This document discusses the importance of testing an organization's incident response plan through mock breach exercises called Executive Breach Simulations. These simulations are conducted by security consultants and help identify gaps in preparedness, response processes, stakeholder roles, and more. Regular testing of plans is key to evaluating readiness and improving security against evolving threats. The Executive Breach Simulation service can test an organization's defenses and prove its response capability.
ARES focuses on the Sweet Spot of threat intelligence and continuous monitoring datasets, enabling you to identify and act on the most relevant and critical threats and findings at cyber speed
The document discusses modern approaches to security risk assessment that improve upon common practices. It advocates estimating risks through calibrated expert judgment using techniques like measuring base rates, panel-based estimation, and risk calibration training. Risks should be expressed probabilistically using things like likelihood curves and Monte Carlo simulation to better reflect uncertainty. Tools like the risk universe model, bow-tie diagrams, and quantitative analysis can help operationalize the risk assessment process.
This document discusses various approaches to quantifying cyber risk. It notes that 79% of respondents in a survey ranked cyber risk as a top concern and that 47% of organizations have cyber insurance. It then provides statistics on the frequency of cyber incidents across small, medium, and large firms. The document outlines both current poor practices in quantifying cyber risk, such as using imprecise labels and single probability estimates, as well as modern approaches like factor analysis of information risk modeling. It discusses developing a risk universe, risk scenarios, bow-tie diagrams, and Monte Carlo simulations to better quantify cyber risk and the impact of controls.
Executive Travel, Keeping Your Employees SafeResolver Inc.
Many companies have employees and executives that travel into dangerous territories. How do you keep them safe? What plans are in place to extract? How do you track where they are?
Presentation by: Bruce McIndoe, CEO it iJet International
Preparing for future attacks. Solution Brief: Implementing the right securit...Symantec
Recent malware incidents have shown how costly and damaging cyber attacks can be.
The Stuxnet worm is believed to have significantly affected Iranian nuclear processing, and was widely considered to be the first operational cyber weapon1. Shamoon was able to compromise and incapacitate 30,000 work stations within an oil producing organisation2. Another targeted malware attack against a public corporation resulted in the company declaring a $66 million loss relating to the attack3. Such attacks may not necessarily be successful, but when attackers do find their way inside an organisation’s systems, a swift, well-prepared response
can quickly minimise damage and restore systems before significant harm
can be caused.
In order to prepare such a response, organisations must understand how attacks can progress, develop a counteractive strategy, decide who will carry out which actions and then practise and refine the plan.
This document provides an agenda for a crash course on managing cyber risk using quantitative analysis. It covers concepts like risk, uncertainty, and risk management approaches. It then discusses qualitative, semi-quantitative, and quantitative risk analysis methods. Monte Carlo simulation and PERT distributions are presented as tools for quantitative analysis. Exercises are provided to demonstrate applying these concepts, including estimating the risk associated with unencrypted laptops being lost or stolen.
This document discusses the importance of testing an organization's incident response plan through mock breach exercises called Executive Breach Simulations. These simulations are conducted by security consultants and help identify gaps in preparedness, response processes, stakeholder roles, and more. Regular testing of plans is key to evaluating readiness and improving security against evolving threats. The Executive Breach Simulation service can test an organization's defenses and prove its response capability.
ARES focuses on the Sweet Spot of threat intelligence and continuous monitoring datasets, enabling you to identify and act on the most relevant and critical threats and findings at cyber speed
The document discusses modern approaches to security risk assessment that improve upon common practices. It advocates estimating risks through calibrated expert judgment using techniques like measuring base rates, panel-based estimation, and risk calibration training. Risks should be expressed probabilistically using things like likelihood curves and Monte Carlo simulation to better reflect uncertainty. Tools like the risk universe model, bow-tie diagrams, and quantitative analysis can help operationalize the risk assessment process.
This document discusses various approaches to quantifying cyber risk. It notes that 79% of respondents in a survey ranked cyber risk as a top concern and that 47% of organizations have cyber insurance. It then provides statistics on the frequency of cyber incidents across small, medium, and large firms. The document outlines both current poor practices in quantifying cyber risk, such as using imprecise labels and single probability estimates, as well as modern approaches like factor analysis of information risk modeling. It discusses developing a risk universe, risk scenarios, bow-tie diagrams, and Monte Carlo simulations to better quantify cyber risk and the impact of controls.
