Presentation by Ben Boyd during the 2018 Northwest Arkansas Community College Cyber Security Awareness Symposium.
Building a Cyber Security program is more than just technology or architecture. Managing Cyber Risk is the duty of anyone with a digital asset.
Zero-compromise IDaaS: Achieve Both Security and Workforce ProductivityOneLogin
For security professionals, it’s critical to ensure employees can access the right applications — and no more. But since a typical enterprise has thousands of employees using hundreds of apps, manually setting up access is time-consuming, error-prone, and increases the risk of security and compliance violations.
In this presentation, you’ll see how Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) lets you manage access to your applications; automatically handle tedious employee on-boarding and off-boarding; and improve end-user productivity via Single Sign-on.
CIS 2015 Virtual Identity: The Vision, Challenges and Experiences in Driving ...CloudIDSummit
This document discusses building an enterprise identity provider (IdP) to address security, scalability, and governance of federated identity and access management. It describes what an enterprise IdP is and its benefits, including being a federated identity service, security token service, providing a 360 degree view of identity, and more. It outlines considerations for building an enterprise IdP such as for scalability, ROI, durability, and longevity. Potential pitfalls are also discussed like responsibility issues, skills gaps, lack of time and sponsorship. Planning recommendations include committing to a strategic IAM view, formalizing an IAM program, selling the idea of an enterprise IdP, and leveraging strategic partners.
CIS 2015 What I Learned From Pitching IAM To My CIO - Steve ToutCloudIDSummit
The IAM program needs to align behind the shift towards ITaaS, building the platform for execution and supporting transformation and migration activities. CIOs should keep informed through a relevant IAM capability roadmap in order to make calculated decisions on where investments should be made. Ongoing investments in the IAM program are crucial in order to fill capability gaps, keep up-to-date with support and license agreements and make opportunistic progress on the strategic roadmap. In this talk, Steve discusses recent experiences and lessons learned in preparing for and pitching VMware’s CIO on enterprise IAM program initiatives.
CIS 2015 The IDaaS Dating Game - Sean DeubyCloudIDSummit
The IDaaS (identity as a service) market segment continues to grow in popularity, and the scope of its vendor's capabilities continue to grow as well. It's still not a match for everyone, however. Join identity architect Sean Deuby for an overview of the most popular IDaaS deployment scenarios, scenarios where IDaaS has a tougher time meeting customer requirements, and whether your company is likely to find its perfect IDaaS mate.
Identity and Access Management from Microsoft and Razor TechnologyDavid J Rosenthal
Azure Active Directory provides identity and access management capabilities that enable enterprises to securely manage access to thousands of cloud, mobile, and on-premises applications using a single identity for each user. The document discusses features of Azure Active Directory including single sign-on, user lifecycle management, integration with on-premises directories, security capabilities like multifactor authentication and conditional access, and tools for IT administration and end user self-service. Case studies are presented that highlight how various large companies leverage Azure Active Directory.
Citrix is propelling into the future armed with smarter, more efficient, and more secure technology. See what SVP of Product PJ Hough, VP of Product Marketing Calvin HSU, Brad Anderson, and Abhishek Chauhan detailed at the Citrix Synergy 2017 Technology Keynote.
Mitigating Risk in a Complex Hybrid Directory EnvironmentQuest
Webcast discussion on our Hybrid Active Directory Security story. Any defense is only as strong as its weakest point. Office 365 and its Azure Active Directory underpinnings are highly security focused, with features like conditional access, multi-factor authentication, and best-in-class identity security reporting. But if you have a hybrid identity architecture in which your Active Directory users and groups are projected into the cloud, your weakest link isn't the cloud--it's your Active Directory.
Zero-compromise IDaaS: Achieve Both Security and Workforce ProductivityOneLogin
For security professionals, it’s critical to ensure employees can access the right applications — and no more. But since a typical enterprise has thousands of employees using hundreds of apps, manually setting up access is time-consuming, error-prone, and increases the risk of security and compliance violations.
In this presentation, you’ll see how Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) lets you manage access to your applications; automatically handle tedious employee on-boarding and off-boarding; and improve end-user productivity via Single Sign-on.
CIS 2015 Virtual Identity: The Vision, Challenges and Experiences in Driving ...CloudIDSummit
This document discusses building an enterprise identity provider (IdP) to address security, scalability, and governance of federated identity and access management. It describes what an enterprise IdP is and its benefits, including being a federated identity service, security token service, providing a 360 degree view of identity, and more. It outlines considerations for building an enterprise IdP such as for scalability, ROI, durability, and longevity. Potential pitfalls are also discussed like responsibility issues, skills gaps, lack of time and sponsorship. Planning recommendations include committing to a strategic IAM view, formalizing an IAM program, selling the idea of an enterprise IdP, and leveraging strategic partners.
CIS 2015 What I Learned From Pitching IAM To My CIO - Steve ToutCloudIDSummit
The IAM program needs to align behind the shift towards ITaaS, building the platform for execution and supporting transformation and migration activities. CIOs should keep informed through a relevant IAM capability roadmap in order to make calculated decisions on where investments should be made. Ongoing investments in the IAM program are crucial in order to fill capability gaps, keep up-to-date with support and license agreements and make opportunistic progress on the strategic roadmap. In this talk, Steve discusses recent experiences and lessons learned in preparing for and pitching VMware’s CIO on enterprise IAM program initiatives.
