The Sony hacker indictment: 5 lessons for IT security

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CSO Update Sep 25, 2018 The Sony hacker indictment: 5 lessons for IT security The recent indictment of North Korean hacker Park Jin Hyok contains valuable information from the FBI's investigation that will help you defend against similar attacks. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • 6 steps for building a robust incident response plan • Back to basics: SQL injection attacks explained • Review: Ping Identity brings identity management to cybersecurity defenses • The 5 types of cyber attack you're most likely to face • Linus Torvalds, the UNIX Wars and history repeating itself • What hurricane preparedness teaches us about resilience White Paper: Hitachi ID Systems, Inc. Securing Privileged Access with Hitachi ID Privileged Access Manager (PAM) Privileged accounts, like their name suggests, are accounts designed to provide broad access to systems and data. They are an integral part of every IT infrastructure and play a key role in a large variety of day-to-day operations. Read More ▶ 6 steps for building a robust incident response plan While a lot of energy is put it into avoiding security breaches, it's not always possible. A solid incident response plan can restrict damage, reduce recovery time and limit the associated costs. Read More ▶ Back to basics: SQL injection attacks explained SQL injection attacks are well-understood and easily preventable, and the priority for risk mitigation should be preventing SQL injection attacks in the first place. Listen to Little Bobby Tables and sanitize your database inputs. Read More ▶ Review: Ping Identity brings identity management to cybersecurity defenses Enterprise networks have grown too complex to easily manage all user credentials through something like Active Directory. And letting each individual app handle user logins creates silos that can become a security nightmare. The easily configurable Ping Identity software offers a good alternative to these two scenarios. Read More ▶ The 5 types of cyber attack you're most likely to face Don't be distracted by the exploit of the week. Invest your time and money defending against the threats you're apt to confront. Read More ▶ Linus Torvalds, the UNIX Wars and history repeating itself Linus Torvalds, the creator and maintainer of the Linux Kernel, announced on a mailing list that he was taking time off to address behavioral issues that have caused negativity in the Linux community. This presented business risk and a potential to cause forking of the Linux kernel and history repeating itself with the Unix Wars yet again. Read More ▶ What hurricane preparedness teaches us about resilience Applying five FEMA best practices to your incident response planning Read More ▶ White Paper: Bronze Drum Consulting How Powerful New Technologies are Powering a Real-Time Revolution in Capital Markets Discover how machine learning, informed by rich, streaming data, is helping business leaders transform financial services is this white paper from Bronze Drum Consulting. By leveraging cloud services, financial service firms now have the power to put real-time streaming data to work. Read More ▶ Editor's Picks 1. 10 essential PowerShell security scripts 2. 15 tricks to hold off the hackers 3. 5 open source security tools too good to ignore 4. Kenna Security takes a data-driven approach to risk analysis 5. Cloud functions present new security challenges 6. The 5 best malware metrics you can generate 7. 11 tips for prioritizing security spending

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