This document discusses how boards and senior management must set an example of strong cybersecurity practices from the top. It provides a framework for evaluating board security with three questions: how data is stored, how strong the access controls ("locks") are, and who controls the encryption keys. Storing data in hosted board portals with strong encryption and access controls sets a better security example than using email, public file sharing, or paper documents. Boards must practice what they preach on cybersecurity.
Keep Student information protected while improving servicesCloudMask inc.
Increasingly, we are seeing instances of cloud use in universities and institutions of higher learning moving their applications to the cloud. Although the rate of movement is somewhat lower than the broader market, the trend is clearly visible. Universities are moving to the cloud for a large number of applications, including student engagement, learning, research, inter-university collaboration and routine management of university operations.
Securing sensitive data for the health care industryCloudMask inc.
Both 1) the growing adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and personal health records and 2) technologies that ensure better patient safety, improved care and inputs for clinical decision-making are being made possible by the adoption of cloud technology in health care. It has become critical to ensure that complete medical data is made available to health care providers irrespective of where the patient or clinician is located
Corporate Data: A Protected Asset or a Ticking Time Bomb? Varonis
Insiders with too much access are the most likely cause of data leakage. Despite a growing number of data breaches occurring under the glare of the public spotlight, 71 percent of employees in a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute report that they have access to data they should not see, and more than half say that this access is frequent or very frequent.
The findings of this Varonis-sponsored survey are derived from interviews conducted in October 2014 with 2,276 employees in the US, UK, France, and Germany. Respondents included 1,166 IT practitioners and 1,110 end users in organizations ranging in size from dozens to tens of thousands of employees, in a variety of industries including financial services, public sector, health & pharmaceutical, retail, industrial, and technology and software.
Cashing in on the public cloud with total confidenceCloudMask inc.
Banks have always been targets for attack. The year 2011 appears to have been a critical tipping point for bank related cybercrime. Attacks grew at a rate of nearly 300 to 400% that year, and innovative attacks cost banks and customers a lot of money.
Protect sensitive data and ensuring that only authorized users, using known devices, can see data in the clear. We’re happy to let the traditional security experts work on their perimeters, knowing that when they fail, our customers’ data remains secure. And, in contrast with products designed for big enterprises, we’ve created a solution that can be installed, configured, and afforded by small businesses without IT staff.
Varonis Systems works in previously never solved but important area of security - the high risk of access and usage of our unstructured data. Windows / Unix / Linux fileservers, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Sharepoint, NAS and so on holds millions of PDF's, PPT's, DOC's, XLS's and other unstructured information which without Varonis Systems DatAdvantage is hard to manage.
Global Security Certification for GovernmentsCloudMask inc.
Government endeavors to expand and make available the range of services to the largest possible numbers of users. At the same time, the public sector also works hard to improve its own internal operations and use the best possible talent it can get. Increasingly, there is also a need to improve the collaboration between different sectors of the government while ensuring that data privacy and security are not affected
Keep Student information protected while improving servicesCloudMask inc.
Increasingly, we are seeing instances of cloud use in universities and institutions of higher learning moving their applications to the cloud. Although the rate of movement is somewhat lower than the broader market, the trend is clearly visible. Universities are moving to the cloud for a large number of applications, including student engagement, learning, research, inter-university collaboration and routine management of university operations.
Securing sensitive data for the health care industryCloudMask inc.
Both 1) the growing adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and personal health records and 2) technologies that ensure better patient safety, improved care and inputs for clinical decision-making are being made possible by the adoption of cloud technology in health care. It has become critical to ensure that complete medical data is made available to health care providers irrespective of where the patient or clinician is located
Corporate Data: A Protected Asset or a Ticking Time Bomb? Varonis
Insiders with too much access are the most likely cause of data leakage. Despite a growing number of data breaches occurring under the glare of the public spotlight, 71 percent of employees in a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute report that they have access to data they should not see, and more than half say that this access is frequent or very frequent.