CIS 2015 The IDaaS Dating Game - Sean DeubyCloudIDSummit
The IDaaS (identity as a service) market segment continues to grow in popularity, and the scope of its vendor's capabilities continue to grow as well. It's still not a match for everyone, however. Join identity architect Sean Deuby for an overview of the most popular IDaaS deployment scenarios, scenarios where IDaaS has a tougher time meeting customer requirements, and whether your company is likely to find its perfect IDaaS mate.
Identity and Access Management from Microsoft and Razor TechnologyDavid J Rosenthal
Azure Active Directory provides identity and access management capabilities that enable enterprises to securely manage access to thousands of cloud, mobile, and on-premises applications using a single identity for each user. The document discusses features of Azure Active Directory including single sign-on, user lifecycle management, integration with on-premises directories, security capabilities like multifactor authentication and conditional access, and tools for IT administration and end user self-service. Case studies are presented that highlight how various large companies leverage Azure Active Directory.
Citrix is propelling into the future armed with smarter, more efficient, and more secure technology. See what SVP of Product PJ Hough, VP of Product Marketing Calvin HSU, Brad Anderson, and Abhishek Chauhan detailed at the Citrix Synergy 2017 Technology Keynote.
Mitigating Risk in a Complex Hybrid Directory EnvironmentQuest
Webcast discussion on our Hybrid Active Directory Security story. Any defense is only as strong as its weakest point. Office 365 and its Azure Active Directory underpinnings are highly security focused, with features like conditional access, multi-factor authentication, and best-in-class identity security reporting. But if you have a hybrid identity architecture in which your Active Directory users and groups are projected into the cloud, your weakest link isn't the cloud--it's your Active Directory.
The document provides an overview of a webinar on Microsoft security, compliance, and identity fundamentals presented by Vignesh Ganesan. The webinar covers Microsoft 365 security, Microsoft compliance solutions like information protection and governance, and Microsoft identity including Azure Active Directory. It summarizes the three main components that will be focused on: Microsoft security, Microsoft identity, and Microsoft compliance. It also outlines some of the key capabilities within each area and compares Microsoft's offerings to other vendors in the space.
Prevent Data Leakage Using Windows Information Protection (WIP)BeyondTrust
Catch the full presentation here: https://www.beyondtrust.com/resources/webinar/prevent-data-leakage-using-windows-information-protection-wip/
In this presentation from his webinar, security expert for Microsoft-based systems, Russell Smith examines how the Windows 10 Anniversary Update can be used to prevent data leaks--and without negatively impacting the user experience, on both personal and company-owned devices. Learn why Microsoft believes WIP offers a better solution than traditional DLP, what the requirements are for WIP, how to make it work for your enterprise, and how WIP can be used in conjunction with least privilege security,application whitelisting, and Azure Rights Management.
This presentation and the webinar covers:
What is Data Leakage Protection (DLP)?
WIP vs. DLP
WIP requirements
Implementing WIP in your environment
Using WIP as part of a defense-in-depth strategy
O365Con19 - A Life Without Passwords Dream or Reality - Sander BerkouwerNCCOMMS
Sander Berkouwer discusses moving away from passwords towards passwordless authentication. He argues that passwords are problematic because they can be cracked, intercepted, stolen or breached. 81% of digital incidents in 2018 involved weak or leaked credentials. 20% of IT costs go towards facilitating password resets. Windows Hello for Business provides a passwordless authentication option using a PIN, fingerprint or authentication app on Windows 10 devices. It supports single sign-on and multi-factor authentication. FIDO 2.0 security keys provide a unique key per application that cannot be reused. Berkouwer outlines Microsoft's journey towards passwordless authentication and the changes needed to processes like Azure AD join that currently rely on initial passwords.
O365Con19 - O365 Identity Management and The Golden Config - Chris GoosenNCCOMMS
This document discusses Microsoft's "Golden Config" approach to securing identities in Office 365 and Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). It provides an overview of Azure AD identity types, explains why additional security is needed beyond passwords alone given growing cybersecurity threats, and outlines the five steps and various policies that make up the Golden Config's recommended practices for strengthening credentials, reducing attack surfaces, automating threat response, increasing security awareness, and enabling complete end-user security. These include enforcing multi-factor authentication, managing privileged access, monitoring sign-ins and risks, and carefully planning deployments.
Dropbox for Business spokesperson David Stafford discussed data leakage and steps organizations can take to eliminate this problem during his presentation at the 2015 Chief Information Officer Leadership Forum in Los Angeles on Feb. 10. In his presentation, Stafford said data leakage has evolved into a new issue for organizations – data ingestion.
The document discusses the increasing adoption of cloud computing and the importance of security as businesses transition operations to the cloud. Some key points:
1) Cloud adoption is accelerating rapidly, driven by both internal forces like the rise of developers and shadow IT as well as external forces like mobile devices and the Internet of Things.
2) Security must be a priority when adopting cloud computing to avoid threats like data breaches, hacking, and denial of service attacks. It's important to understand security requirements and threats from all stages of deployment.
3) Hybrid cloud models that utilize both public and private clouds can help improve security while gaining the benefits of cloud flexibility and cost savings. Following open standards and transparency in cloud platforms also
An examination of NHS England's journey to the cloud with a particular focus on security and governance issues related to the NHS & UK Government.
Please note that there are additional notes in the presentation including some additional explanation of the slides.