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can be caused.
In order to prepare such a response, organisations must understand how attacks can progress, develop a counteractive strategy, decide who will carry out which actions and then practise and refine the plan.
This document provides an agenda for a crash course on managing cyber risk using quantitative analysis. It covers concepts like risk, uncertainty, and risk management approaches. It then discusses qualitative, semi-quantitative, and quantitative risk analysis methods. Monte Carlo simulation and PERT distributions are presented as tools for quantitative analysis. Exercises are provided to demonstrate applying these concepts, including estimating the risk associated with unencrypted laptops being lost or stolen.
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1. Identify the organization's business objectives to ensure ICT resources support them.
2. Identify all ICT resources, including network infrastructure, servers, user devices, and hardware.
3. Identify and assess risks to ICT resources, such as theft, damage, and unauthorized access, and prioritize them based on likelihood and cost.
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Abstract:
What do Tom Jones’ chest hair, alien abductions, and Tylenol’s brand recognition have in common? An actuary – somewhere in the world – determined the probability and impact of a loss event and reduced enough uncertainty to issue an insurance policy. Yet, in the field of risk management, we hear that this is impossible: we can’t measure intangibles; we can’t determine the probability of an event that’s never happened, and oftentimes, measuring probability itself is not possible. The insurance industry shows us that this just isn’t true, and they have the money to prove it. Insurance is a thriving business with excellent margins, built on uncertainty reduction.
Why? The answer lies in incentives. Insurance is based on making uncertainty reduction profitable. With very few exceptions, cyber risk is set up to disincentivize good decisions. Using superstition and gut checks as a cheap replacement for data and utilizing debunked risk models are deemed “good enough” at best, and “really good!” at worst. Attendees will learn about how actuaries have historically tackled these challenges and receive practical tips on how companies and risk managers alike can be incentivized toward better risk decisions.
Nick Leghorn presents on risk analysis for IT professionals. He discusses key concepts like defining risk, scope, probability calculations, and the risk equation. Methods for analyzing risk include simple and probabilistic charts, and annualized loss expectancy. Factor-based models can provide quick assessments using scales to evaluate factors like criticality, accessibility, and effects. Cost-benefit analysis should be used to evaluate options and their impacts on future risk. The goal is to understand potential threats and losses in order to cost-effectively mitigate risks.
The document provides 4 key tips from incident response experts for responding to cybersecurity incidents:
1. React as quickly as possible when an incident occurs as every second matters.
2. Don't declare "mission accomplished" too soon without addressing the root cause as the attacker may still have access.
3. Complete visibility into systems is crucial to identify security signals and determine the full scope of an attack.
4. It's okay to ask for help from managed security services that can provide experienced resources for incident response.
This document provides information about getting fully solved assignments from an assignment help service. It lists their contact email and phone number and provides details about an MBA project risk management assignment, including the subject code, credit hours, and evaluation scheme. It includes 6 sample questions from the assignment related to project risk, risk opportunity management systems, identifying project activities and risks, sources of resource and scope risks, and quantitative risk analysis techniques. Students are encouraged to contact the assignment help service to get solved assignments.
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The document discusses security responsibilities and risk assessment for cloud computing components. It describes owning various components between on-premises, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS environments. It then explains using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to conduct risk assessments of these components by identifying vulnerabilities, likelihood of threats, and determining impact. The output is a prioritized list of gaps in deterrent, preventive, detective and corrective controls to secure cloud assets.
Planning a move from Perspective to COREResolver Inc.
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This document discusses how to create targeted threat intelligence feeds for a specific industry. It recommends researching advanced persistent threat (APT) groups that target the industry and mapping their tactics and techniques using MITRE ATT&CK. Highest scoring techniques are identified and log sources examined to determine gaps. Tags for the techniques are searched in MISP to produce a weighted threat feed, which can be enriched and exported to a security information and event management (SIEM) system. Automation using APIs and code is also suggested.
