Target suffered a major data breach in late 2013 that compromised the payment card and personal information of up to 110 million customers. Hackers were able to gain access to Target's systems by phishing a vendor for credentials and installing malware that stole payment card data. Target failed to properly respond to warnings from its security systems about the breach. The breach had short-term negative impacts for Target's stock price and brand reputation, and resulted in lawsuits and settlements totaling tens of millions of dollars. Key lessons highlighted include the need for strong network segmentation, oversight of third party vendors, effective log monitoring and analytics, and accountability from executives for cybersecurity practices.
In this report, we breakdown the Target attack to 11 detailed steps, beginning with the initial credential theft of Target’s HVAC contractor to the theft of PII and credit cards. Particular attention is given to those steps, unknown until now, such as how the attackers were able to propagate within the network. Throughout this report we highlight pertinent insights into the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs4) of the attackers. Finally, we provide recommendations on the needed security measures for mitigating similar advanced targeted attacks.
I wrote this paper on 2014 as the VP of Research for Aorato
Innovation at Progressive (A) - Harvard Business School
Answering the following questions:
1. How does Progressive’s performance as an auto insurer compare to that of typical insurance companies? How does its performance changed over time? What explains the difference in performance?
2. Customers of auto insurers are very price sensitive. How problematic is it to Progressive that customers almost always select the insurer that offers the best price?
3. Assess the viability of the Autograph system. What level of consumer acceptance will it take to make Autograph successful? What are the barriers to consumer acceptance? Should Autograph be expanded nationwide?
Made and presented for the course Service Operations Management at the Viadrina University, winter term 2012/2013
In this report, we breakdown the Target attack to 11 detailed steps, beginning with the initial credential theft of Target’s HVAC contractor to the theft of PII and credit cards. Particular attention is given to those steps, unknown until now, such as how the attackers were able to propagate within the network. Throughout this report we highlight pertinent insights into the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs4) of the attackers. Finally, we provide recommendations on the needed security measures for mitigating similar advanced targeted attacks.
I wrote this paper on 2014 as the VP of Research for Aorato
Innovation at Progressive (A) - Harvard Business School
Answering the following questions:
1. How does Progressive’s performance as an auto insurer compare to that of typical insurance companies? How does its performance changed over time? What explains the difference in performance?
2. Customers of auto insurers are very price sensitive. How problematic is it to Progressive that customers almost always select the insurer that offers the best price?
3. Assess the viability of the Autograph system. What level of consumer acceptance will it take to make Autograph successful? What are the barriers to consumer acceptance? Should Autograph be expanded nationwide?
Made and presented for the course Service Operations Management at the Viadrina University, winter term 2012/2013
Got tired of being asked if I knew how to do "Product Management" or even the eternal question of "Road-maps" et al from recruiters. Here is the answer :)
This presentation is about Facebook Scandal. It covers it's overview, timeline, Key names in Facebook Scandal and why it is needed to know such news and facts. To make such presentations for a reasonably cheaper price, please visit https://sbsolnlimited.wixsite.com/busnedu/bookings-checkout/hire-designer-for-powerpoint-slides
emerging nokia - should they focus on developed or emerging marketsSaurabh Arora
Should Nokia’s growth strategy be to focus on the developed markets, emerging markets or both?
Case Analysis
Handset manufacturer worldwide market share of 38% in 2009
Market leader in emerging markets like India(60%) and China(40%)
Financial performance pre-2008 was exceptional
Known for innovation
Offers products at all price points
Post-2008 started losing ground in developed markets
European market revenue declined by 15% in 2009
Exited the Japanese market after 20 years of operations
Nokia was fifth most valuable brand globally in 2000
Analysis of Emerging Market
Employed the cost leadership strategy: Purchasing power low in emerging markets hence Nokia provided cost effective products successfully.
First time purchasers: Only 20% of the emerging market were not first time purchasers
Services as the key selling point: People of emerging markets wanted value added services bundled with the phone
Analysis of Developed markets
Consumers not very price sensitive
Delivering innovative products more important
57% of the market goes for a second phone, most of the time for an upgrade
Emergence of i-phone, considered as replacement for normal handsets with users looking for upgradation
Growing competition from companies like Samsung, LG, Motorola and Sony Ericson was also making things worse for Nokia.
New Operating System – e.g. – Emergence of OSs like Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows mobile further bothered Nokia.
Inability to understand demand – Nokia failed to understand growing demand for touch phones
Why focus on Emerging Markets?
