Roger Halbheer on Security
I recently complained about the Swiss government and our inability in Switzerland to really drive Cybersecurity forward (Federal Council not deciding again – Switzerland falling behind on Cybersecurity). It was one of the most-read blog posts I wrote during the last few years… In one of the discussions on LinkedIn I talked about one of…
Supply chain security is a very complex and difficult topic. The industry started to focus more and more on it and different approaches start to materialize. Mainly, security becomes part of the contract negotiation and part of the responsibilities of the supplier. In some cases, certifications like ISO 27001 are requested and the certificate must…
I still remember the first one and now we reach version 23… It has a lot of insights into the malware and cybercrime landscape with really actionable recommendations. The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report can be accessed in different ways: Infographic – https://aka.ms/SIRv23Info Full Report – https://aka.ms/SIRv23 Webinar (April 10th at 10 am PDT) – https://aka.ms/SIRv23webcast…
We all see a lot of chatter on Artificial Intelligence and the impact on Cyber Defense and anomaly detection. I am not clear yet how far it really takes us. I have great hopes but I do not think that it is the silver bullet. However, there are interesting success to look into like that…
I think it was around 2009 when Microsoft offered to leverage PhotoDNA to help law enforcement to fight child porn. PhotoDNA is a clever technology which helps to fingerprint any picture and keep the fingerprint stable even if you modify the picture (crop, change colors, brightness etc.). The idea is to build a database of…
The question about underground prices is often coming up – often only for curiosity. However, this pricelist is extremely important if we try to understand at least the motivation and the business case of criminals. Let’s look at a simple business case for a criminal. On the upside we have two bullets: Economical gain –…
I am in this business for almost two decades, which is frightening by itself. On the other hand, it is absolutely fascinating, how the security industry and especially the role of the CSO changed. I do not want to go into long stories of security itself but look at it: Initially it was all about…
As Threat Intelligence is one of the key assets to be built in companies, the right information sources will be key. The challenge there is not only to get information but to transform it into actionable intelligence. It needs to be targeted to the industry you are working in as well as to the situation…
We have seen ransomware and other vectors for the bad guys to make money. Additionally, the criminals are trying to make money from stolen data, wherever they can. That’s the latest one: Cosmetic surgery hacked. Nude photos and data exposed on the dark web, as hackers blackmail patients Nasty if you are one of them……
The 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon was just recently published and it contains a few interesting data points: 75% of the breaches were conducted by outsiders. So, the outsider threat is by far bigger than the insider. However, if you would assume breach, you kind of kill both attacks with one approach 51%…
As you might know, I am deeply convinced that better threat intelligence allows us to take better security decisions – and I am not the only one making this statement. I am trying to get my head around threat intelligence since a while now and realized that depending on with whom I talk, they have…
A few years ago, we saw a clear difference between state actors and criminals looking at the technologies and procedures they applied attacking an environment. Over time we have seen these two groups coming closer together. In the meantime, criminals seem to have caught up. They started to use more sophisticated and targeted malware and…
We always talk about it, right? Security is a top management responsibility but who is really taking this responsibility? Typically the CSO gets under pressure, once incidents happen. Well, Marissa Mayer – the CEO of Yahoo – does, now: Yahoo CEO Loses Bonus Over Security Lapses And with GDPR just around the corner with fines…
I made this statement often: To me a good and sound threat intelligence, which is linking to the business will be absolutely key in the future. Therefore we entered into agreement to acquire iDefense – so read on. A study we published last autumn made it clear: We are investing more and more money in…
Most of us most probably think that people committing Cyber Crime make a lot of money. The contrary seems to be the case. Looking at Report: Most cybercriminals earn $1,000 to $3,000 a month it seems that the income is fairly minimal. There is one statement in there, which I would challenge: In many ways,…
First of all I have to apologize: I had quite some technical issues with my blog and therefore had some time between now and the last post…. Today I would like to tap your brains: It is close to Christmas and therefore a typical time to hand your wish list to Santa (in our case…
Nobody actually would argue with the challenge regarding IoT and security. There are plenty of examples out there proving how easy it is to compromise devices connected to the Internet, especially as security is really not at the forefront of companies developing these devices. We often talk about the impact this development could have when…
One of the key challenges on the Internet is that law enforcement does hardly work on the Internet. This has different reasons: The legal frameworks – if they exist – are hardly aligned internationally but the criminals are. Law enforcement, even though they made great progress still has a hard time to work across the…
Since quite some years, governments are building Cyber forces – either within the military or within national intelligence. This is a normal trend and was expected even back then. When I met these governments, I typically asked them how they see the risks that the people they train actually leave the government (or get fired)…
I mean, we all knwo that security in the context of the Internet of Things is a challenge but would you have thought of a light bull being your attack vector?
I would not….
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