- Internal threats are more dangerous than external ones, as 60% of attacks in 2016 were by insiders with malicious or negligent intent. Healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services are most at risk due to valuable personal data.
- Electronic medical records can be worth over $1300 each to hackers, who can use stolen health information to commit lifetime blackmail or fraud. Insider threats are the largest risk.
- There are many approaches to minimize potential insider threats, including strict access controls, monitoring for anomalies, social engineering tests, awareness training, and separating duties. Prioritizing security is crucial to protect valuable data and systems from internal and external threats.
White paper cyber risk appetite defining and understanding risk in the moder...balejandre
Managing risk is a balancing act for organizations of all sizes and disciplines. While some organizations take on too much risk, others arguably do not take on enough. Complicating this equation is the emergence of cyber as one of the most impactful sources of risk in the modern enterprise
This white paper provides guidance for how to adopt an Intelligence-Driven Security strategy that delivers three essential capabilities: visibility, analysis, and action.
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) primarily focuses on analysing raw data gathered from recent and past events to monitor, detect and prevent threats to an organisation, shifting the focus from reactive to preventive intelligent security measures.
White paper cyber risk appetite defining and understanding risk in the moder...balejandre
Managing risk is a balancing act for organizations of all sizes and disciplines. While some organizations take on too much risk, others arguably do not take on enough. Complicating this equation is the emergence of cyber as one of the most impactful sources of risk in the modern enterprise
This white paper provides guidance for how to adopt an Intelligence-Driven Security strategy that delivers three essential capabilities: visibility, analysis, and action.
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) primarily focuses on analysing raw data gathered from recent and past events to monitor, detect and prevent threats to an organisation, shifting the focus from reactive to preventive intelligent security measures.
1. How often do you see non-sanctioned cloud services in use?
2. Are we protecting ourselves against insider threats?
3. Do we have a cyber security task force in place?
4. Is our BYOD policy secure?
5. Do you feel limited by your security budget or staff size?
To implement data-centric security, while simultaneously empowering your business to compete and win in today’s nano-second world, you need to understand your data flows and your business needs from your data. Begin by answering some important questions:
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What does your organization need from your data in order to extract the maximum business value and gain a competitive advantage?
•
What opportunities might be leveraged by improving the security posture of the data?
•
What risks exist based upon your current security posture? What would the impact of a data breach be on the organization? Be specific!
•
Have you clearly defined which data (both structured and unstructured) residing across your extended enterprise is most important to your business? Where is it?
•
What people, processes and technology are currently employed to protect your business sensitive information?
•
Who in your organization requires access to data and for what specific purposes?
•
What time constraints exist upon the organization that might affect the technical infrastructure?
•
What must you do to comply with the myriad government and industry regulations relevant to your business?
Finally, ask yourself what a successful data-centric protection program should look like in your organization. What’s most appropriate for your organization?
The answers to these and other related questions would provide you with a clearer picture of your enterprise’s “data attack surface,” which in turn will provide you with a well-documented risk profile. By answering these questions and thinking holistically about where your data is, how it’s being used and by whom, you’ll be well positioned to design and implement a robust, business-enabling data-centric protection plan that is tailored to the unique requirements of your organization.
Often when organizations are expanding rapidly, they do not give sufficient and necessary focus on information security aspects and guidelines, specifically IP protection.
Joint Presentation on The State of Cybersecurity ('15-'16) & Third Party Cyb...Rishi Singh
Presentation on the 2015-2016 State of Cybersecurity and Third Party Vendor Risk Management, presented by Matt Pascussi and Rishi Singh.
This presentation was sponsored by TekSystems.
Before the Breach: Using threat intelligence to stop attackers in their tracks- Mark - Fullbright
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1. How often do you see non-sanctioned cloud services in use?
2. Are we protecting ourselves against insider threats?
3. Do we have a cyber security task force in place?
4. Is our BYOD policy secure?
5. Do you feel limited by your security budget or staff size?
To implement data-centric security, while simultaneously empowering your business to compete and win in today’s nano-second world, you need to understand your data flows and your business needs from your data. Begin by answering some important questions:
•
What does your organization need from your data in order to extract the maximum business value and gain a competitive advantage?
•
What opportunities might be leveraged by improving the security posture of the data?
•
What risks exist based upon your current security posture? What would the impact of a data breach be on the organization? Be specific!