Standard risk equations use probability and impact to calculate the extent of a particular risk, often displaying the result in a risk matrix. However, such an approach neglects two important aspects from an organizational perspective: resilience and incident response.
Presentation by Charl der Walt and Francesco Geremla at The ITweb security summit in 2009.
This presentation is about the methodology behind version 2 of Sensepost's threat modeling tool, the corporate threat modeller.
Risk Intelligence: Threats are the New RiskResolver Inc.
Do you know the criticality of the assets within your organization? If your answer is ‘no’, don’t worry – chances are, your cyber teams don’t either. Security is badly in need of holistic security leadership. Most security practitioners don’t know that information security risk is processed the same way that physical security risk is processed. By increasing your overall risk awareness, you can take a leadership stance in security within your organization.
201408 fire eye korea user event press roundtableJunSeok Seo
The document discusses advanced cyber attacks and defense strategies. It notes that attackers are present on victim networks for an average of 229 days before detection. Multiple layers of security controls, known as defense in depth, are recommended to slow attackers and reduce their momentum over time. This involves placing security measures throughout the IT system to provide redundancy if one control fails. It is also important for executives to understand that cyber threats are continuous and will likely never be fully prevented due to human attackers adapting their techniques. Continuous monitoring, detection, prevention and analysis are needed to address modern threats.
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This document discusses best practices for risk-based vulnerability management. It begins with an introduction and agenda. It then covers common vulnerability management challenges such as debate over metrics, prioritizing remediation, and lack of governance. Recommendations for improving vulnerability management programs are provided, including implementing strong governance, classifying assets, enriching vulnerability data with threat and exploit data, calculating risk scores, automating processes, and reporting. A case study is presented on the return on investment of automation. The document concludes with introductions to the RiskVision vulnerability management solution and representatives.
This document provides an overview of information security risk management. It defines risk management as identifying risks, their owners, probability, impact, suitable mitigations, and contingency plans. The objectives of information security risk management are ensuring risks to confidentiality, integrity, availability, and traceability of information are effectively managed. Common problems with risk management include poor risk descriptions, ineffective mitigation actions, and a reactive rather than proactive approach. The document outlines identifying risks from sources like cloud computing and third parties, recording risks in a risk register, assigning owners, and monitoring mitigation progress.
This document discusses the failure of traditional vulnerability management and proposes a more effective approach. It argues that vulnerability management needs to be continuous, accurate, integrated across the full technology stack, and augmented with human expertise. Traditional approaches relying solely on automated scans are not keeping pace with rapid technology changes and the sophisticated techniques used by attackers. An effective vulnerability management program requires continuous visibility, automated patching of known issues, secure development practices, and vigilance in detecting new vulnerabilities through a combination of tools and human review.
BDQCRM Cyber Risk Management Intelligence Top 12 Final 080216Mitchell Grooms
This document discusses cyber risk management strategies for companies. It notes that major cyber attacks and data breaches are increasing in frequency and severity, challenging corporate survivability. It advocates for a 3 step approach: 1) Completing a cyber ecosystem analysis and risk scoring of infrastructure vulnerabilities. 2) Normalizing a cyber risk database to track risks over time. 3) Implementing a cyber risk and capital management program aligned with business goals to maximize profits while mitigating cyber risks. The goal is to move beyond reactive security approaches to proactively managing measurable cyber risks and ensuring business continuity during disruptive cyber events.
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You can tune in for the full webinar recording here: https://www.beyondtrust.com/resources/webinar/10-steps-to-building-an-effective-vulnerability-management-program/
In this presentation from the webinar by cyber security expert Derek A, Smith, hear a step-by-step overview of how to build an effective vulnerability management program. Whether your network consists of just a few connected computers or thousands of servers distributed around the world, this presentation discusses ten actionable steps you can apply whether its to bolster your existing vulnerability management program--or building one from scratch.
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Learn how to evaluate risk, what the differences are between vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, and when to implement both.
