BeyondCorp Weekly 2
Ivan Dwyer - January 10, 2017
Good morning everyone, and welcome to another edition of the BeyondCorp Weekly. Before getting to the curated list of articles, I have to call out a video I just watched that I’d label as “essential viewing”. Well known security researcher Claudio Guarnier gave an inspiring talk titled Hacking the World at the Chaos Communication Congress, where he announced a new initiative called Security Without Borders. Worth the 25 minutes, and a great reminder of our role in society as security and technical professionals.
Class Breaks [Schneier on Security]
There’s a significant difference between breaking into a car versus breaking into all cars. Bruce Schneier points out the magnitude of certain types of threats in today’s connected world, and makes the call for new systems that can adapt.
Organizations Struggle with Implementing Security Frameworks [Tenable]
Even though improved security is on the radar of most executives, and a mandate for management, enterprises are finding it challenging to implement new frameworks. Even so, those who have begun initiatives are already reaping the benefits as evidenced by this survey from the CIS.
How to Build a Culture of Cybersecurity [InfoSecurity Magazine]
Much of the challenges organizations are facing with implementing security frameworks is due to culture mismatch. Steve Sheck shares some practical advice for making security work with day-to-day operations.
The Limitations Of Phishing Education [DarkReading]
Even with a culture of security and proper training in place, we are still relying on human judgement as a key deterrent. Eyal Benishti argues that this isn’t enough, and explains why technology solutions need to step up.
MongoDB Apocalypse: Professional Ransomware Group Gets Involved, Infections Reach 28K Servers [BleepingComputer]
Speaking of humans… well, it goes without saying that you shouldn’t deploy a database without a root password, but the bigger issue at play here is the role of Shadow IT. With the ease of onboarding new cloud services, how do we track every platform/service/tool our teams are using?
Upcoming Events
BeyondCorpSF Happy Hour
Tuesday, Jan 31
7PM - 10PM
District Oakland
827 Washington St
Oakland, CA 94607
That does it for this week. Check back this time next week for another set of relevant news, articles, and events. Cheers,
Ivan at ScaleFT
Ivan Dwyer
Ivan Dwyer is the VP of Product Marketing at ScaleFT, working with the community to raise awareness around BeyondCorp and Zero Trust for organizations of all kinds looking to modernize their security architecture.