•
Have you clearly defined which data (both structured and unstructured) residing across your extended enterprise is most important to your business? Where is it?
•
What people, processes and technology are currently employed to protect your business sensitive information?
•
Who in your organization requires access to data and for what specific purposes?
•
What time constraints exist upon the organization that might affect the technical infrastructure?
•
What must you do to comply with the myriad government and industry regulations relevant to your business?
Finally, ask yourself what a successful data-centric protection program should look like in your organization. What’s most appropriate for your organization?
The answers to these and other related questions would provide you with a clearer picture of your enterprise’s “data attack surface,” which in turn will provide you with a well-documented risk profile. By answering these questions and thinking holistically about where your data is, how it’s being used and by whom, you’ll be well positioned to design and implement a robust, business-enabling data-centric protection plan that is tailored to the unique requirements of your organization.
Often when organizations are expanding rapidly, they do not give sufficient and necessary focus on information security aspects and guidelines, specifically IP protection.
Joint Presentation on The State of Cybersecurity ('15-'16) & Third Party Cyb...Rishi Singh
Presentation on the 2015-2016 State of Cybersecurity and Third Party Vendor Risk Management, presented by Matt Pascussi and Rishi Singh.
This presentation was sponsored by TekSystems.
Before the Breach: Using threat intelligence to stop attackers in their tracks- Mark - Fullbright
All information, data, and material contained, presented, or provided on is for educational purposes only.
Company names mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
It is not to be construed or intended as providing legal advice.
Company names mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners and are for educational purposes only.
17 U.S. Code § 107 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.
Insider Threats_ Top Four Ways to Protect Enterprises - ITSecurityWire.pdfEnterprise Insider
According to the 2022 Ponemon Cost of Insider Threats Global Report, insider threat occurrences surged 44% in the last two years, with expenses per incident climbing by more than a third to $15.38 million.
What i learned at issa international summit 2019Ulf Mattsson
This session will discuss what attendees learned at The ISSA International Summit 2019, held on October 1-2 at in Irving/Dallas, TX.
Learn from one of the presenters at this conference and what cybersecurity professionals got to share and learn from the leaders in the industry.
Over the last 30 years ISSA international has grown into the global community of choice for international cybersecurity professionals. With over 100 domestic and international chapters, members have world wide support with daily cyber threats that are becoming increasingly intricate and difficult to prevent, detect, and re-mediate.
What CIOs Need To Tell Their Boards About Cyber SecurityKaryl Scott
Companies are under increasing risks of breaches, theft of intellectual property and erosion of customer trust. CIOs and CISOs need to be able to explain to executive management what's being done to shore up their company's security strategy and defenses.
The Next Great Challenge for CISOs
I am honored to be recognized! Cybersecurity is truly a team effort at a strategic level, either we all work together or the threats will tear us down piecemeal! Every person, no matter their role, can play an important part in making digital technology trustworthy and keeping the Internet secure, private, and safe.
The dire need of competent cybersecurity solution providers has made us look for, “The 10 Most Trusted Cyber Security Solution Providers, 2018.” On our cover page we have DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH, which is an expanding company based in Hamburg with additional offices in Malaysia and Singapore, as a result of strong growth in the region.
Over the last few years, there has been an increase in the number of cybersecurity headlines. Cybercriminals steal customer social security numbers, steal company secrets from the cloud, and grab personal information and passwords from social media sites. Keeping information safe has become a great concern for both big and small businesses
The Unconventional Guide to Cyber Threat IntelligenceAhad
As time is running at the speed of light developments are taking place in the world with the speed of a bullet train. All while building unconventional methods to counter security breaches. click- https://ahad-me.com/
How close is your organization to being breached | Safe SecurityRahul Tyagi
Traditional methods are certainly limited in
their capabilities and this is easily proven by
the multitude of breaches businesses were a
victim of, across the globe. The 2020 Q3 Data
Breach QuickView Report revealed that the
number of records exposed in 2020 has
increased to 36 billion globally. The report
stated that there were 2,953 publicly
reported breaches in the first three quarters
of 2020 itself! 2020 is already named the
“worst year on record” by the end of Q2 in
terms of the total number of records
exposed. With the growing sophistication of
cyber-attacks and global damages related
to cybercrime reaching $6 trillion by 2021, we
need a solution that simplifies
cybersecurity.
To know more about breach probability visit : www.safe.security
BIZGrowth Strategies — Cybersecurity Special Edition 2023CBIZ, Inc.