This document discusses the future of information security based on Netflix's experience and perspective. It predicts that social, mobile, and cloud computing will drive new security challenges as traditional controls become lacking. Netflix relies heavily on cloud computing and aims to be fully cloud-based. It uses various "monkey" programs to test systems and identify weaknesses. Looking ahead, the document predicts that security teams will take more of an advisory role using analytics and automation. Device, network, and data security will need new approaches as boundaries shift. Security will rely more on continuous testing, monitoring, and automated protection.
Zscaler ThreatLabz dissects the latest SSL security attacksZscaler
The occurrence of SSL-based threats are continuing to rise. Hackers are getting more and more creative in how they deliver threats, which creates new inspection challenges. Attend this webcast to discuss the latest attack trends, and best practices you can employ within your Zscaler installation to bolster your security.
Three Key Steps for Moving Your Branches to the CloudZscaler
Is backhauling traffic the most efficient way to route traffic when your workloads move to the cloud? The migration of applications from the data center to the cloud calls for a new approach to networking and security. But, keeping up with application demands and user expectations can be a struggle. Explore the challenges and benefits of establishing secure local breakouts from someone who has done it.
Did you lock the door before leaving your house this morning? If you did, you threat modeled without even realizing it. Threat modeling is identifying potential threats (house robbery) and implementing measures to mitigate the risk (locking your door).
Protecting valuable assets, no matter if personal assets or business-related assets such as the software you are developing, threat modeling should become an instinctual and necessary part of your process.
Our talk highlights how nearly 50% of security flaws can be mitigated through threat modeling. We help you prevent and mitigate risks by utilizing a reliable and hard-hitting analysis technique that can be applied to individual applications or across an entire portfolio. We show you how to effectively apply these techniques at the start of the design phase and throughout every phase of the development lifecycle so you can maximize the ROI of your security efforts.
Topics covered include:
• Threat Modeling 101
• The propagating effect of poor design
• Tabletop exercise – a world with and without threat modeling
• Best practices and metrics for every stakeholder
The document discusses how IT is evolving in a cloud world. Key points include:
- Business is driving digital transformation and IT must change from technology-first to business-first to remain relevant.
- There is only one global network that businesses don't control, so the focus must shift from security controls to managing risk.
- Transformation starts with changing organizational mindsets to embrace new business models.
- Zscaler's cloud security platform can help organizations securely adopt the cloud by providing a consistent security policy for all users on any network or device.
Robert Brzezinski - Office 365 Security & Compliance: Cloudy Collaboration......centralohioissa
Collaboration often drives how we work especially when our workforce is mobile, when it is working off premises and serving clients in the field. Our employees adopt cloud solutions to communicate, exchange ideas and files, and to collaborate without our knowledge…this approach keeps security officers sleepless not only in Seattle but also in Columbus…
This presentation is an overview of Office 365 functionality, security and compliance (reporting) capabilities to manage information privacy, security and compliance risks, and related documentation. Office 365 email security and management, SharePoint collaboration platform and Azure Active Directory reporting will be reviewed. This is a business/technical (not in depth technical) presentation to help business / technical audience understand the security and functionality of Office 365 solution when considering cloud solutions adoption.
Identity as a Service: a missing gap for moving enterprise applications in In...Hoang Tri Vo
The document discusses Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) as a solution for moving enterprise applications between clouds. Traditional identity management requires applications to directly implement identity providers. IDaaS decouples security handling from applications by providing authentication and authorization as a service managed through its lifecycle. IDaaS supports dynamic single sign-on, dynamic service integration, and identity roaming across security domains while protecting user privacy. It is proposed to extend reference architectures like XACML with additional components and to describe application security topologies for provisioning using standards like TOSCA.
Jalpesh Vadgama is a co-founder of FutureStack Solution and Microsoft MVP who has over 14 years of experience in web development, cloud solutions, and enterprise applications. He frequently writes about .NET technologies and Azure Active Directory on his blog. Azure Active Directory is a cloud-based identity and access management service that provides directory services, identity governance, application access management, and tools for developers. It can sync with on-premises directories, manage user access from any location, and provide single sign-on for thousands of cloud applications.
Maximize your cloud app control with Microsoft MCAS and ZscalerAnkit Dua
Are you using or ready to deploy Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS)? While having CASB visibility and control is key to a good cloud app strategy, it is only as good as the traffic it can see. Zscaler and Microsoft have partnered to deliver key MCAS integrations that help you confidently embrace cloud apps and minimize the risks associated with unsanctioned apps.
Intelligent compliance and risk management solutions.
First, we understand ‘compliance’ can have different meanings to various teams across enterprise. Compliance is an outcome of continuous risk management, involving compliance, risk, legal, privacy, security, IT and often even HR and finance teams which requires integrated approach to manage risk.
Let's start with the base pillar Compliance Management: compliance management is all about simplify risk assessment and mitigation in more automated way, providing visibility and insights to help meet compliance requirements.
Information Protection and Governance: we believe there is a huge opportunity for Microsoft to help our customers to know their data better, protect and govern data throughout its lifecycle in heterogenous environment. This is often the key starting point for many of our customers in their modern compliance journey – knowing what sensitive data they have, putting flexible, end-user friendly policies for both security and compliance outcomes, using more automation and intelligence.
Internal Risk Management: Internal risks are often what keeps business leaders up at night – regardless of negligent or malicious, identifying and being able to take action on internal risks are critical. The ability to quickly identify and manage risks from insiders (employees or contractors with corporate access) and minimize the negative impact on corporate compliance, competitive business position and brand reputation is a priority for organizations worldwide.