Presented by AWA International, a division of I.S. Partners, LLC https://www.ispartnersllc.com/awa-international-group/
Regulators and policymakers are increasingly concerned about cyber risks, as attacks are becoming more frequent, damaging, and potentially systemic. While financial institutions have focused on credit, market and liquidity risks, attention must also be paid to operational and cyber risks. Responding effectively to cyber threats requires more than just technical measures - organizations must improve cyber hygiene, culture, and agility. Most importantly, preparation is key - identifying threat scenarios, gradually building capabilities, and planning comprehensive incident response, so organizations are able to manage attacks and recover when they do occur.
All project variables are random variablesGlen Alleman
All project variables - cost, schedule, technical and operational performance, risk are random variables. These variables represent uncertainty in the outcome of the project. This uncertainty creates risk. This risk must be "handled" in some way or it will unfavorably impact the success of the proejct.
This document outlines a 5-step process for managing organizational ICT security:
1. Identify the organization's business objectives to ensure ICT resources support them.
2. Identify all ICT resources, including network infrastructure, servers, user devices, and hardware.
3. Identify and assess risks to ICT resources, such as theft, damage, and unauthorized access, and prioritize them based on likelihood and cost.
4. Develop activities to mitigate risks through a 7-layered approach involving policies, physical security, perimeter controls, internal access management, host protection, and application hardening.
5. Implement and monitor the security program with roles for the CIO, CISO, ICT
Slides from Tony Martin-Vegue's presentation at SIRAcon (Cincinatti, OH) on May 1, 2019
Abstract:
What do Tom Jones’ chest hair, alien abductions, and Tylenol’s brand recognition have in common? An actuary – somewhere in the world – determined the probability and impact of a loss event and reduced enough uncertainty to issue an insurance policy. Yet, in the field of risk management, we hear that this is impossible: we can’t measure intangibles; we can’t determine the probability of an event that’s never happened, and oftentimes, measuring probability itself is not possible. The insurance industry shows us that this just isn’t true, and they have the money to prove it. Insurance is a thriving business with excellent margins, built on uncertainty reduction.
Why? The answer lies in incentives. Insurance is based on making uncertainty reduction profitable. With very few exceptions, cyber risk is set up to disincentivize good decisions. Using superstition and gut checks as a cheap replacement for data and utilizing debunked risk models are deemed “good enough” at best, and “really good!” at worst. Attendees will learn about how actuaries have historically tackled these challenges and receive practical tips on how companies and risk managers alike can be incentivized toward better risk decisions.
Nick Leghorn presents on risk analysis for IT professionals. He discusses key concepts like defining risk, scope, probability calculations, and the risk equation. Methods for analyzing risk include simple and probabilistic charts, and annualized loss expectancy. Factor-based models can provide quick assessments using scales to evaluate factors like criticality, accessibility, and effects. Cost-benefit analysis should be used to evaluate options and their impacts on future risk. The goal is to understand potential threats and losses in order to cost-effectively mitigate risks.
The document provides 4 key tips from incident response experts for responding to cybersecurity incidents:
1. React as quickly as possible when an incident occurs as every second matters.
2. Don't declare "mission accomplished" too soon without addressing the root cause as the attacker may still have access.
3. Complete visibility into systems is crucial to identify security signals and determine the full scope of an attack.
4. It's okay to ask for help from managed security services that can provide experienced resources for incident response.
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The document discusses security responsibilities and risk assessment for cloud computing components. It describes owning various components between on-premises, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS environments. It then explains using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to conduct risk assessments of these components by identifying vulnerabilities, likelihood of threats, and determining impact. The output is a prioritized list of gaps in deterrent, preventive, detective and corrective controls to secure cloud assets.
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This document discusses how to create targeted threat intelligence feeds for a specific industry. It recommends researching advanced persistent threat (APT) groups that target the industry and mapping their tactics and techniques using MITRE ATT&CK. Highest scoring techniques are identified and log sources examined to determine gaps. Tags for the techniques are searched in MISP to produce a weighted threat feed, which can be enriched and exported to a security information and event management (SIEM) system. Automation using APIs and code is also suggested.
Standard risk equations use probability and impact to calculate the extent of a particular risk, often displaying the result in a risk matrix. However, such an approach neglects two important aspects from an organizational perspective: resilience and incident response.