As Nokia has already gained the following benefits by being the first mover, it should strive hard to maintain it’s market share in developing economies. Advantages it has –
Earlier entry, early start of the learning curve. Its crucial and experience is tough to imitate.
Nokia can develop enhanced reputation by being pioneer and using its already established brand image
Absolute cost advantage can be gained by early commitments to supplies of materials and distribution channels….
Recommendations- Emerging Market
Nokia should concentrate on Improved as well as Basic phones as the market is still evolving
Tie up with Telecom players and bring dual sim phones to increase the switching cost
It should follow innovations in developed countries and adapt them to emerging markets in order to stand against competition.
One general strategy should be to outsource the services part as it is not Nokia’s competency and customers are giving more regard to services (Exhibit 6)
Instead of charging customers for Life tools, revenues should be earned from advertisers.
Wells Fargo is one of the largest banking and financial service providers in the US. However, the company has recently been accused of staggering fake accounts scam, which has put the company in deep trouble. Find the details about the scandal and the SWOT analysis of the company in this presentation.
Got tired of being asked if I knew how to do "Product Management" or even the eternal question of "Road-maps" et al from recruiters. Here is the answer :)
This presentation is about Facebook Scandal. It covers it's overview, timeline, Key names in Facebook Scandal and why it is needed to know such news and facts. To make such presentations for a reasonably cheaper price, please visit https://sbsolnlimited.wixsite.com/busnedu/bookings-checkout/hire-designer-for-powerpoint-slides
emerging nokia - should they focus on developed or emerging marketsSaurabh Arora
Should Nokia’s growth strategy be to focus on the developed markets, emerging markets or both?
Case Analysis
Handset manufacturer worldwide market share of 38% in 2009
Market leader in emerging markets like India(60%) and China(40%)
Financial performance pre-2008 was exceptional
Known for innovation
Offers products at all price points
Post-2008 started losing ground in developed markets
European market revenue declined by 15% in 2009
Exited the Japanese market after 20 years of operations
Nokia was fifth most valuable brand globally in 2000
Analysis of Emerging Market
Employed the cost leadership strategy: Purchasing power low in emerging markets hence Nokia provided cost effective products successfully.
First time purchasers: Only 20% of the emerging market were not first time purchasers
Services as the key selling point: People of emerging markets wanted value added services bundled with the phone
Analysis of Developed markets
Consumers not very price sensitive
Delivering innovative products more important
57% of the market goes for a second phone, most of the time for an upgrade
Emergence of i-phone, considered as replacement for normal handsets with users looking for upgradation
Growing competition from companies like Samsung, LG, Motorola and Sony Ericson was also making things worse for Nokia.
New Operating System – e.g. – Emergence of OSs like Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows mobile further bothered Nokia.
Inability to understand demand – Nokia failed to understand growing demand for touch phones
Why focus on Emerging Markets?
As Nokia has already gained the following benefits by being the first mover, it should strive hard to maintain it’s market share in developing economies. Advantages it has –
Earlier entry, early start of the learning curve. Its crucial and experience is tough to imitate.
Nokia can develop enhanced reputation by being pioneer and using its already established brand image
Absolute cost advantage can be gained by early commitments to supplies of materials and distribution channels….
Recommendations- Emerging Market
Nokia should concentrate on Improved as well as Basic phones as the market is still evolving
Tie up with Telecom players and bring dual sim phones to increase the switching cost
It should follow innovations in developed countries and adapt them to emerging markets in order to stand against competition.
One general strategy should be to outsource the services part as it is not Nokia’s competency and customers are giving more regard to services (Exhibit 6)
Instead of charging customers for Life tools, revenues should be earned from advertisers.
Wells Fargo is one of the largest banking and financial service providers in the US. However, the company has recently been accused of staggering fake accounts scam, which has put the company in deep trouble. Find the details about the scandal and the SWOT analysis of the company in this presentation.
Proven Practices to Protect Critical Data - DarkReading VTS DeckNetIQ
NetIQ was a Platinum sponsor for “Plugging the Leaks: Finding and Fixing the IT Security Holes in Your Enterprise,” a virtual trade show (VTS) produced by Information Week Magazine and Dark Reading.
This was our presentation deck: "Proven Practices to Protect Critical Data" presented by Matt Mosley, Senior Product Manager, and Matt Ulery, Director of Product Management during a live presentation. They explored some of the most significant problems facing security teams tasked with protecting critical data. And, they will reveal some of the most effective approaches and technology that can be used to quickly identify real threats.
