Tibble Security De-Engineering

Solving the Problems in Information Risk Management
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4398-6835-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 332 Seiten

As hacker organizations surpass drug cartels in terms of revenue generation, it is clear that the good guys are doing something wrong in information security. Providing a simple foundational remedy for our security ills, Security De-Engineering: Solving the Problems in Information Risk Management is a definitive guide to the current problems impacting corporate information risk management. It explains what the problems are, how and why they have manifested, and outlines powerful solutions.

Ian Tibble delves into more than a decade of experience working with close to 100 different Fortune 500s and multinationals to explain how a gradual erosion of skills has placed corporate information assets on a disastrous collision course with automated malware attacks and manual intrusions. Presenting a complete journal of hacking feats and how corporate networks can be compromised, the book covers the most critical aspects of corporate risk information risk management.

- Outlines six detrimental security changes that have occurred in the past decade

- Examines automated vulnerability scanners and rationalizes the differences between their perceived and actual value

- Considers security products—including intrusion detection, security incident event management, and identity management

The book provides a rare glimpse at the untold stories of what goes on behind the closed doors of private corporations. It details the tools and products that are used, typical behavioral traits, and the two types of security experts that have existed since the mid-nineties—the hackers and the consultants that came later. Answering some of the most pressing questions about network penetration testing and cloud computing security, this book provides you with the understanding and tools needed to tackle today’s risk management issues as well as those on the horizon.

Zielgruppe

Security professionals working in companies today, freelancers, programmers, managers, and others; IT and network operations; security hobbyists and black hatters.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tibble, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Risikomanagement
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken Kryptologie, Informationssicherheit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik, SAP, IT-Management
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Computerkommunikation & -vernetzung Netzwerksicherheit
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Risikobewertung, Risikotheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PEOPLE AND BLAME

Whom Do You Blame?

The Buck Stops at the Top?

Managers and Their Loyal Secretaries
Information Security Spending—Driving Factors in the Wild

Do Top-Level Managers Care About Information Security?
Ignoring the Signs

Summary
The Hackers
Hat Colors and Ethics

"Hacker" Defined

Zen and the Art of Remote Assessment

The Hacker through the Looking Glass

Communication, Hyper-Casual Fridays, and "Maturity"

Hacker Cries Wolf

Unmuzzled Hackers and Facebook

Summary

Checklists and Standards Evangelists

Platform Security in HELL
CASE Survival Guidelines

CASEs and Network Security

Security Teams and Incident Investigation

Vulnerability/Malware Announcements

This Land Is Our Land
Common CASE Assertions
Summary
DE-ENGINEERING OF SECURITY

How Security Changed Post 2000

Migrating South: Osmosis of Analysis Functions to Operations Teams
Rise of Automated Vulnerability Scanner
Rise of Checklist

Incident Response and Management—According to Best Practices

"Best Practices" in Security Service Provision

Tip of the Iceberg—Audit Driven Security Strategy

Summary

Automated Vulnerability Scanners

Law of Diminishing Enthusiasm

False Positive Testing Revelations

Great Autoscanning Lottery

Judgment Day

Automation and Web Application Vulnerability Assessment

Web Application Security Source Code Testing

Summary

Eternal Yawn: Careers in Information Security

Information Security and Strange Attractors

Specialization in Security

Instant Manager

Technical Track

Summary

Penetration Testing—Old and New
Testing Restrictions

Restriction 1: Source IP Address
Restriction 2: Testing IP Address Range(s)

Restriction 3: Exploits Testing

Penetration Testing—The Bigger Picture

Summary
Love of Clouds and Incidents—Vain Search for Validation

Love of Incidents

Love of Clouds

Summary

SECURITY PRODUCTS

Intrusion Detection

Tuning/Initial Costs

Belt and Suspenders?

DoS the NIDS

Hidden Costs

Return on Investment

Network Intrusion Prevention Systems

Summary

A Final Note
Other Products
Identity Management
Security Information Event Management Solutions

Summary
RE-ENGINEERING OF SECURITY

One Professional Accreditation Program to Bind Them All

C-Levels Do Not Trust Us

Infosec Vocational Classifications

Requirements of an Infosec Manager

Requirements of Security Analyst

Regaining Trust: Theoretical Infosec Accreditation Structure

Summary

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ian Tibble was an IT specialist with IBM Global Services before entering into the security arena. His experience of more than 11 years in information security allowed him to gain practical risk management expertise from both an architectural IT and a business analysis aspect. His experience in Infosec has been with service providers Trusecure (now Verizon) and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and also with end users in logistics, banking, and insurance. He has been engaged with security service delivery projects with close to 100 Fortune 500 companies and multinational financial institutions in Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Australia) and Europe.