Presentation by Charl der Walt and Francesco Geremla at The ITweb security summit in 2009.
This presentation is about the methodology behind version 2 of Sensepost's threat modeling tool, the corporate threat modeller.
Risk Intelligence: Threats are the New RiskResolver Inc.
Do you know the criticality of the assets within your organization? If your answer is ‘no’, don’t worry – chances are, your cyber teams don’t either. Security is badly in need of holistic security leadership. Most security practitioners don’t know that information security risk is processed the same way that physical security risk is processed. By increasing your overall risk awareness, you can take a leadership stance in security within your organization.
201408 fire eye korea user event press roundtableJunSeok Seo
The document discusses advanced cyber attacks and defense strategies. It notes that attackers are present on victim networks for an average of 229 days before detection. Multiple layers of security controls, known as defense in depth, are recommended to slow attackers and reduce their momentum over time. This involves placing security measures throughout the IT system to provide redundancy if one control fails. It is also important for executives to understand that cyber threats are continuous and will likely never be fully prevented due to human attackers adapting their techniques. Continuous monitoring, detection, prevention and analysis are needed to address modern threats.
Outpost24 webinar - Mapping Vulnerabilities with the MITRE ATT&CK FrameworkOutpost24
In this webinar we’ll discuss how you can map CVE records with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to enhance vulnerability management process and achieve better risk management.
Best Practices and ROI for Risk-based Vulnerability ManagementResolver Inc.
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You can tune in for the full webinar recording here: https://www.beyondtrust.com/resources/webinar/10-steps-to-building-an-effective-vulnerability-management-program/
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Learn how to evaluate risk, what the differences are between vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, and when to implement both.
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How criminals extort businesses using RansomWare services from the DarkWeb.
One of the biggest trends in technology over the last decade has been the growth of subscription-based service models or "SaaS". Instead of installing software directly in corporate environments, companies providing customers with the ability to effectively rent access to services they need without dealing with development and maintenance.
Given the high demand for RansomWare in this day and age, creative cyber-criminal entrepreneurs followed this industry trend and created RansomWare As A Service (RaaS) to ease the burden of cyber attackers having to develop their own attacks.
Join Nick Cavalancia from Techvangelism and Cyber Security Expert, Dr. Christine Izuakor as we discuss:
How does RansomWare as a Service (RaaS) work?
Examples of RansomWare As A Service (RaaS) provider
If RaaS impacts you, what can you do?
RansomWare detection & protection tools
Stay Ahead of Threats with Advanced Security Protection - FortinetMarcoTechnologies
This document discusses strategies for staying ahead of cybersecurity threats. It begins by noting that cyber attacks have become the top business risk according to the World Economic Forum. It then discusses key aspects of a security program such as understanding the threat landscape, having security frameworks in place, and defining important concepts like roles and responsibilities, data classification, and risk management. The document advocates taking a layered defense approach using tools like web filtering, intrusion prevention, antivirus, and sandboxing. It also emphasizes the importance of shared threat intelligence between security vendors and customers. The overall message is that organizations need comprehensive security programs and strategies to effectively manage evolving cyber risks.
This document describes Focal Point's cyber risk quantification services for insurance underwriting. It outlines a four-step roadmap for measuring an organization's cyber risk profile to inform insurance strategies. The first step leverages an organization's existing NIST Cybersecurity Framework assessment. The second step involves further evaluating cyber risks through an online self-assessment or deeper evaluation. The third step uses Monte Carlo modeling to measure potential cyber loss scenarios. The fourth step provides insights to define an appropriate risk strategy and optimize insurance coverage, limits, and deductibles. The document argues this approach helps organizations better understand cyber risks, prioritize mitigation options, and make informed decisions about cyber insurance.
This document discusses risk assessments and managing third-party risk. It provides an overview of Optiv, a security consulting firm, and their services including risk management, security operations, and security technology. It then covers topics like the evolution of the CISO role, enterprise risk management, assessing assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and controls. The document provides methods for evaluating risk like the risk equation and risk register. It also discusses managing risk from third parties and cloud providers through due diligence and risk tiers based on the relationship and inherent risks.