Last but not least, Discover and Respond: being able to discover relevant data for internal investigations, litigation, or regulatory requests and respond to them efficiently, and doing so without having to use multiple solutions and moving data in and out of systems to increase risk – is critical.
Rethinking Cybersecurity for the Digital Transformation EraZscaler
The document discusses a large global organization's journey to cloud transformation over 5 phases. Phase 1 focused on WAN consolidation and embracing SaaS. Phase 2 implemented Zscaler to improve internet access. Phase 3 extended consistent security to mobile users. Phase 4 migrated apps to IaaS and consolidated data centers. Phase 5 implemented Zscaler Private Access for a zero-trust network and positive user experience. The transformation provided cost savings, a more agile IT environment, consistent user experience, and reduced business risk.
Modern apps and services are leveraging data to change the way we engage with users in a more personalized way. Skyla Loomis talks big data, analytics, NoSQL, SQL and how IBM Cloud is open for data.
Learn more by visiting our Bluemix Hybrid page: http://ibm.co/1PKN23h
The document discusses the experience and qualifications of M Viknaraj related to cloud infrastructure and Microsoft technologies. It includes over 17 years of experience in IT and networking, specializing in Microsoft server infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, Office 365, and virtualization. It also provides information on cloud computing concepts like infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, software as a service, virtual machines, and data centers.
ICT and Cybersecurity for Lawyers August 2021Doug Newdick
This document provides an overview of various topics related to ICT and cybersecurity:
1. It discusses interactions with lawyers regarding contract negotiations, disputes, and security incidents as well as legal compliance of solutions.
2. It describes the evolution of technologies over time from physical infrastructure to virtual infrastructure and cloud computing models including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
3. It also briefly touches on topics like artificial intelligence, machine learning, DevOps, cybersecurity threats and trends, and supply chain security.
The document provides an overview of a webinar on Microsoft security, compliance, and identity fundamentals presented by Vignesh Ganesan. The webinar covers Microsoft 365 security, Microsoft compliance solutions like information protection and governance, and Microsoft identity including Azure Active Directory. It summarizes the three main components that will be focused on: Microsoft security, Microsoft identity, and Microsoft compliance. It also outlines some of the key capabilities within each area and compares Microsoft's offerings to other vendors in the space.
Prevent Data Leakage Using Windows Information Protection (WIP)BeyondTrust
Catch the full presentation here: https://www.beyondtrust.com/resources/webinar/prevent-data-leakage-using-windows-information-protection-wip/
In this presentation from his webinar, security expert for Microsoft-based systems, Russell Smith examines how the Windows 10 Anniversary Update can be used to prevent data leaks--and without negatively impacting the user experience, on both personal and company-owned devices. Learn why Microsoft believes WIP offers a better solution than traditional DLP, what the requirements are for WIP, how to make it work for your enterprise, and how WIP can be used in conjunction with least privilege security,application whitelisting, and Azure Rights Management.
This presentation and the webinar covers:
What is Data Leakage Protection (DLP)?
WIP vs. DLP
WIP requirements
Implementing WIP in your environment
Using WIP as part of a defense-in-depth strategy
O365Con19 - A Life Without Passwords Dream or Reality - Sander BerkouwerNCCOMMS
Sander Berkouwer discusses moving away from passwords towards passwordless authentication. He argues that passwords are problematic because they can be cracked, intercepted, stolen or breached. 81% of digital incidents in 2018 involved weak or leaked credentials. 20% of IT costs go towards facilitating password resets. Windows Hello for Business provides a passwordless authentication option using a PIN, fingerprint or authentication app on Windows 10 devices. It supports single sign-on and multi-factor authentication. FIDO 2.0 security keys provide a unique key per application that cannot be reused. Berkouwer outlines Microsoft's journey towards passwordless authentication and the changes needed to processes like Azure AD join that currently rely on initial passwords.
O365Con19 - O365 Identity Management and The Golden Config - Chris GoosenNCCOMMS
This document discusses Microsoft's "Golden Config" approach to securing identities in Office 365 and Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). It provides an overview of Azure AD identity types, explains why additional security is needed beyond passwords alone given growing cybersecurity threats, and outlines the five steps and various policies that make up the Golden Config's recommended practices for strengthening credentials, reducing attack surfaces, automating threat response, increasing security awareness, and enabling complete end-user security. These include enforcing multi-factor authentication, managing privileged access, monitoring sign-ins and risks, and carefully planning deployments.
Dropbox for Business spokesperson David Stafford discussed data leakage and steps organizations can take to eliminate this problem during his presentation at the 2015 Chief Information Officer Leadership Forum in Los Angeles on Feb. 10. In his presentation, Stafford said data leakage has evolved into a new issue for organizations – data ingestion.
The document discusses the increasing adoption of cloud computing and the importance of security as businesses transition operations to the cloud. Some key points:
1) Cloud adoption is accelerating rapidly, driven by both internal forces like the rise of developers and shadow IT as well as external forces like mobile devices and the Internet of Things.
2) Security must be a priority when adopting cloud computing to avoid threats like data breaches, hacking, and denial of service attacks. It's important to understand security requirements and threats from all stages of deployment.
3) Hybrid cloud models that utilize both public and private clouds can help improve security while gaining the benefits of cloud flexibility and cost savings. Following open standards and transparency in cloud platforms also
An examination of NHS England's journey to the cloud with a particular focus on security and governance issues related to the NHS & UK Government.
Please note that there are additional notes in the presentation including some additional explanation of the slides.