The findings of this Varonis-sponsored survey are derived from interviews conducted in October 2014 with 2,276 employees in the US, UK, France, and Germany. Respondents included 1,166 IT practitioners and 1,110 end users in organizations ranging in size from dozens to tens of thousands of employees, in a variety of industries including financial services, public sector, health & pharmaceutical, retail, industrial, and technology and software.
Cashing in on the public cloud with total confidenceCloudMask inc.
Banks have always been targets for attack. The year 2011 appears to have been a critical tipping point for bank related cybercrime. Attacks grew at a rate of nearly 300 to 400% that year, and innovative attacks cost banks and customers a lot of money.
Protect sensitive data and ensuring that only authorized users, using known devices, can see data in the clear. We’re happy to let the traditional security experts work on their perimeters, knowing that when they fail, our customers’ data remains secure. And, in contrast with products designed for big enterprises, we’ve created a solution that can be installed, configured, and afforded by small businesses without IT staff.
Varonis Systems works in previously never solved but important area of security - the high risk of access and usage of our unstructured data. Windows / Unix / Linux fileservers, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Sharepoint, NAS and so on holds millions of PDF's, PPT's, DOC's, XLS's and other unstructured information which without Varonis Systems DatAdvantage is hard to manage.
Global Security Certification for GovernmentsCloudMask inc.
Government endeavors to expand and make available the range of services to the largest possible numbers of users. At the same time, the public sector also works hard to improve its own internal operations and use the best possible talent it can get. Increasingly, there is also a need to improve the collaboration between different sectors of the government while ensuring that data privacy and security are not affected
Risks related to total visibility and control over their data (unstructued and semi-structured), ensuring that only the right users have access to the right data at all times
If you're serious about becoming a successful, well-rounded IT professional, you need to
constantly broaden your skills and knowledge--and in some areas that might surprise you. This list details
key competencies that will help advance your career.
Extending Information Security to Non-Production EnvironmentsLindaWatson19
This paper discusses the threats that non-production environments pose to database security and provides practical advice and multiple options for ensuring data assets remain secure against unauthorized access.
Information Protection is the ability to positively control and report on the use and modification of your most important information assets. In this whitepaper you will find useful information to protect your organization with Microsoft Technologies,
Organizations looking to benefit from the scalability, agility, and capital cost savings of cloud computing inevitably
encounter the issues of data privacy and security. In the corporate data center, data security and privacy are mostly
about protection from hackers and insiders. In the cloud, however—public, community, hybrid, and sometimes even
private-- they are also affected by where data resides and the impact of local, regional, and national regulations on
the privacy of that data--an issue known as data sovereignty.
WeSecure Data Security Congres: How to build a data governance frameworkWeSecure
Cyril Simonnet, Sales Director Varonis, explains all the ins and outs about how to build a Data Governance framework. For more information about Varonis, check: https://www.wesecure.nl/producten/varonis/
Strong Authentication: Securing Identities and Enabling BusinessSafeNet
In today’s environment, the need for organizations to enable secure remote access to corporate networks, enhance their online services, and open new opportunities for e-commerce is bringing ever-growing attention to the importance of securing user access and validating identities. In addition, the recent barrage of identity theft and corporate fraud cases has brought corporate responsibility and the protection of sensitive data to the spotlight. Consumer demands and compliance pressures bring organizations and institutions to search for new ways to strengthen their internal controls, authentication methods, and identity management practices. The message is clear – action is needed to stay ahead in the fast changing, security-conscious market.
Insider Threat has become a very "real" issue for organizations of all sizes and across all industries. The focus of these malicious attacks (from insiders, outsiders and malware) is often human generated data such as documents. IT can reduce their risk of exposure by taking on a few minor, yet impactful tasks.