As cybercriminals continue to advance and evolve, a stagnant cyber risk management approach is simply not an option. Further, the prevalence of cyber breaches means cybersecurity is not solely an IT concern. It takes a robust set of processes and people from across your organization, working together toward a common goal. We offer fresh insights to help protect your organization from cyberthreats in multiple operational areas. Articles include:
- How Cybercriminals Are Weaponizing Artificial Intelligence
- Employee Benefits Cyber Risk Exposure Scorecard
- Closing the Security Gap: Managing Vendor Cyber Risk
- Retirement Plan Sponsor Cybersecurity Checklist
- Protect Your Digital Frontline With Employee Training
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
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Internal or insider threats are far more dangerous than the external - bala guntipalli
1. Internal or Insider threats are far more dangerous than the external.
In the 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index, IBM found that 60% of all attacks were carried
out by insiders that you trust. Of these attacks, three-quarters involved malicious intent, and
one-quarter involved careless negligence.
Cyber thieves use personal information to launch spear phishing attacks, commit fraud with
social security numbers to steal medical identities to obtain fraudulent prescriptions or merely
to blackmail. IBM Security research found healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services
are the top three industries under attack, due to their personal data, intellectual property,
physical inventory, and massive economic assets.
During a recent visit to a large Midwest healthcare payer/provider with over 23,000 employees
at their cybersecurity awareness event, a panel member stated that the average cost of each
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is worth over $1350.
2. In the article below, "Your Electronic Medical Records Could Be Worth $1000 To
Hackers" – Mariya Yao outlines where the most threats originate. Internally.
One can cancel credit cards and even change social security numbers, but health information
cannot be changed or canceled. But if there is a breach, hackers can blackmail for a lifetime.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariyayao/2017/04/14/your-electronic-medical-records-can-be-
worth-1000-to-hackers/#6fe6c1d050cf
I recommend this reading from my IBM associate, Marc van Zadelhoff on Insider Security
Threat, published in Harvard Business Review:
https://hbr.org/2016/09/the-biggest-cybersecurity-threats-are-inside-your-company
Rogue players from inside companies steal identities to hack into their assets. When I worked
at IBM Corporation, I held dual responsibilities for application and server security. I learned
firsthand how effectively IBM implements multi-layer protection from internal and external
threats which is critical in today’s connected world. It’s interesting to learn from Marc van
Zadelhoff about Cyber Security Intelligence Index and his thoughts on Insider Threats. While
the value of the records in industries and sectors differ substantially, the threats businesses
have in common are people, assets, and the technology. All three have the potential to be an
insider threat.
15 Approaches to Minimize Potential Insider Threats: While this is not the complete list, it
helps begin the thought process. Ask the IT staff how they ensure “insider malware” is not
present already in the network and what precautions are taken so far?
1. The risk-based approach addresses each problem individually and is a cost-effective
approach with the best results.
2. Automation is the key. Logging and automating the process of checking the logs for
unusual activities is a good idea. Keyword-driven automation testing frameworks might be
3. a fit for the organization. Involve existing resources (e.g., Automation Architects.) Use their
expertise to build automation programs to filter, detect and alert based on relevant keywords
to identify unusual activities from the large log files. Security and Automation architects should
work together, follow a lean approach to achieve the best results.
3. Regular auditing of high-risk users or employees who have a past problem history with
their verbal/non-verbal cues and who are dissatisfied with their job.
4. Know who the weak links are and working with HR to identify them.
5. Identify information that is lucrative to rogue players and protect that with additional
layers of security.
6. Traditional methods of investing time and resources in background checks and pre-
employment screening still prove valuable.
7. Cybersecurity is only as strong as the weakest link is. All cybersecurity tools and
technologies are one side of the coin and the employees are the other. Employees are often
an afterthought of significant cybersecurity incidents or breaches.
8. Conduct Risk Assessment, Insider Threat Analysis, and Identity Privilege Management.
Delete inactive users, contractors, vendors, and vendor ids.
9. Implement multi-factor authentication. Rotate the critical responsibilities between the
employees randomly. Financial institutions have yielded positive results with this approach for
decades.
10. Conduct Basic Social Engineering Attacks and Prevention methods periodically
(Phishing, Baiting, Tailgating, Quid Pro Quo, etc.)
4. 11. Patching and manually checking the patches are actually applied and are the latest
version.