Intro to Information AssuranceModule 3Chaston Carter0417.docxnormanibarber20063
Intro to Information Assurance
Module 3
Chaston Carter
04/17/17
Target Corporation
Target has had many ethical challenges over the years but one of the biggest ones they have encountered was the a credit and debit card data breach thought to have exceed ed $700 million which was the biggest retail hacking in U.S. history to date. While this is serious, what is even more serious is that Target had clear warning signs that hacking was occurring, but due to the lack of action the hacking continued within the organization. It was estimated that close to 70 million people had their personal data stolen. That information consisted of names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. Not only was it personal information shared , but a-lot of people encountered unauthorized, charges on their credit card or debit card. The organization was shocked at the amount of people that were affected by this recent attack.
I had only 10 days to implement changes to its security policies, to prevent this from happening again. The ultimate goal was to come up with quick solutions to solve this problem. My first goal was to develop a written information security program, which would ultimately document potential security risk. Since the confidentiality of the customers information is a important key factor. The goal of the whole credit breach is to prevent customers information from getting stolen . We can start by eliminating the problem, by offering security training to current workers, this would not only educate them but they would learn the importance of safeguarding personal information , and it will allow them to learn when to be alert to potential threats. To insure integrity in the organization a system must be put in place to detect any changes in data that might cause the server to crash when making a purchase, or interfere when a customers makes a purchase at a target store.
To Ensure Availability in Target Corporation , we would maintain all certain possible customers information, to prevent any data from being lost, data could be store in a isolated protected location. One of the main issues with the credit cards hacked in the breach was that when the cards were swiped the magnetic strip on the back contained unchanging data. Whoever accessed the data got ahold of information necessary to make purchases. Which eventually made traditional cards prime targets for counterfeiters. The problem with Target corporation is that they had no real structure on how to be alerted when there was suspicious activity in a customers account. The main objective for this information assurance plan is to develop an alerting system that will alert a middle man when there is suspicious, or unusual activity in a customers account.
Even Though , target already had current policies in place, six months prior to hackers
getting into their security system . They had beg.
Information AssuranceChaston Carter041717 Target Corpora.docxjaggernaoma
Information Assurance
Chaston Carter
04/17/17
Target Corporation
Target has had many ethical challenges over the years but one of the biggest ones they have encountered was the a credit and debit card data breach thought to have exceed ed $700 million which was the biggest retail hacking in U.S. history to date. While this is serious, what is even more serious is that Target had clear warning signs that hacking was occurring, but due to the lack of action the hacking continued within the organization. It was estimated that close to 70 million people had their personal data stolen. That information consisted of names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. Not only was it personal information shared , but a-lot of people encountered unauthorized, charges on their credit card or debit card. The organization was shocked at the amount of people that were affected by this recent attack.
I had only 10 days to implement changes to its security policies, to prevent this from happening again. The ultimate goal was to come up with quick solutions to solve this problem. My first goal was to develop a written information security program, which would ultimately document potential security risk. Since the confidentiality of the customers information is a important key factor. The goal of the whole credit breach is to prevent customers information from getting stolen . We can start by eliminating the problem, by offering security training to current workers, this would not only educate them but they would learn the importance of safeguarding personal information , and it will allow them to learn when to be alert to potential threats. To insure integrity in the organization a system must be put in place to detect any changes in data that might cause the server to crash when making a purchase, or interfere when a customers makes a purchase at a target store.
To Ensure Availability in Target Corporation , we would maintain all certain possible customers information, to prevent any data from being lost, data could be store in a isolated protected location. One of the main issues with the credit cards hacked in the breach was that when the cards were swiped the magnetic strip on the back contained unchanging data. Whoever accessed the data got ahold of information necessary to make purchases. Which eventually made traditional cards prime targets for counterfeiters. The problem with Target corporation is that they had no real structure on how to be alerted when there was suspicious activity in a customers account. The main objective for this information assurance plan is to develop an alerting system that will alert a middle man when there is suspicious, or unusual activity in a customers account.
Even Though , target already had current policies in place, six months prior to hackers
getting into their security system . They had began a $1.6 million .
With the new interconnected age comes new risks for cyber attacks and other fraudulent activity. Do you know what you need to keep your end users protected? Digital Insight discusses security and compliance in the interconnected age.
Using international standards to improve US cybersecurityIT Governance Ltd
Understand the current cyber threat facing US businesses, President Obama's proposed data protection act and how you can implement international standards to get your business cybersecure in this informative webinar with expert Alan Calder.