Trust, but verify | Testing with Docker ContainersNan Liu
This presentation will dive into testing with Docker Containers
* Building Docker containers and testing with Serverspec
* Testing Docker Compose with Serverspec
* Taking advantage of Docker sibling containers to run serverspec in a container
* Running large test matrix with Serverspec
* Demonstrate using pry/pry-rescue to debug large test
The lab is available at: https://github.com/nanliu/docker-serverspec
Risks related to total visibility and control over their data (unstructued and semi-structured), ensuring that only the right users have access to the right data at all times
If you're serious about becoming a successful, well-rounded IT professional, you need to
constantly broaden your skills and knowledge--and in some areas that might surprise you. This list details
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Organizations looking to benefit from the scalability, agility, and capital cost savings of cloud computing inevitably
encounter the issues of data privacy and security. In the corporate data center, data security and privacy are mostly
about protection from hackers and insiders. In the cloud, however—public, community, hybrid, and sometimes even
private-- they are also affected by where data resides and the impact of local, regional, and national regulations on
the privacy of that data--an issue known as data sovereignty.
WeSecure Data Security Congres: How to build a data governance frameworkWeSecure
Cyril Simonnet, Sales Director Varonis, explains all the ins and outs about how to build a Data Governance framework. For more information about Varonis, check: https://www.wesecure.nl/producten/varonis/
Strong Authentication: Securing Identities and Enabling BusinessSafeNet
In today’s environment, the need for organizations to enable secure remote access to corporate networks, enhance their online services, and open new opportunities for e-commerce is bringing ever-growing attention to the importance of securing user access and validating identities. In addition, the recent barrage of identity theft and corporate fraud cases has brought corporate responsibility and the protection of sensitive data to the spotlight. Consumer demands and compliance pressures bring organizations and institutions to search for new ways to strengthen their internal controls, authentication methods, and identity management practices. The message is clear – action is needed to stay ahead in the fast changing, security-conscious market.
Insider Threat has become a very "real" issue for organizations of all sizes and across all industries. The focus of these malicious attacks (from insiders, outsiders and malware) is often human generated data such as documents. IT can reduce their risk of exposure by taking on a few minor, yet impactful tasks.
Trust, but verify | Testing with Docker ContainersNan Liu
This presentation will dive into testing with Docker Containers
* Building Docker containers and testing with Serverspec
* Testing Docker Compose with Serverspec
* Taking advantage of Docker sibling containers to run serverspec in a container
* Running large test matrix with Serverspec
* Demonstrate using pry/pry-rescue to debug large test
The lab is available at: https://github.com/nanliu/docker-serverspec
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Data security to protect pci data flow ulf mattsson - insecure-mag-40Ulf Mattsson
There are innumerable ways that data thieves can attack and penetrate your network. As the saying goes - it’s not if your systems will be breached, but when. Every organization, especially those that handle PCI data, should operate under the assumption that sooner or later, they will be breached.
The new best practices to protect sensitive data and the data flow throughout the enterprise are designed with this assumption in mind. They are about reducing risk of data loss, and responding quickly to attacks when they occur.
First, minimize the amount of sensitive data you collect and store. Some elements, such
as PIN numbers and CVV/CVC codes, are prohibited from being stored, but in general, if you’re not using certain data but you store it anyways, you’re only increasing risk with no returns. If you are using it, or planning to, minimize the number of systems that store or process sensitive data. This will make it easier to protect it, as you will have less to defend. The next step is to implement some sort of data security, as required by PCI DSS regulations. While access controls provide a basic level of protection, they do nothing to protect the data flow, and the PCI council has recognized a need to go beyond them. Data security is applied in one of two ways: coarse-grained security at the volume or file level; and fine-grained security at the column or field-level.
Security is not an area newly arisen in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy. There have always been reasons to be concerned:
conflicting priorities, business environmental factors, information sensitivity, lack of controls on the Internet, ethical lapses,
criminal activity, carelessness, and higher levels of connectivity and vulnerability. It’s a tradeoff between limiting danger
versus affecting productivity: 100 percent security equals 0 percent productivity, but 0 percent security doesn’t equal 100
percent productivity.