The document defines risk and issue, outlines the risk lifecycle and management cycle, and provides details on risk identification, analysis, assessment, and management. Key points include:
- A risk is a potential future event that could negatively impact objectives, while an issue is a current problem.
- The risk management cycle includes identifying risks, assessing them, selecting strategies, implementing controls, and monitoring/evaluating.
- Risk identification involves knowing the organization's assets and sources of risk. Risk analysis assesses the likelihood and impact of risks.
How to Improve Your Risk Assessments with Attacker-Centric Threat ModelingTony Martin-Vegue
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"How to Improve Your Risk Assessments with Attacker-Centric Threat Modeling"
Abstract:
CISO’s and risk analysts alike often get caught up in checking boxes on a list of control objectives in order to satisfy compliance and regulatory requirements. However, companies that only view risk through a narrow, regulatory or compliance-focused lens have the potential to overlook a myriad of threats that could impact business continuity, customer privacy and security and financial solvency. The last several high-profile data breaches prove that compliance does not equal security.
There are many ways to assess risk in a meaningful, efficient way that drives business value. Many top companies are moving away from control-based and vulnerability-based risk assessments and are instead putting themselves in the shoes of an attacker. In order to keep up with the rapidly evolving world of cyber criminals and crime rings, organizations are learning to utilize threat intelligence to ascertain the methods, goals, and objectives of threat agents that are targeting their firm or similar firms in their sector. This helps an organization produce focused risk assessments that take a business-centric approach.
This is a beginner to intermediate-level presentation designed to provide an introduction to threat modeling, a primer on threat modeling techniques, ways to integrate threat modeling into risk management frameworks (such as FAIR and NIST), and how to build a library of threat agents specific to one’s firm. Attendees will learn hands-on techniques to perform threat modeling that they will be able to immediately integrate into their risk assessment processes.
Collaborated cyber defense in pandemic times Denise Bailey
This document discusses collaborating on cyber defense during the pandemic. It notes that just as countries work together to address pandemics through vaccine development and information sharing, organizations must also collaborate on cybersecurity through threat intelligence sharing and a combined defensive approach. The document outlines how internal collaboration between security teams and external partnership between organizations can help enhance defenses. It argues that the right balance of human and machine input is needed and describes how to apply threat intelligence before, during and after attacks.
This webinar presents a best-practices framework on assessing your risks, using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) privacy risk assessment methodology.
Matt Eshleman, Community IT Innovators’ CTO and resident cybersecurity expert, will teach you how to
Understand the cybersecurity threats facing nonprofits
perform a basic assessment using our NIST survey tool
understand the recommendations
budget for risk prevention
engage nonprofit executives in supporting proactive cybersecurity
create an actionable road map with next steps for your organization
Over the last few months, many organizations began to use personal computers and devices for work, quickly set up cloud file sharing platforms, put the entire remote office on Slack or Teams, or moved to using Zoom for conference calls.
Even if we did our best to implement thoughtful security protocols and train new users on new tools, circumstances have made measured approaches to cybersecurity difficult. Your practices are probably out of sync with your security needs.
You know your nonprofit organization is at risk.
But do you know how to manage cybersecurity risk?
Now is the time to better manage risks by reviewing your cybersecurity stance and (re)training your users on security best practices.
Microsoft has announced the BlueKeep vulnerability, a wormable Remote Desktop vulnerability that has a high potential of being exploited in legacy operating systems.
Be warned, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with no authentication required. Protect yourself from what people are calling the next WannaCry.
Vulnerability Prioritization and PredictionJonathan Cran
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EVOLVE to demand. demand to evolve by Igor VolovichEC-Council
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Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy, efficiency, process, and operations management, industrial automation software and systems, and energy and safety controls. Following a recent merger with Invensys plc, the combined enterprise represents more than 185,000 personnel working in over 120 countries, with annual revenues in excess of €23 billion.
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• A risk-based approach to prioritizing the remediation focuses efforts on those vulnerabilities for
which there are imminent threats prevailing “in the wild” for a business-critical asset. – Gartner
• They use primarily two other forms of data. Threat intelligence on attacker activity and
vulnerability use in malware, and internal asset exposure and criticality to provide
fundamentally better view of real risk for an organization to understand cyber risk and prevent
breaches. – Gartner
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• It isn’t!