This document discusses the future of information security based on Netflix's experience and perspective. It predicts that social, mobile, and cloud computing will drive new security challenges as traditional controls become lacking. Netflix relies heavily on cloud computing and aims to be fully cloud-based. It uses various "monkey" programs to test systems and identify weaknesses. Looking ahead, the document predicts that security teams will take more of an advisory role using analytics and automation. Device, network, and data security will need new approaches as boundaries shift. Security will rely more on continuous testing, monitoring, and automated protection.
Zscaler ThreatLabz dissects the latest SSL security attacksZscaler
The occurrence of SSL-based threats are continuing to rise. Hackers are getting more and more creative in how they deliver threats, which creates new inspection challenges. Attend this webcast to discuss the latest attack trends, and best practices you can employ within your Zscaler installation to bolster your security.
Three Key Steps for Moving Your Branches to the CloudZscaler
Is backhauling traffic the most efficient way to route traffic when your workloads move to the cloud? The migration of applications from the data center to the cloud calls for a new approach to networking and security. But, keeping up with application demands and user expectations can be a struggle. Explore the challenges and benefits of establishing secure local breakouts from someone who has done it.
Did you lock the door before leaving your house this morning? If you did, you threat modeled without even realizing it. Threat modeling is identifying potential threats (house robbery) and implementing measures to mitigate the risk (locking your door).
Protecting valuable assets, no matter if personal assets or business-related assets such as the software you are developing, threat modeling should become an instinctual and necessary part of your process.
Our talk highlights how nearly 50% of security flaws can be mitigated through threat modeling. We help you prevent and mitigate risks by utilizing a reliable and hard-hitting analysis technique that can be applied to individual applications or across an entire portfolio. We show you how to effectively apply these techniques at the start of the design phase and throughout every phase of the development lifecycle so you can maximize the ROI of your security efforts.
Topics covered include:
• Threat Modeling 101
• The propagating effect of poor design
• Tabletop exercise – a world with and without threat modeling
• Best practices and metrics for every stakeholder
The document discusses how IT is evolving in a cloud world. Key points include:
- Business is driving digital transformation and IT must change from technology-first to business-first to remain relevant.
- There is only one global network that businesses don't control, so the focus must shift from security controls to managing risk.
- Transformation starts with changing organizational mindsets to embrace new business models.
- Zscaler's cloud security platform can help organizations securely adopt the cloud by providing a consistent security policy for all users on any network or device.
Robert Brzezinski - Office 365 Security & Compliance: Cloudy Collaboration......centralohioissa
Collaboration often drives how we work especially when our workforce is mobile, when it is working off premises and serving clients in the field. Our employees adopt cloud solutions to communicate, exchange ideas and files, and to collaborate without our knowledge…this approach keeps security officers sleepless not only in Seattle but also in Columbus…
This presentation is an overview of Office 365 functionality, security and compliance (reporting) capabilities to manage information privacy, security and compliance risks, and related documentation. Office 365 email security and management, SharePoint collaboration platform and Azure Active Directory reporting will be reviewed. This is a business/technical (not in depth technical) presentation to help business / technical audience understand the security and functionality of Office 365 solution when considering cloud solutions adoption.
Identity as a Service: a missing gap for moving enterprise applications in In...Hoang Tri Vo
The document discusses Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) as a solution for moving enterprise applications between clouds. Traditional identity management requires applications to directly implement identity providers. IDaaS decouples security handling from applications by providing authentication and authorization as a service managed through its lifecycle. IDaaS supports dynamic single sign-on, dynamic service integration, and identity roaming across security domains while protecting user privacy. It is proposed to extend reference architectures like XACML with additional components and to describe application security topologies for provisioning using standards like TOSCA.
Jalpesh Vadgama is a co-founder of FutureStack Solution and Microsoft MVP who has over 14 years of experience in web development, cloud solutions, and enterprise applications. He frequently writes about .NET technologies and Azure Active Directory on his blog. Azure Active Directory is a cloud-based identity and access management service that provides directory services, identity governance, application access management, and tools for developers. It can sync with on-premises directories, manage user access from any location, and provide single sign-on for thousands of cloud applications.
Maximize your cloud app control with Microsoft MCAS and ZscalerAnkit Dua
Are you using or ready to deploy Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS)? While having CASB visibility and control is key to a good cloud app strategy, it is only as good as the traffic it can see. Zscaler and Microsoft have partnered to deliver key MCAS integrations that help you confidently embrace cloud apps and minimize the risks associated with unsanctioned apps.
Intelligent compliance and risk management solutions.
First, we understand ‘compliance’ can have different meanings to various teams across enterprise. Compliance is an outcome of continuous risk management, involving compliance, risk, legal, privacy, security, IT and often even HR and finance teams which requires integrated approach to manage risk.
Let's start with the base pillar Compliance Management: compliance management is all about simplify risk assessment and mitigation in more automated way, providing visibility and insights to help meet compliance requirements.
Information Protection and Governance: we believe there is a huge opportunity for Microsoft to help our customers to know their data better, protect and govern data throughout its lifecycle in heterogenous environment. This is often the key starting point for many of our customers in their modern compliance journey – knowing what sensitive data they have, putting flexible, end-user friendly policies for both security and compliance outcomes, using more automation and intelligence.
Internal Risk Management: Internal risks are often what keeps business leaders up at night – regardless of negligent or malicious, identifying and being able to take action on internal risks are critical. The ability to quickly identify and manage risks from insiders (employees or contractors with corporate access) and minimize the negative impact on corporate compliance, competitive business position and brand reputation is a priority for organizations worldwide.