Balancing Cloud-Based Email Benefits With SecuritySymantec
As organizations try to take advantage of the business benefits and cost savings afforded by cloud offerings, email software as a service (SaaS) stands as one of the easiest first paths toward cloud adoption. Generally simple to set up and maintain, cloud email often is the first win for organizations that may not yet have the wherewithal for more complex cloud deployments.
Unsurprisingly, statistics show that 58% of businesses today have already migrated to cloud email.1 And the enterprise is also quickly catching up. Gartner estimates that between 2014 and 2017, the percent of email seats based on a cloud or SaaS model will triple.2 Many reputable cloud email providers do offer some fundamental security controls bundled into their services. Nevertheless, organizations struggle to find the right balance of ease of use for their employees and cloud cost savings. After all, they must still maintain the same level of security their organization came to expect when email was hosted on internal infrastructure in their on-premises environments.
The objective of this workshop is to show existing Oracle Database (Enterprise
Edition, Exadata, Autonomous Database, EXACS, DBCS) customers how to
attach your Database to Data safe and gain valuable understanding of
potential risks. Using user Assessment, understand rights and entitlement of
users and review activity auditing which provides powerful insight to database
interaction. The workshop will finish with a full sensitive data discovery and
then how to anonymize date with sensitive data masking.
The workshop is delivered in an interactive way with Presentations and Hands on
Labs to ensure complete understanding.
Hacker Defense: How to Make Your Law Firm a Harder TargetLexisNexis
It is up to law firms to protect both themselves and their clients with security measures that keep up with increasing risk. The firm can’t risk losing the trust of its clients. Here are some important ways that individual lawyers, and their firms, can improve the security of the information entrusted to them.
Law firms need to stay sharp because corporate security is getting harder,not easier. At the same time, companies are starting to recognize that information security is a fundamental business issue—one that demands an increased focus on cyber resilience, not just security. The reason is simple: criminals and state-sponsored attackers are targeting intellectual property, customer information, and avenues for business disruption. That makes law firms an ideal target.
To learn how you can locate and get a more complete picture of people and businesses across the U.S., visit http://www.lexisnexis.com/publicrecords.
For more topics that are transforming the legal industry,
visit http://www.thisisreallaw.com.
1. Respond to other student Discussion Board providing additional TatianaMajor22
1. Respond to other student Discussion Board providing additional insights, feedback and/or examples as applicable.
Discussion Board of another student:
It is almost impossible to fully secure an online or mobile account with just password. Data breaches ,malware, device theft, and myriad other methods can be used to compromise digital passwords, no matter how secure they are. That's why anyone with sensitive information or data protected by a password needs a second method of securing their account, hence two-factor authentication ( Vigliarolo, 2020). Two-factor authentication is a supplement to a digital password that, when used properly, makes it harder for a cybercriminal to access a compromised account. Two-factor authentication is also referred to as 2FA, two-step verification, login verification, and two-step authentication. Two factor authentication goes along with a password as second form of identity verification. How this works is upon successful login into an account with password user is prompted to either confirm their identity using a one-button push with a verification app or input a random security code from a text, email, push notification, or physical key. The second factor is, ideally, harder to spoof than a password; it requires something the legitimate user has physical access to, like a smartphone with a particular authenticator app installed, a linked phone number for a push notification or SMS authentication code, or a hardware security key, which leaves a hacker stuck even if they have the correct password to the account. some form of two factor authentications are biometrics like Touch ID , authenticator apps, SMS authentication, email authentication, or a physical security key to authenticate an account with an authentication code.