Verizon 2014 data breach investigation report and the target breachUlf Mattsson
The landscape of threats to sensitive data is changing. New technologies bring with them new vulnerabilities, and organizations like Target are failing to adapt to the shifts around them.
What’s needed is an approach equal to the persistent, advanced attacks companies face every day. The sooner we start adopting the same proactive thinking hackers are using to get at our data, the better we will be able to protect it.
In this webinar, Protegrity CTO and data security thought leader Ulf Mattsson integrates new information from the Verizon 2014 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) into his analysis on what is driving data breaches today, and how we can prevent them in the future.
KEY TOPICS INCLUDE:
• The changing threat landscape
• The effects of new technologies on breaches
• Analysis of recent breaches, including Target
• Compliance vs. security
• The importance of shifting from reactive to proactive thinking
• Preparing for future attacks with new technology & techniques
What i learned at the infosecurity isaca north america expo and conference 2019Ulf Mattsson
Infosecurity ISACA North America Expo and Conference will debut in New York City’s Javits Convention Center 20-21 November 2019. The event will leverage ISACA’s Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX) community and solutions with Infosecurity Group, Reed Exhibition’s immersive event series staged worldwide for the infosecurity industry.
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ISACA will bring experience developed since the 2015 launch of its CSX Conferences, expert workshop series, certification preparation sessions, and latest developments related to the CSX Training Platform, all to the new event programming. Infosecurity, which entered the North American conference arena in 2017, will build on its strengths in industry expositions, media, immersive learning and leadership networks.
Data breaches and security issues plague financial institutions constantly. They are important to safeguard against for the protection of confidential information housed at institutions and for the regulatory exams that expect detailed security plans in place. Douglas Jambor, Vice President and Director of Technology Consulting at Turner & Associates, provides insight into the topic of data breaches and penetration testing. He reviews these security topics, discusses how to implement a plan in the case of a security breach, and how to limit data breach risk exposures to your organization.
If you suffered a cyber attack to your business systems, how much …
Business income could be impacted or lost?
Customer data and private commercial information could be exposed?
Would it cost you to detect the detect and fix computer systems and generally get on top of the problem quickly?
Intellectual property of your own or others is threatened?
Downtime would your customers experience? And what you need to do about it?
If any of these points relate to your business activities then book your place now.
Responding to recent high profile events, including Heartbleed and Microsoft zero day exploit we are running talks to inform business owners and mangers about protection for the balance sheets, working capital and reputation of their businesses in the event of a cyber-threat or data breach.
An informative session designed for busy business people.
Do you have questions about Cyber and Data Risks? Contact Risksmith
Why is cyber security a disruption in the digital economyMark Albala
As we enter the digital economy, companies will quickly realize that the differentiator in the digital economy is information and information being a valuable resource is subject to theft, hacking, phishing and a host of other issues which compromise a company’s ability to participate in the digital economy. Cybersecurity misfires compromise the trust of buyers and partners necessary to participate in the digital economy. It is up to every company to ensure that the information shared with them is protected to the best of their ability and proactively notify persons and organizations who entrust their information necessary to transact business (any personal identity information including but not limited to addresses, credit card information, social security numbers, account information, credit information, medical records, etc.) with any potential compromises which can yield harm to them by that information either being used maliciously or shared with others.
The digital economy is different than other versions of commerce because in the digital economy, information is the lifeblood of digital commerce that passes through the hands of many platforms involved in a digital event. Each of these platforms are an opportunity to wreak havoc on your well-intended but incomplete intents to protect the information contained within the network you control. In the digital economy, it is not only the network you control, but the platforms that touch the personal data entrusted to you as a means of enabling digital commerce, and several techniques have begun to emerge to protect personal information contained within your information domain and the domain of platforms participating in digital commerce.
Because the life blood of the digital economy is information, information hacked in the digital economy is akin to shrinkage in the legacy economy. Both are means to directly attack your bottom line, whether it is redirecting customers elsewhere because they don’t trust your privacy program, ransomware which makes your site or one of your partner platform sites dangerous to use or some other reason which challenges your ability to participate in the digital economy. Shrinking the potential market share because of information safety and security challenges is a disruption, making cyber-security a disruptive activity, particularly if it is not dealt with swiftly.
If your cyber-security program is focused entirely on protecting the information housed in your four walls, you have exposed yourself to problems you will have difficulty in identifying both the source and the entry point of these issues.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
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.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
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.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with Parameters
Target data breach presentation
1. AUTOPSY OF A DATA BREACH
The Target Case
Allison Linder
Lysanne Loucel
Sreejith R. Nair
Todd Williams
2. Target Data Breach
• Target Corporation is the second-largest discount store retailer in the United States.
