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GUEST ESSAY: 7 tips for protecting investor data when it comes to alternative asset trading

The Last Watchdog

Conduct regular penetration testing. Regular and thorough penetration testing is crucial for identifying vulnerabilities within trading systems. Enforce a culture of strong passwords, two-factor authentication and responsible data access practices to foster a security-conscious culture.

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What is the CISO Experience in a Red Team Exercise?

NetSpi Executives

You’re about to have your first Red Team experience, or maybe your first one in the CISO seat of your organization. If your goal is to absolutely find a way from the outside into your organization, you probably should do an External Network Penetration Test instead. How Often Should I Plan for Red Team Testing?

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GUEST ESSAY: Recalibrating critical infrastructure security in the wake of evolving threats

The Last Watchdog

In this instance, hackers are suspected to have exploited simple cybersecurity loopholes, including the fact that the software shipped with easy-to-guess default passwords. Eventually, more organizations may want to consider appointing their CISOs to head all of IT.

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ROUNDTABLE: Why T-Mobile’s latest huge data breach could fuel attacks directed at mobile devices

The Last Watchdog

This is the type of incident that could have been identified as a risk by a properly scoped penetration test and detected with the use of internal network monitoring tools. Look for unusual activity on your phone and requests for password resets you’re not expecting. holistic security needs an engaged workforce on all levels.

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ThreatWise TV: Exploring Recent Incident Response Trends

Cisco Security

Mimikatz is not malware per-se and can be useful for penetration testing and red team activities. In one engagement this quarter, passwords were reset through a management console of a perimeter firewall that a disgruntled employee had access to. . But bad actors leverage it as well, and over the last few quarters CTIR has?observed

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A roadmap for developing a secure enterprise cloud operating model

SC Magazine

Enable the capability to perform static and dynamic code scanning and penetration testing using a self-service approach, especially focusing on the vulnerabilities that can really be exploited at runtime. Embrace cloud-native security tools and services, and the security needs for the new code and application build/delivery model.

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SANS Critical Controls 17, 18 and 19: Data Loss Prevention, Incident Response and Management, Secure Network Engineering

NopSec

Data Loss Prevention control has recently jumped on most organizations CISOs’ radarscreens because of the whistle-blowing revelations on NSA by Mr. Snowden. Unified VRM can help in mimicking the most advanced penetration testing techniques which are instrumental in testing security incident response procedures.