Each method has its pros and cons, and two-factor authentication shouldn't be relied on to be the end-all, be-all of account security. Each of those methods can be cracked by someone with enough knowledge or drive. SMS and email authentication, easily the most ubiquitous, are also the most easily cracked. Text messages aren't secure and can be intercepted, and email accounts can be hacked. Anyone who has spent time online knows it's a bad idea to put all their security eggs in a single basket, and two-factor authentication is no exception. Couple years ago CNET reported RSA's physical security tokens were hacked, so even systems you think are secure (like random number generators) can be exploited. The biggest security hole in two-factor authentication, and the one most often exploited is social engineering. Social engineering is essentially people hacking instead of trying to break encryption, brute-force passwords, or crack RSA tokens a social engineer goes for the path of least resistance by phishing, pretexting, phone spoofing, or otherwise lying to extract information from people who don't realize they're giving up sensitive data to a person who shouldn't have it.
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Data Loss Prevention technologies are needed to protect data coming into and leaving the organization. There are a number of problems and challenges with the many vendors supplying DLP technology. This presenation reviews some of the Myths around Data Loss Prevention.
BBA 3551, Information Systems Management 1 Course Lea.docxaryan532920
BBA 3551, Information Systems Management 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit VIII
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
3. Examine the importance of mobile systems and securing information and knowledge.
Reading Assignment
Chapter 12:
Information Security Management
Unit Lesson
In the last unit, we discussed outsourcing, the functions and organization of the IS department, and user
rights and responsibilities. In this final unit, we will focus on security threats to information systems.
PRIDE and System Security
PRIDE processes privacy settings on the server and returns a code that indicates which of the four privacy
levels defined for PRIDE govern a particular individual with a particular report/data requestor. By processing
settings on the server, those settings are not exposed to the Internet. The return code is, however, and the
operational system should probably use https for both the code and to return the report. This was not done in
the prototype, though.
The relationship between patients and PRIDE participants is N:M. One patient has potentially many
organizations, and an organization has potentially many patients. What this means is that a patient has a
relationship, potentially, to many participants of a given type: many doctors, many health clubs, many
insurance companies, and even many employers. In addition, a patient has a relationship to, potentially, many
types of participants.
Given the N:M relationships, a natural place to put privacy settings is in the intersection table. That table
serves, intuitively, as an opacity filter between a given patient and a given doctor (or other
person/organization).
The tension in the dialog between Maggie and Ajit at the beginning of Chapter 12 regarding what terminology
to use with Dr. Flores is intended to set up a discussion from both perspectives. It is a common problem for
techies when talking with business professionals: How much technical language should I use? It is important
to use enough to demonstrate competency, but not so much as to drown the businessperson in terminology.
Using the Ethics Guide: Securing Privacy
In this chapter, we discuss three categories of criteria for evaluating business actions and employee
behaviors:
legal
ethical (categorical imperative or utilitarianism)
good business practice
UNIT VIII STUDY GUIDE
Information Security Management
BBA 3551, Information Systems Management 2
We can clearly see the differences in these criteria with regard to data security. A doctor’s office that does not
create systems to comply with HIPAA is violating the law. An e-commerce business that collects customer
data and sells it to spammers is behaving unethically (by either ethical perspective). An e-commerce business
that is lackadaisical about securing its customers data is engaging in poor business practices.
Even still, business professionals today need t ...
How To Plan Successful Encryption StrategyClickSSL
Nowadays, almost every digital device is connected to the internet. There are many benefits of staying online such as receiving information on real time, mobility, and affordability. Previously there was limited functionality available on the online platform such as browsing news, information and watching videos.
Information Security Governance at Board and Executive LevelKoen Maris
Information security governance is a relative new area it doesn't always receive the required attention such as business support, management support and eventually the necessary budgets to keep Mr Evil out. The reasons why information security is not receiving the required attention are plenty, but a main issue that it is failing to get on the agenda could be that the upper levels of an organisational structure do not receive the information required to get their attention, or that companies are risk taking instead of risk averse or it seems impossible to identify value for the business. Security is about avoiding something, where a new application is about adding functionality in order to increase efficiency, production etc… Unfortunately, security is still seen as a business disabler.
