7MS #31: Network Detective (audio)

Today we're talking about eating the security dog food! What do I mean by that? Well, a lot of security companies I worked for in the past preached to clients about the importance of having a good security program, but didn't have one of their own! I'm trying to break that pattern now that I'm in a position to lead an information security program for 7MS. In today's episode we talk about getting your company started with a good set of infosec policies/procedures. First up is a "mothership" infosec policy with the following sub-policies inside it: Acceptable Use Data Protection and Privacy Physical Security Tools and Technology Training and Awareness Reporting Oh, and the song I jazz/scat/sang coming out of the jingle was If I Were a Dog

17 Kesä 202040min

SafePass.me is the only enterprise solution to protect organizations against credential stuffing and password spraying attacks. Visit safepass.me for more details, and tell them 7 Minute Security sent you to get a 10% discount! Today's episode is all about mental health! I talk about some of my challenges with stress/anxiety and how I finally put on my big boy pants, dropped some misconceptions and decided to do something about it. Additionally, this episode contains references to: Jon Secada Arsenio Hall Lone Wolf McQuade

11 Kesä 202044min

Today's episode is all about getting the most value out of your vulnerability scans, including: Why, IMHO you should only do credentialed scans Policy tweaks that will keep servers from tipping over and printers from printing novels of gibberish ;-) How to make your scan report more actionable and less unruly Turning up logging to 11 (use with caution!) A small tweak to an external scan policy that can result in the difference between a successful or failed scan The nessusd.rules file is awesome for excluding specific hosts and services from your scans

4 Kesä 202043min

This podcast is sponsored by Arctic Wolf, whose Concierge Security teams Monitor, Detect and Respond to Cyber threats 24/7 for thousands of customers around the world. Arctic Wolf. Redefining cybersecurity. Visit Arcticwolf.com/7MS to learn more. Today we're talking about some of my favorite features of Pi-hole 5.0. Including: WARNING! WARNING! Upgrading from 4.x is a one-way operation! Per-client blocking (you can setup, for example, a group machines called "kids" and apply specific domain block/allow lists and domains to them) More granular detail (especially if there are issues) when blocklists get updated Better, richer debug log output I also talk about a great companion for yor Pi-hole: a command-line Internet speed test! Hat tip to Javali over at the 7MS forums who told me about this. Additionally, I briefly mention "Hashy" (the nickname of my password cracking rig), give you some stay-at-home streaming TV show recommendations, and give you a quick house rebuild update!

28 Touko 202035min

Today's episode kicks off a fun little experiment where my pal Joe Skeen and I cover some of the week's interesting security news stories, how they might affect you, and what you can do to make you and your company more secure. This week's stories: Salt stack RCE (Daily Swig / Cyber Scoop) Malware uses Corporate MDM as attack vector (Checkpoint) Critical vulns in Sharefile (Citrix) Shareholders sue Labcorp over their 'persistent' failure to secure data (Cyberscoop)

21 Touko 202031min

SafePass.me is the only enterprise solution to protect organizations against credential stuffing and password spraying attacks. Visit safepass.me for more details, and tell them 7 Minute Security sent you to get a 10% discount! Today I'm excited to share more tales of pentest FAIL with you. Today's tales include: Accidentally scanning assets that belong to an agency that nobody should be messing with Delivering reports with vulnerabilities from somebody else's network Why it's important to write a report more than 15 minutes before delivery Lessons learned from firing a disgruntled employee

14 Touko 20201h 4min

Hey everybody! I hope you're hanging in there during quarantine and staying healthy. Today is part 3 of our ongoing series all about becoming a PCIP. The good news is I'm finally, actually registered for the cert and have started diving into the training! So in today's episode I want to regurgitate some of what I'm learning to whet your appetite (or not) for this particular certification. Specifically, we cover: The overview and objectives for being a PCIP (TLDR: PCIP does NOT replace QSA or ISA, but gives us a good understanding of how to protect payment card data) How and why payment card data is leaked/stolen/breached - and then sold/monetized The definition of some fundamental PCI acronym soup, including PCI DSS, PA-DSS and P2PE

7 Touko 202051min

This podcast is sponsored by Arctic Wolf, whose Concierge Security teams Monitor, Detect and Respond to Cyber threats 24/7 for thousands of customers around the world. Arctic Wolf. Redefining cybersecurity. Visit Arcticwolf.com/7MS to learn more. In today's episode we share some tips for working more safely and securely from home, which for many of us is our new office for the foreseeable future! Specifically, we cover: Picking powerful passwords Locking down your wifi Defending your digital identity Protecting your PC Blocking icky stuff in your browser Composing careful conference calls Clicking links carefully I've also made this episode available in long-form blog here. Please feel free to share with anybody you think could benefit from the info!

1 Touko 202045min