Last but not least, Discover and Respond: being able to discover relevant data for internal investigations, litigation, or regulatory requests and respond to them efficiently, and doing so without having to use multiple solutions and moving data in and out of systems to increase risk – is critical.
Rethinking Cybersecurity for the Digital Transformation EraZscaler
The document discusses a large global organization's journey to cloud transformation over 5 phases. Phase 1 focused on WAN consolidation and embracing SaaS. Phase 2 implemented Zscaler to improve internet access. Phase 3 extended consistent security to mobile users. Phase 4 migrated apps to IaaS and consolidated data centers. Phase 5 implemented Zscaler Private Access for a zero-trust network and positive user experience. The transformation provided cost savings, a more agile IT environment, consistent user experience, and reduced business risk.
Modern apps and services are leveraging data to change the way we engage with users in a more personalized way. Skyla Loomis talks big data, analytics, NoSQL, SQL and how IBM Cloud is open for data.
Learn more by visiting our Bluemix Hybrid page: http://ibm.co/1PKN23h
The document discusses the experience and qualifications of M Viknaraj related to cloud infrastructure and Microsoft technologies. It includes over 17 years of experience in IT and networking, specializing in Microsoft server infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, Office 365, and virtualization. It also provides information on cloud computing concepts like infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, software as a service, virtual machines, and data centers.
ICT and Cybersecurity for Lawyers August 2021Doug Newdick
This document provides an overview of various topics related to ICT and cybersecurity:
1. It discusses interactions with lawyers regarding contract negotiations, disputes, and security incidents as well as legal compliance of solutions.
2. It describes the evolution of technologies over time from physical infrastructure to virtual infrastructure and cloud computing models including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
3. It also briefly touches on topics like artificial intelligence, machine learning, DevOps, cybersecurity threats and trends, and supply chain security.
The presentation starts with a blank slate for those who have no idea of what cloud and virtualization world is to gradually building up till handling security issues.If any one wants the soft copy,please ask for it at anupam@blumail.org
This document provides a side-by-side comparison of key services offered by Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It summarizes and compares their computing, storage, messaging, networking, security, and other capabilities. The summary highlights that both platforms offer similar fundamental infrastructure and platform services, but that Azure has deeper integration with Microsoft products while AWS has a broader set of services and regions.
TechEvent 2019: More Agile, More AI, More Cloud! Less Work?!; Oliver Dörr - T...Trivadis
The document discusses how organizations can increase agility through cloud technologies like containers and serverless computing. It notes that cloud platforms allow developers and operations teams to work more collaboratively through a DevOps approach. This enables continuous delivery of applications and infrastructure as code. The document also emphasizes the importance of security, compliance and control when adopting cloud technologies and a cloud native approach.
This document provides an agenda and summaries for a breakfast event on database security. The event includes presentations from KYOS Sàrl, Thales e-Security, and Trustwave on their companies and database security topics. The agenda includes welcome remarks, three company presentations, a break with networking, a discussion on database security risks, and a question and answer session. Presentation topics include the companies' backgrounds and expertise in security services, encryption, managed security solutions, and database assessment and protection tools.
Concurrency, Inc. is a professional services firm that helps organizations achieve digital transformation through creative solutions considering people, process, and technology needs. The presentation discusses Microsoft 365 and how it enables the modern workplace through features for collaboration, content management, and security. Demo sessions show AutoPilot device deployment and Microsoft Intune and Enterprise Mobility + Security management capabilities.
Security Essentials For Startups Taking Their First Steps As Cloud Providers.
This deck is based on the the below paper: https://chapters.cloudsecurityalliance.org/israel/papers/
NIC 2017 Azure AD Identity Protection and Conditional Access: Using the Micro...Morgan Simonsen
A common trend in today’s cloud based world is identity driven security. As the name implies this makes user identity really important; user identity is now the key to unlock everything. Building the infrastructure to support this trend is very hard; you bear all the responsibilities and can rely on only your own signal data and threat detection. With Azure AD there is a better way! Come join this session to see how Azure AD Identity Protection is using signals from the global Microsoft cloud, Big Data and Machine Learning to protect your users’ accounts, and also how Azure AD Conditional Access makes it easy to enforce application access policies based on things like location and device. We will show you how to set it all up, what works and what doesn’t and how it integrates with other Microsoft protection services in the cloud, and your existing systems. Come and be safe!
Risk Factory: PCI Compliance in the CloudRisk Crew
The document discusses PCI compliance in the cloud. It begins with an overview of cloud computing models including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. It then discusses the PCI Data Security Standard and some of the challenges in implementing it in the cloud. Key points for cloud compliance are scoping requirements carefully, using service level agreements, and implementing compensating controls where needed. The document provides advice for both cloud clients and vendors in achieving PCI compliance.
Bridging the Gap: Analyzing Data in and Below the CloudInside Analysis
The Briefing Room with Dean Abbott and Tableau Software
Live Webcast July 23, 2013
http://www.insideanalysis.com
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8. Public Data Flow
Internet
Internet
Routers
Perimeter
Firewalls
Load
Balancers
Web/App
Servers
Logic/Processing
Servers
Database
Servers
Storage
Servers
Securing Public Facing Data
Presentation
Tier
Application
Tier
Data
Tier
Data in Motion Data in Use Data at Rest
Unsecure!