• Target was considered one of the leaders in cybersecurity in the retail industry.
• In December 2013, a data breach of Target's systems affected up to 110 million
customers. Compromised customer information included names, phone numbers, email
and mailing addresses
• In March 2015, Target reached a class-action settlement with affected consumers for $10
million (plus class-action attorney fees).
• In May 2016, Target settled with affected banks and credit unions for $39 million (plus
class-action attorney fees), of which $19 million would be disbursed by a MasterCard
program.
3. The What's?
• What is Data breach ?
• What steps did the cybercriminals follow in committing this theft?
• What factors allowed this theft to takes place? Or what were the vulnerabilities?
• What were the consequences for the stake holders?
• What control or measures can the business take to protect itself?
• What lessons can be drawn from this security incident ?
4. Data Breach
• What is Data breach ?
A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of
secure/private/confidential information to an untrusted environment.
Device theft or loss
Document errors
Weak and stolen credentials
Internet spyware
Vulnerable systems and applications
5. World's Biggest Data Breaches
1. Yahoo! 1 billion, December 2016
2. Yahoo! 500 million, September 2016
3. MySpace 360 million May 2016
4. LinkedIn 100 million, May 2016
5. Scottrade, 4.6 million, October 2015
6. T-Mobile (via Experian), 15 million, October 2015
7. Ashley Madison, 32 million, August 2015
8. Anthem 80 million, February 2015
9. Office of Personnel Management, 21.5 million, July 2015
10. UCLA Health 4.5 million, July 2015
11. Home Depot, 53 million, September 2014
12. EBay 145 million, May 2014
13. Target, 110 million, November 2013
14. JP Morgan Chase, 83 million, October 2013
15. Sony PlayStation Network, 77 million, April 2011
16. TJ Maxx, 45.7 million 2007
17. AOL, 92 million, October 2007
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/
6. Vulnerabilities & Crime
• A phishing email sent to Target's HVAC vendor, Fazio Mechanical Services who had
remote access to Target’s network for things such as billing and PoS.
• The response to the email gave the attackers the Fazio’s user code and password.
This allowed them to install Malware that steals credentials.
• The attackers disguised the malicious component as a legitimate one to hide it in
plain sight ("hiding in plain sight" tactic)
• Once the malware obtained the credit card data, it created a remote file share
remotely, and it would periodically copy its local file to the hacker’s remote share.
7. Ignorance
• Target’s FireEye advanced monitoring system had noticed suspicious activity and
alerted Target on the first data transfer and alerts escalated from there. Target had
chose to do nothing in response.
• The software itself could have prevented the attack but Target chose to deactivate
this part of the software as it was new and unfamiliar.
• Target’s own anti-virus system had detected fowl activity and these warnings were
also ignored.
8. Market Reaction
NYSE: TGT – Nov 2013 – Dec 2015
The breaches had a short-term effect on the market, little impact on the long term. Industry analysts
have inferred that shareholders are numb to news of data breaches.
9. Breach Aftermath
• Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel Steps Down
• COO John Mulligan attended U.S. Senate hearings where his company was grilled for
the way it handled the breach.
• Target Vendor Fazio Mechanical Services acknowledges Breach.
• CIO Beth Jacob resigned on March 5
• Target elevated a new role/position, Chief Information Security Officer.
• The Consumer Lawsuit - The claim in the consumer lawsuit is that the breach was
avoidable and occurred because Target did not take proper precautions in protecting its
computer systems.
• The Bank Lawsuit - The claim in the bank lawsuit is that Target's actions and inactions
- disabling certain security features and failing to heed the warning signs as the hackers'
attack began - caused foreseeable harm to plaintiffs.
10. 6 Steps To Prevent A Data Breach
1. Stop incursion by targeted attacks.
2. Identify threats by correlating real-time alerts with global intelligence.
3. Proactively protect information.
4. Automate security through IT compliance controls.
5. Prevent data exfiltration.
6. Integrate prevention and response strategies into security operations.
11. Lessons Can Be Drawn From This Case
• EMV Technology Alone Is Not Enough to Stop Fraud
• Network Segmentation Is a Necessity
• Third-Party Oversight Is Part of Compliance
• Log Monitoring Needs Analytics
• Executives, Boards Are Accountable
• Retailers May Be Liable for Breaches
• Cyberthreat Intelligence Sharing Must Improve
