What do the following have in common? – Bank overdraft – Cancer – Automobile brake failure – Cyber-intrusion – Disgruntled employee In each of these situations, early detection of the problem is important. Early detection of cancer increases the chances of recovery. Early detection of a bank overdraft minimizes charges. Early detection of brake failure [...]
I’ve been working lately on appropriate placement of IDS sensors. We don’t have the staff to be able to designate someone as a full-time intrusion analyst. As a result, I am needing to evaluate how we use IDS. Traditionally, we have had a sensor watching all in- and out-bound traffic. More information is generated than [...]
A couple of posts ago, we began the End of Year Cleanup discussion. In that post, I encouraged you to ask the question “Where are we?” with regard to information security within your organization. Now, we must address the question “Where do we want to be? Over the years I’ve had several people express that [...]