(Cloud and/or Datacenter)
Interior
Firewalls
(virtual)
DNS
DDoS
IDP
Encryption
PAM
Encryption
PAM
Secure Domain Routing
Threat Detection Tools
Certificate Mgmt
Virtualization
Containerization
Sec Dev
Virtualization
Containerization
Sec Dev
WAF
Encryption
People = Public
Processes = Data in & Out
(Banks, FB, & Google)
Segmentation
App-FW
App-FW
Anti-Malware
Threat Prevention
9. Internal Data Flow
WiFi
Access
Switch
Load
Balancers
Web/App
Servers
Logic/Processing
Servers
Database
Servers
Storage
Servers
Securing Internal Data
Presentation
Tier
Application
Tier
Data
Tier
Data in Motion Data in Use Data at Rest
Interior
Firewalls
(virtual)
Encryption
PAM
Encryption
PAM
IAM
Secure Domain Routing
Threat Detection Tools
Virtualization
Containerization
Sec Dev
Virtualization
Containerization
Sec Dev
WAF
Encryption
People = Employees / Contractors
Processes = Business Needs
Corporate
Firewalls
Corporate
Routers
Data at Rest
IDP
User-FW
App-FW
Anti-Malware
Threat Prevention
DLP
E-mail Security
Anti-Malware
10. Cloud Data Flow
WiFi
Access
Switch
Securing Cloud-Based Data
Data in Motion Data at Rest
Secure Domain Routing
Threat Detection Tools
Encryption
People = Employees / Contractors
Processes = Business Needs
Corporate
Firewalls
Internet
Routers
Data at Rest
IDP
User-FW
App-FW
Anti-Malware
Threat Prevention
Internet
The “Cloud”
SaaS PaaS IaaS
Salesforce Google App Engine Digital Ocean
Office 365. AWS Beanstalk AWS
Gsuite SQL in Azure Azure
Concur Heroku
Salary.com
Workday
Webex
DNS
CASB
IAM
Virtual FW
E-mail Security
Caching
DLP
DLP
E-mail Security
Anti-Malware
11. The end of the CISO
Cybersecurity is Everyone’s Job
• Make Risk-Based Decisions!
• If I leave X insecure, what is the impact to the organization?
• Application Developers
• Patched Libraries
• No backdoors
• No hardcoded credentials
• System Admins
• No “root” users
• Patched Systems and Apps
• Business Users
• No “workarounds” and shadow IT
12. Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation
What the Feds are doing…
Executive Order on Cybersecurity
Accountability, Vulnerabilities, Modernization, Transparency
13. Story Time
• The Traffic Also Rises
• Chinese and Russian traffic on bank teller machine.
• To kill a high power bill
• Cryptocurrency mining by internal resource
• Lord of the 10gig link
• Compromised machines torrenting
• For Whom the SQL Tolls
• SQL Injection on major website
• One Flew Over the VPN
• TOR traffic
• Hola VPN traffic
Just a few failures I’ve come across
Compromised on Inside
Insider Attack
Insiders, Shadow IT, Compromised
External Hackers
Insiders, Shadow IT, Compromised
Cyber Security is the use of various technologies and processes to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access.
PEOPLE (Everyone)
Make security a cultural focus of the organization !!
Ensure Senior Management buy-in and commitment.
Without this you will fail.
Employ the right people with the right attitude, experience and qualifications.
Train your people and test them periodically
Rewards and recognition to reinforce behavior
PROCESS (Bake Security in!)
Build these first and then select the Technology
Clearly communicate the established processes within the organization
Train the People on the Processes and get their buy-in to see 'what's in it for them‘
The processes should be aligned to the organizations risk tolerance and business objectives
TECHNOLOGY (Anything digital)
Understand how the technology works and the exposure it creates
Monitor changes in technology and deploy effective tools
Ensure software patches and updates are done on a timely fashion
Continuously monitor the log files against an established baseline
Information Security is protecting information from unauthorized access, use, disruption, modification or destruction regardless of how the information is stored – electronic or physical
Data at Rest
Data is at rest when it is stored on a hard drive. In this relatively secure state, information is primarily protected by conventional perimeter-based defenses such as firewalls and anti-virus programs. However, these barriers are not impenetrable. Organizations need additional layers of defense to protect sensitive data from intruders in the event that the network is compromised.
Encrypting hard drives is one of the best ways to ensure the security of data at rest. Other steps can also help, such as storing individual data elements in separate locations to decrease the likelihood of attackers gaining enough information to commit fraud or other crimes.
Data in Use
Data in use is more vulnerable than data at rest because, by definition, it must be accessible to those who need it. Of course, the more people and devices that have access to the data, the greater the risk that it will end up in the wrong hands at some point. The keys to securing data in use are to control access as tightly as possible and to incorporate some type of authentication to ensure that users aren’t hiding behind stolen identities.
Organizations also need to be able to track and report relevant information so they can detect suspicious activity, diagnose potential threats, and proactively improve security. For example, an account being disabled due to a certain number of failed login attempts could be a warning sign that a system is under attack.
Data in Motion
Data is at its most vulnerable when it is in motion, and protecting information in this state requires specialized capabilities. Our expectation of immediacy dictates that a growing volume of sensitive data be transmitted digitally— forcing many organizations to replace couriers, faxes, and conventional mail service with faster options such as email. Today, more than 100 million business emails are sent every day.1
When you send an email, it typically takes a long and winding journey through the electronic infrastructure at universities, government facilities, and other network locations. Anyone with the right tools can intercept your email as it moves along this path. However, there are effective ways to make email more secure.
