hwaldron
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Score: 264 Joined: 9/12/2002 From: Roanoke VA, USA Status: offline
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After over a decade in the security profession, there's nothing I enjoy better than seeing Best Practices shared that help protect folks from the continous and evolving threats. October was "cyber-security awareness" month and the Internet Storm Center handlers (plus the readers) did an awesome job in sharing how we can better protect ourselves from the dangerous risks out there   Cyber Security Awareness Month - Summary and Links http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3597 1. Establishing a User Awareness Training Program 1 Penetrating the "This Does Not Apply To Me" Attitude 2 Multimedia Tools, Online Training, and Useful Websites 3 Getting the Boss Involved 4 Enabling the Road Warrior 5 Social Engineering and Dumpster Diving Awareness 6 Developing and Distributing Infosec Policies 2. Best Practices 7 Host-based Firewalls and Filtering 8 Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Other Protective Software 9 Access Controls, Including Wireless, Modems, VPNs, and Physical Access 10 Authentication Mechanisms (Passwords, Tokens, Biometrics, Kerberos, NTLM, Radius) 11 File System Backups 12 Managing and Understanding Logs on the Desktop or Laptop (AV, Firewall, or System Logs) 13 Patching and Updates 3. Hardware/Software Lockdown 14 Data Encryption 15 Protecting Laptops 16 Protecting Portable Media like USB Keys, iPods, PDAs, and Mobile Phones 17 Windows XP/Vista Tips 18 Mac Tips 19 Linux Tips 20 Software Authenticity (Digital Signatures, MD5, etc.) 4. Safe Internet Use 21 Understanding Online Threats, Phishing, Fraud, Keystroke Loggers 22 Detecting and Avoiding Bots and Zombies 23 Using Browsers, SSL, Domain Names 24 Not All Patches Are Released on a Tuesday 25 Using Email, PGP, X509 Certs, Attachments, Instant Messaging and IRC 26 Safe File Swapping 27 Online Games and Virtual Worlds 5. Privacy and Protection of Intellectual Property 28 Cookies 29 Insider Threats 30 Blogging and Social Networking 31 Legal Awareness (Regulatory, Statutory, etc.)
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Harry Waldron - Security News & Best Practices Blog
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