Cybersecurity Goverence for Boards of DirectorsPaul Feldman
This paper discusses the emerging issue of Board of Directors Governance and Cybersecurity. Originally presented to the Boards of Directors of the IRC http://www.isorto.org/Pages/Home in May 2014. The paper is in a continuous improvement mode ultimately targeting being a resource for Boards of Directors in the energy (electricity and natural gas) industry. Suggested updates and improvements are welcome at PaulFeldman@Gmail.com The current copy is always at http://www.EnergyCollection.us/456.pdf
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Introduction
Johnny Depp is an actor known for his chameleon-like ability to transform into a wide range of characters. from the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean" to the introspective Edward Scissorhands. His long hair is one constant throughout his evolving roles and public appearances. Johnny Depp long hair is not a style choice but a significant aspect of his identity. contributing to his allure and mystique. This article explores the journey and significance of Johnny Depp long hair. highlighting how it has become integral to his brand.
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White paper-diligent-cybersecurity
1. At a time when the theft of customer information often leads
to executive-level shake-ups, boards are taking a greater role
in evaluating the adequacy of their organizations’ cybersecurity.
But many boards have yet to apply the same level of scrutiny
to their own security. This article provides an evaluation
framework for directors and senior management. Focus is on
three main factors: where data is stored, the strength of “locks”
that provide access, and the control of “keys” for entry.
Leadership’s engagement with cybersecurity is not only internally driven. Regulators have also
begun to raise expectations. For example, in the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission
has affirmed the importance of including cybersecurity processes and events in a public company’s
disclosure of risk factors and material events.1
And while these regulations may not apply to privately
held companies and non-profits, they are nonetheless held to strict standards by their owners,
business partners and donors.
Despite the board’s responsibility for overseeing cybersecurity, they often overlook one critical link
in the cybersecurity chain: the board’s own role as custodian of company information. After all, a
board routinely handles, stores and internally shares sensitive financial and sales data along with
confidential strategic plans, senior executive compensation policies and other privileged information.
Unauthorized access to any of this information could have severe consequences.
Jeffry Powell
Executive Vice President,
The Americas
Charlie Horrell
Managing Director, Europe,
Middle East and Africa
Al Percival
Managing Director,
Australia and New Zealand
Brian Locke
Director of Security
Cybersecurity and the Evolving Role of Boards:
From Providing Oversight to Setting an Example
2. The problem is that a board’s position “above” the organization
means it is often excluded from the organization’s own processes.
As a result, when the chief information officer reviews the enterprise’s
cybersecurity needs, he or she may understandably believe that
board security is a matter for the corporate secretary or general
counsel. The assumption may be that board-level cybersecurity
is outside the CIO’s domain.
There is also the undeniable fact that all cybersecurity options
entail a trade-off between convenience and effectiveness. Because
of the senior status of board members and leadership, there is a
natural tendency to minimize any inconvenience on their part. As
a result, board members often opt to access, store and share
information in ways that may be convenient but that are considerably
less secure than what is done by the organization as a whole.
These include the sending of hard-copy packs of board materials
or the emailing of PDFs.
Another trade-off is where passwords are required. Instead of
mandating secure passwords that contain no recognizable words
and that consist of a combination of different character types,
simple passwords such as a child’s name may be permitted. While
these practices often arise from ad hoc decisions rather than
deliberate policy, they are nevertheless resistant to change due
to inertia.
Given the heightened level of threats in these times, boards and
senior management must do more than provide oversight of an
organization’s cybersecurity. They must set an example of security
best practices from the top.
A FRAMEWORK FOR
EVALUATING
BOARD SECURITY
Leaders who want a firm, intuitive grasp of how to judge their board’s
cybersecurity practices can easily end up in a tangle of jargon.
Fortunately, however, it can be easily straightened out by asking
three basic questions:
1. How is the board data stored?
2. How strong are the locks?
3. Who controls the keys?
Posing these questions can help with the evaluation of the board’s
current solutions for information sharing, communication and
collaboration – as well as any it may be considering.
How is the board data stored?
