most-c-level-execs/article/364231/ C-IT Recommendation Corporate leaders must establish a security debrief cadence with the information security […]

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison Vulnerability impacting multiple versions of Android could enable device takeover http://www.scmagazine.com/vulnerability-impacting-multiple-versions-of-android-could-enable-device-takeover/article/363414/ http://www.securityweek.com/android-fake-id-vulnerability-lets-malicious-apps-impersonate-trusted-apps C-IT Recommendation Perform an asset inventory of all company owned Android devices using company provided cell phone service. Your company should have a configuration […]

“My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people’s.” ―Oscar Wilde WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited to Compromise Thousands of Websites https://www.securityweek.com/wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-exploited-compromise-thousands-websites http://www.csoonline.com/article/2457668/data-protection/thousands-of-sites-compromised-through-wordpress-plug-in-vulnerability.html C-IT Recommendation From the Website Perspective Ensure your organization has a strong asset inventory with an accurate configuration management database. Identify if any of your websites are using WordPress and […]

“Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today.” -Anonymous eBay faces class-action suit over breach http://www.scmagazine.com/ebay-faces-class-action-suit-over-breach/article/362670/ http://www.csoonline.com/article/2457981/data-protection/ebay-faces-class-action-suit-over-data-breach.html Article Resources Ebay’s publication of Breach http://www.ebayinc.com/in_the_news/story/ebay-inc-ask-ebay-users-change-passwords The Courtroom Paperwork for the Lawsuit http://media.scmagazine.com/documents/88/ebaysuit_21893.pdf   Sony to shell out $15M in PSN breach settlement http://www.scmagazine.com/sony-to-shell-out-15m-in-psn-breach-settlement/article/362720/ Article Resources Original Court Filings […]