Your cloud software solution should have an offline version for business continuity purposes

Your cloud software solution should have an offline version for business continuity purposes

That an increasing amount of corporations were pressing users, and corporations to move to what is now known as the cloud. Back then the associated services were referred to as software as a service/ S a a S.  Even 10 years ago this was not the most clever solution to vet your company's existence on. … Continue reading Your cloud software solution should have an offline version for business continuity purposes

Why a detailed network documentation is essential?

Why a detailed network documentation is essential?

More often than not when I walk into a building I will see RJ-45 network outlets in the wild. Without having done exact calculations I was able to hook up my laptop to this outlet, and have full access to the network. This goes for supermarkets, public administration buildings, and even military installations. What’s particularly … Continue reading Why a detailed network documentation is essential?

Printers should be segregated from the rest of the network

Printers should be segregated from the rest of the network

When it comes to security risks for networks, hardly anyone will think of a printer as an existential threat to an organization. However, multiple cases proving that printers, and other IOT devices can act as Trojan horses have surfaced over the last couple of years. There are probably multiple reasons why this is happening, and … Continue reading Printers should be segregated from the rest of the network

Why it’s a bad idea to have your device’s IP address publicly visible!

Why it’s a bad idea to have your device’s IP address publicly visible!

You know how you walk into an office building, and the machines standing around have stickers on them with their IP address clearly visible to the general public? Well, thank you for that! You just saved me a ton of work figuring out which printer I want to attack to get access to the rest … Continue reading Why it’s a bad idea to have your device’s IP address publicly visible!

Do encrypted cloud backups have benefits I’m missing?

Do encrypted cloud backups have benefits I’m missing?

n fact, they do! Unless you are set in a very dynamic environment, where a lot of changes to files in operational Infrastructure happens You have probably follow the trend, and have a cloud-based back up system in place. And that is a good thing to have! The benefits are obvious… Affordable colocation Of your … Continue reading Do encrypted cloud backups have benefits I’m missing?

The data you store in the cloud must be segregated from that of other clients

The data you store in the cloud must be segregated from that of other clients

One of the most problematic issues that is going to strike us in the near future is the cross infection of systems. Currently there are no sane arguments to support insisting on a totally isolated the violin from the cloud storage provider, but the future in cyber security is always very exciting, and surprises us … Continue reading The data you store in the cloud must be segregated from that of other clients

Why you should isolate un-patchable, end-of-life software

Why you should isolate un-patchable, end-of-life software

And another blog post from the recent past I outlined why a patch policy and an update policy maybe critical for survival of an organization. On rare occasions, and actually more often than desirable critical software upon which the organization relies to operate cannot be updated or patched simply because this piece of software has … Continue reading Why you should isolate un-patchable, end-of-life software

Application security is not necessarily necessary

Application security is not necessarily necessary

Often times applications have reached end-of-life, or are no longer supported by the vendor. In this case organizations tend to weed out or replace such applications simply due to this fact. I was confronted with this organization while performing a due diligence for an investment company. The course after of the organization in question was … Continue reading Application security is not necessarily necessary

Visitors by appointment only… even tech workers, maintenance staff, cleaning staff, etc

Visitors by appointment only… even tech workers, maintenance staff, cleaning staff, etc

Probably one of the most interesting incidents I have investigated was the theft of computers from a university. The perpetrator had done a good job scouting out the procedures of the organization, and through his reconnaissance put together a whole deal of information. He knew for instanceHe knew for instance that onHe knew for instance … Continue reading Visitors by appointment only… even tech workers, maintenance staff, cleaning staff, etc

Your email server should ensure encrypted communication and messaging only

Your email server should ensure encrypted communication and messaging only

As you can see this post was published in 2019. We’ve had pretty much everything about you go south. Probably the most revealing thing, and the only one in years that led to some kind of reaction, where the Snowden revelations. No, one of the main issues is that even after such a major incident, … Continue reading Your email server should ensure encrypted communication and messaging only

Is your cloud service provider contactable in case of crisis?

Is your cloud service provider contactable in case of crisis?

Probably one of the most interesting questions to ask when reviewing a cyber crisis reaction document is the phone number of the cloud hosting platform that is chosen to be the one to store the back ups of all critical systems of an organization. Chances are that the survival of your company relies on this … Continue reading Is your cloud service provider contactable in case of crisis?

Why you need on-location and co-location backups and why they should be encrypted

Why you need on-location and co-location backups and why they should be encrypted

I hope I will be stating the obvious in this post; but I have seen so many things going wrong that I will risk repeating myself! On location back ups are totally cool! They are directly connected to your ethernet, have blazing accessibility rate, superb file transfer speeds, and a variety of other bills and … Continue reading Why you need on-location and co-location backups and why they should be encrypted