The best way to ensure that your messages and attachments remain confidential is to transmit them through an encryption platform that integrates with your existing systems and workflows.
Optimally, users should be able to send and receive encrypted messages directly from their standard email service. More than 90% of organizations that currently use email encryption report that they have this capability.2
Looking ahead, it will also become increasingly important for the encryption service your organization uses to cover mobile email applications. The Radicati Group1 predicts that 80% of email users will access their accounts via mobile devices by 2018, but more than 35% of organizations currently using email encryption say their users currently lack the ability to send secure messages from their mobile email client.2
Following from an introduction of the C.I.A. Triangle another triangle is used to help explain the relationship between the concepts of security, functionality and ease of use. The use of a triangle is because an increase or decrease in any one of the factors will have an impact on the presence of the other two.
As an example, increasing the amount of functionality in an application will also increase the surface area that a malicious user can attack when attempting to find an exploitable weakness.
The trade-off between security and ease of use is commonly encountered in the real world, and often causes friction between users and those responsible for maintaining security.
The numerous incidents of defeating security measures prompts my cynical slogan: The more secure you make something, the less secure it becomes.
Why? Because when security gets in the way, sensible, well-meaning, dedicated people develop hacks and workarounds that defeat the security. Hence the prevalence of doors propped open by bricks and wastebaskets, of passwords pasted on the fronts of monitors or hidden under the keyboard or in the drawer, of home keys hidden under the mat or above the doorframe or under fake rocks that can be purchased for this purpose.
1. Least Privilege
Users should be allowed only the minimum necessary access needed to perform their job and nothing more . And system components should be allowed only the minimum necessary function needed to perform their purpose and nothing more .
If a least privilege environment has not been effectively implemented and users are provided with higher levels of access then they need, attackers can steal these credentials (user name and password) and gain broad access to systems .
For example, in the Target and Sony breaches, attackers were able to gain administrative-level privileges .
2. Micro-segmentation
The whole IT environment should be divided into small parts to make it more manageable to protect and to contain the damage if one part gets compromised (see sidebar) .
If micro-segmentation has not been effectively implemented, attackers can break into one part of the network and then easily move around to other parts .
For example, in the Target breach, after an initial intrusion into the HVAC system, the attackers were able to move around to the payment network system . In the Sony breach, the attackers were also able to move around from one part of the network to another . In the case of the OPM breach, the attackers obtained access to OPM’s local area network and then pivoted to the Interior Department’s data center .
3. Encryption
For critical business processes, all data should be encrypted, while stored or transmitted . In the event of a data breach, stealing critical files should only result in obtaining unreadable data .
If encryption has not been effectively implemented, attackers can exfiltrate data in readable form .
For example, after a data breach at Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC, government investigators determined that the company had not adequately encrypted the data .
4. Multi-factor Authentication
The identity of users and system components should be verified using
multiple factors (not just simple passwords) and be commensurate with the risk of the requested access or function .
If multi-factor authentication (MFA) is not effectively implemented, attackers can obtain passwords and use them to access systems .
For example, in the OPM breach, if the contractor logons had been enforced with a risk appropriate level of MFA it would have limited the ability of the attackers to use the stolen credentials of the government contractor . In the case of the breach at LinkedIn, the hack exposed inadequately protected passwords of 100 million users . Since consumers often use passwords on multiple sites, MFA would have reduced the risk
5. Patching
Systems should be kept up to date and consistently maintained . Any critical system that is out of date is a meaningful security risk .
If patching is not effectively implemented, attackers can exploit open holes in systems .
For example, the WannaCry ransomware exploited a known software vulnerability for which a patch was available . Organizations that fell victim had failed to effectively patch .
Why internal data?
Because we need jobs!
We work tickets, write emails, have meetings, plan things, deploy things, do slide presentations, do spreadsheets, input numbers. This is all data that needs to be secured.
Why cloud data?
Because most of the work we do today is done on “web apps”. This data needs to be secured as well!
The term layer 8 is often used pejoratively by IT professionals to refer to employees’ lack of awareness and a weak overall cybersecurity culture. While organizations continue to purchase and deploy technical controls, not much has been done to focus on the human side of cybersecurity. Today, it is just as important to secure human assets — layer 8 — as it to secure layers 1 through 7.
Don’t fall into a false sense of comfort thinking that your technical controls alone can keep you safe. According to Gartner, “Advanced targeted attacks are easily bypassing traditional firewalls and signature-based prevention mechanisms.” So how do we bring humans back into the security loop?
How should a culture of cybersecurity be developed and fostered? According to The Wall Street Journal, IT teams should undertake four key efforts with support from the very top levels of the organization:
Embed cybersecurity throughout business processes instead of restricting it to one function.
Encourage collaboration between different departments and areas of the business.
Promote shared responsibility.
Empower employees to learn and develop.
Antivirus company Avast outlined some advice to help organizations improve their cybersecurity culture. One recommendation is to ensure adequate focus on individual responsibility and spread awareness about the vital role everyone plays in cybersecurity.
To create a culture of security, companies must address the need to:
Educate employees on how the cybersecurity dots are connected to the organization’s ability to achieve its business objectives and avoid fines, loss of business, loss of brand reputation and possibly layoffs.
Form security awareness allies, including supporters from across the organization, not just the security team.
Empower employees to own their efforts in protecting data within the organization.