Any security evaluation should begin with the examination of who
controls the data. Not knowing where information is and having an
inability to control where it goes mean the solution is highly unsecure.
This is why emailing board documents as PDF files is not a secure
solution. Files can be accidentally forwarded by directors to others
outside the board, or housed in personal email accounts with
minimal consumer-level security.
The same holds true for public file-sharing systems where files are
stored “in the cloud.” What it really means is that your files could
be on any server in the file-sharing network; you as a customer
have no way of knowing exactly where they are. This nebulousness
is why it’s called a “cloud” in the first place. One reason for the
popularity of cloud-based storage systems among consumers has
been the assumption that such systems are relatively secure. But
high-profile cases of hacking, such as revelations of passwords
and celebrity photos from cloud providers,2
demonstrate just how
flawed that assumption is.
Although hosted board portals do seem cloud-like – and are often
mistakenly referred to as “cloud-based storage” – there are
important differences. For one thing, they carefully control where
your data is stored on the hosted system. What’s more, they keep
the information of each hosted organization segregated from each
other. Knowing where data is located as well as its protective
security measures provides greater control and assurance over
who has access to the information.
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3. And after sensitive documents are no longer needed, the
administrator can conduct a “virtual purge,” closing off the
documents to anyone trying to access that user account with the
stolen password.
Beyond the protection of needing the right password to gain access,
a board’s administrator can limit access to specific board documents
according to criteria such as a committee membership, allowing
them to be visible only to members of the audit committee or
compensation committee, for instance. The administrator can also
control from which specific device a director may access the system.
1 “CF Disclosure Guidance Topic No. 2: Cybersecurity,” U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission Division.
2 Wall Street Journal, “Apple Denies iCloud Breach: Tech Giant Says
Celebrity Accounts Compromised by ‘Very Targeted Attack,’”
September 2, 2014. http://online.wsj.com/articles/apple-celebrity-
accounts-compromised-by-very-targeted-attack-1409683803
How strong are the locks?
Keeping close tabs on data’s whereabouts is certainly crucial, but
so is ensuring that only authorized users can access it. This is
accomplished through encryption, i.e., the enciphering of data into
a string of meaningless 0s and 1s. Only those with the correct digital
key can decipher it.
Of course, paper board packs have no digital key at all; the information
can easily be read by everyone who gets their hands on it. And
while it may be true that PDFs that are emailed or stored on file-
sharing systems can be encrypted and protected by passwords, it
puts the onus on whoever is distributing and receiving the material
to manage password protocols. Further, documents “protected” in
this way still remain vulnerable to “brute force” attacks via readily
available software.
Higher-quality hosted board portals typically use 256-bit encryption –
a key of 256 0s and 1s. Since there are more possible combinations
than stars in the universe, it’s safe to say that it would take almost
an eternity for even the most determined hackers using the most
advanced technology to crack the code.
Who controls the keys?
No matter how strong an encryption system may be, anyone with
the right key can still access the information. For example, anyone
who has the password to a password-protected PDF virtually owns
the document. Stolen passwords mean stolen documents.
However, with a hosted board portal, a password only goes so far.
Yes, it allows access to the portal. But because control of the
encryption keys protecting the board documents resides within the
system, the person logging in will only see what he or she is allowed
to see. A strong portal never loses control of the documents. The
security implications are significant. If a password is stolen, the
administrator can simply deny access for that password.
Given the heightened level of threats
in these times, boards and leaders
must do more than provide oversight
of an organization’s cybersecurity.
They must set an example of security
best practices from the top.
THE RIGHT MESSAGE STARTS AT THE TOP
While cybersecurity may have a permanent place on the agendas of boards and senior management
in more and more organizations, that’s not enough. Security must also be a permanent part
of boards’ behavior.
Having the right platform to handle board information, communication and collaboration
will ensure essential security practices are followed in the boardroom. It also sends the
right message, namely: cybersecurity is everyone’s business.
Cybersecurity and the Evolving Role of Boards: From Providing Oversight to Setting an Example