• The meaning or intent behind
the ‘number’ is what's important
• It doesn't even need to be a
number
• It's about your appetite for risk
How important is the number?
8. • Degree of risk deemed
acceptable in pursuit of goals
• Amount & type of risk you are
prepared to pursue
Risk Appetite
9. • Business risk
• What are your most critical
assets?
• Are any exposed directly to the
internet?
• Vulnerability context
• Exploit available?
• CVSS score
• Should match company risk
statements
• Model likelihood vs business
risk
Understanding ‘Your’ risk appetite
10. Understanding risk appetite
R1 Critical asset, containing PII data
R2 Internet facing, containing no PII Data
R3
Low risk asset, containing internal
information only (Canteen menu)
Likelihood of vulnerability exploit
No Unlikely Likely Very likely Exploited
BusinessImpact
Severe
Large
Moderate
Small
Insignificant
R1
R2
R3
Risk appetite / tolerance
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• Use the capabilities of the VM
tools to
• Identify and group assets by
exposure and criticality
• Use threat intelligence to enrich
each vulnerabilities threat
context
• Reduce the number of in scope
vulnerabilities
Putting it into practice
Full stack
cyber security
assessment
Identify
Assess
Prioritise
12. • Focus on the top 10% of
vulnerabilities
• Improve remediation effort
without impacting resources
• Reduce business risk
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The Goal
14. Low risk = compensating controls
Likelihood of vulnerability exploit
No Unlikely Likely Very likely ExploitedBusinessImpact
Severe
Large
Moderate
Small
Insignificant
15. • Understand the vulnerability
• Potential for exploit
• Attack vectors
• Potential damage
• Map to a compensating control
• Web application firewall
• Intrusion prevention
• Next Generation firewall
• 2FA / MFA
Compensating controls as a means of remediation
Still need to patch. Potentially too many for limited resources
17. Vulnerability Prediction technology
Machine Learning is also being used by some providers to help predict
the likelihood that a vulnerability will be exploited “in the wild.” As
this continues to improve it will prove to be a real boon to risk
management, as well as security operations, as it allows organizations
to prioritize and focus on higher-risk scenarios
– Gartner on VPT
18. • Doesn’t focus on the past
• Already exploited
• Machine learning based
• Tracks multiple metrics to
determine overall risk
Understanding Predictive
risk
19. • Shift from focusing on
yesterday’s news
• What will happen next week,
month, year
• like a weather forecast
• Puts you AHEAD of the threat
actor
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Exploit predication – its value in risk remediation
20. 10th March
Release CVSS 10
10th March
likelihood: 2.0
24th April
Likelihood: 30.5
Equifax breach
Mid May – Aug 17
Move ahead of the threat
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CVE-2017-5638 : Apache Struts
Initial prediction 2X likely of exploit
30 times more likely to be exploited
Early warning to remediate
Before exploited in wild
Equifax announced
breach Sept 17
21. • Likelihood: total findings impact
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• Likelihood: unique CVE impact
Exploit prediction in action (Outpost24 Farsight)
Value
Total Risks (Excl No CVEs Findings) 1,183,089
High Risks 381,812
High & Exploit 18,594
25+ 76,484
30+ 74,506
30+ & Exploit 17,963
32%
2%
6%
6%
2%
Unique CVEs
Total Risks (Excl No CVEs Findings) 18,687
High Risks 7,861
High & Exploit 926
25+ 2,085
30+ 2,005
30+ & Exploit 607
42%
5%
11%
11%
3%
22. Vulnerability exploit prediction
• Predicts the likelihood of a
vulnerability being exploited
• Helps focus attention on the true
risks to the organisation
• Reduces the overall workload,
increases efficacy of the team
• Puts you ahead of threat actors
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23. Final thoughts
• Risk based vulnerability management is key to gaining control
• But don’t get hung up on a ‘risk number’
• Build a risk model
• Business criticality of assets
• Vulnerability threat context
• Ie exploit likelihood
• Focus on those top 10% of the most riskiest vulnerabilities
• Get ahead of the threat
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