12. Conquer easy things first and then move to next harder threat.
13. Phish - top to bottom and bottom to top in the organization.
14. Carefully monitor USB ports, network and look for any abnormal activities.
15. Monitor vendors and contractors activities strictly. If there is a doubt, phish with relevant
content. See who gives the information that they should not. Train.
Something we implemented at IBM and TechVelocityPartners.com which produced better ROI
is “strictly enforcing the separation of duties and identifying least privileges required to
perform the job from day one.” This should be the first thing to be done.
No industry or organization is immune to cyber threats. IBM in the 2016 Cyber Security
Intelligence Index suggests how to outthink threats.
It's time for all organizations, boards, executives, and security leaders to realize that
addressing compliance requirements, conducting risk assessments, annual penetration
testing or incident response exercises is enough. A single careless employee or a loophole is
all a hacker needs to steal millions of dollars’ worth of data and cause irreparable harm to the
organization.
The security experts at IBM suggests these four essential steps toward developing a strategic
cybersecurity program:
• Prioritize business objectives and set the risk tolerance
• Protect the organization with a proactive security plan
5. • Prepare a response for the inevitable and sophisticated attacks
• Promote and support a culture of security awareness
This article was written by Bala Guntipalli, Sr. VP of Technology & Operations at
TechVelocity Partners, global technology services company offering cost-effective,
independent IT consulting services focused on digital transformation and other game-
changing technology strategies.
COST MATTERS
Executives almost immediately ask about cost of such best practices. A thorough and well
implemented security plan don’t need to be exorbitantly priced.
Can you find consultants who combine excellent work at a reasonable cost? It’s not easy to
find cybersecurity/business technology consultants with the needed industry expertise who
can also easily prove the ROI. Instead of a typical consultant model with “ideas” only and no
“implementation”, they are the ones who work relentlessly to solve the problems with
passion rather than a desire for a quick contract.
My IT and business advisory processes have been honed over the past two decades across
the globe in a variety of small, medium and large enterprises and assisted in expert decision
making around “partner,” “buy” or “build” decisions to enable business strategies. I served in
leadership capacities at a range of companies including TechVelocityPartners.com, Cox
Group, CUNA, IBM Corporation, Corcoran Real Estate, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Global
Healthcare Rehabilitation and more and responsible for strategy, innovation, corporate
growth, operations, P&L, and product management.
As a management consultant, I am supported by 2 proven global IT sourcing companies
(610 +employees) to achieve quantifiable results, and lessen the risk of working with
unknown or newly hired vendors.
I am a unique business-minded IT professional...and a technology-minded business
strategist, who advances projects and initiatives with an out of the box approach…
I have observed that some departments view their role as supporting the objectives of a cost
center (overhead.)
6. I focus on:
1) Acquiring/developing cost-effective, business-appropriate technology, and
2) Using IT as a means to attract, keep, engage employees and customers... while
generating sales, increasing profitability and satisfied customers guided by the "Rotary 4-
way test."
Are you prepared to accelerate the business success by transforming into an
omnichannel digital enterprise, for a better long-term marketplace position?
Are you confident that your IT advisors are helping you exceed your business goals?
Are you satisfied in the way your company calculates ROIT (return on IT spend)?
Are you sure when a new product or service is developed, the TCO (Total cost of
ownership) is reduced, and the ROIT is improved?
I help companies answer those questions and achieve their goals.
I have accreditations from Harvard University (Cybersecurity: Managing Organization's
Critical Business Systems, Networks, Data and Risk In The IT Age), The Indian Institute of
Technology (1 Year course in IT), an MBA from Madurai University, India, Mini MBA in
Healthcare from University of St. Thomas, MN. I am a recognized public speaker, an
author on Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity. I’m an experienced past board member
for 3 for-profit US companies and non-profit. 1) ArtSpace International, owned 25 Art
galleries in GA; 2) Global Rehabilitation, a healthcare company in MN; 3) EdTrainU.com -
most mgmnt consultants are Ph.D.’s in their specialty; Non-profit – RisingStar Outreach, and
serving as a President at Plymouth Rotary.
Bala Guntipalli, Sr. VP - Technology and Operations;
Linkedin.com/in/bala-guntipalli-mba/; 612 322 2470; BG@BalaGuntipalli.com;
BalaGuntipalli.com
Feel free to comment on your experiences or tactics you found useful in uncovering insider
threats/risks.