NetworkWorld Column: Black Hat - No Network is Safe

Submitted by Mike Rothman on Mon, 2006-08-14 08:01.
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In this week's NetworkWorld Column, I relay some of my experiences at Black Hat, and most importantly focus on containment. Huh? If there was one thing I learned at the show, it's that every network is vulnerable in some way, shape or form. So you don't want to bet the ranch that you'll be able to keep the attackers out. You also need to ensure that if something does happen, you can contain the damage. You'll need to think about the containment concept at multiple levels as well.

Check it out and let me know what you think:
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2006/081406rothman.html

 

Mike, Good article but I'm
Submitted by Tony Carter (not verified) on Tue, 2006-08-15 20:43.
Mike,
Good article but I'm not sure I agree with the statement "your first priority is to keep the applications up".
I've found that the first priority typically is to protect the data from leakage, misuse or from begin altered.
Most of your article actually supports this notion as well.

-Tony

 

 

 

Priorities
Submitted by Mike Rothman on Wed, 2006-08-16 07:16.
Thanks for the comment Tony. I generally agree that both keep applications up and protecting the data are core imperatives for security folks. I think every company has to figure out what is more important to them. I've found that to CEO's and CFO's, it's about making sure business can still run and that means availability. Of course, that's until there is a data breach and then amazingly enough lots of focus happens on data protection.

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