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Hacker Update. Rick Shaw – President,CorpNet Security, Inc. Mick Johannes – CTO, CorpNet Security, Inc. Hacker Update - Topics. What are they after? Why should I be concerned? Where am I vulnerable? How will they do it? What can I do about it?. Hacker Update – What are they after?.
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Hacker Update Rick Shaw – President,CorpNet Security, Inc. Mick Johannes – CTO, CorpNet Security, Inc.
Hacker Update - Topics • What are they after? • Why should I be concerned? • Where am I vulnerable? • How will they do it? • What can I do about it?
Hacker Update – What are they after? • Malicious Mischief – Deface your site. Make your services/resources unavailable. • Information Vandalism – Intentional destruction of data/availability. May occur with/without reasons/provocation. • Information Espionage – Theft or destruction of information for profit. Maybe motivated/associated with competitive corporate environments.
Why Should I Be Concerned? The threat is real. Hackers/Crackers are well informed/equipped. Maintain a competitive advantage. Protect data/electronic corporate assets. Protect customer data. Protect reputation.
Where am I vulnerable? Email Servers Web Servers FTP Servers Backdoor Modems Mis-configured hardware/operating systems Out of box configured hardware/operating systems Software/Firmware without current revisions/patches Lack of knowledge/understanding of security issues by employees
How will they do it? Port Scanning Port Re-direction Spoofing Denial of Service Attacks Operating System Vulnerabilities Trojan-Horse Attack Password Cracking Back Doors Packet Sniffing
What can I do about it? Close your ports! (Design before you deploy) Patch your software/firmware! Implement strong password controls! Strong/current enterprise anti-virus controls! Enable and review your logs! Implement intrusion detection solutions! Have policies and escalation procedures! Educate your users!!!