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CyberheistNews Vol 3, 32
Editor's Corner
The Security Training Controversy. What's Your Opinion?
In the August issue of SC Magazine, yours truly is one of the two experts that discuss whether security training is an effective strategy in the workplace. My counterpart is Dave Aitel, CEO of Immunity who takes the other side. The article starts with the following headline: "Debate: Security training is effective in preventing workers from clicking on malicious links and attachments." Dave and I get our 2 paragraphs each. Please read the two completely opposing viewpoints and let your voice be heard in the comments!
http://www.scmagazine.com/debate-security-training-is-effective-in-preventing-workers-from-clicking-on-malicious-links-and-attachments/article/303199/
Flash SSD and Storage Deployment Trends Survey
ITIC’ and KnowBe4 are teaming up to conduct the 2013 - 2014 2012 Flash/SSD and Storage Deployment Trends survey. It polls corporations on their usage and planned usage of Flash/SSDs as well as their overall storage usage and growth trends. It also queries businesses on their annual storage expenditures, annual growth increases in storage capacity as well as their biggest storage priorities and challenges over the next 12 to 24 months.
The survey should take only about 10 minutes to complete. All responses are kept confidential. Anyone who completes the survey and leaves an essay comment is eligible to win a free tablet or a $100 Amazon gift certificate.. To be eligible to win the prizes you must leave your Email address along with your comment in the comment box of the last question. No sales people will call you and we never share your information with anyone.
Once the survey results are tabulated we will post an Executive Summary in CyberheistNews. Anyone who completes the survey can also get a complimentary copy of the full Report by Emailing ITIC principal analyst Laura DiDio at: ldidio 'at' itic-corp.com
Tell us what you think.
Here’s the link to the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S68YSVJ
Quotes of the Week
"In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves." - Buddha
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Which Security Awareness Training Has The Best Results?
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Well over 200 organizations were asked questions related to their awareness training, malware infiltration, and if their problems with phishing were worse, the same or getting better. Research showed that an organization's Security Awareness Confidence Score varies significantly depending on the awareness training type they use.
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Humans Still The Weakest Link As Phishing Gets Smarter
Sophos' NakedSecurity Blog has another good post where they go into detail about the latest figures from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) which show a distinct decline in the numbers of phishing sites reported to it, and in the number of separate brands targeted.
Put together, this seems to confirm a general feeling that phishing attacks are becoming less scatter-gun, focusing more on specific targets, with more care and attention put into making them more enticing, more believable and harder to spot. This is an interesting article and it has the link to the latest APWG report:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/08/02/humans-still-the-weakest-link-as-phishing-gets-smarter-and-more-focused/
BYOD Policies Have Limited Effectiveness
Nathan Eddy over at eWeek reported on some interesting survey results: "IT leaders and IT professionals said their organizations are not effective in achieving BYOD's promise of lower IT expenses. While the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement is in full swing, immature policies are putting sensitive organizational and employee data at risk, and the initiative’s value for many organizations is currently mediocre at best, according to a survey of more than 1,500 IT leaders and 2,000 IT professionals conducted on behalf of Teksystems.
"More than half of IT leaders and 65 percent of IT professionals reported that their employers fall within one of three extremes regarding their BYOD policy: either "nothing has been communicated," "there are no official policy guidelines," or "employees are not allowed to use their own devices at work."
The last paragraph stated: "Given the threat of a data leak, any employee who does not understand an organization's stance on BYOD poses a risk," the report noted. "Failure to clarify the company's policy and educate end users on security best practices creates false and dangerous assumptions." - See more at:
http://www.eweek.com/mobile/byod-policies-have-limited-effectiveness-persistent-security-issues/#sthash.PCcOYAgh.dpuf
Cyberheist 'FAVE' LINKS:
* This Week's Links We Like. Tips, Hints And Fun Stuff.
ULTRA FAVE: Audi demonstrates the power of their new R8 V10 performance car by letting the engine speak for itself: Wow, I'm blown away:
http://www.flixxy.com/new-audi-r8-v10-plus-2013-commercial.htm
Normally this would be the Super Fave, your 5 minute virtual vacation. Nightvision - The greatest European architectural masterpieces. Gorgeous:
http://www.flixxy.com/nightvision-the-greatest-european-architectural-masterpieces.htm
It looks like the cabin of a private luxury jet, but is actually the inside of a humble Mercedes van:
http://www.flixxy.com/suite-ride-lexani-mercedes-benz-b6-sprinter.htm
For $300, You Can Buy a Stunning 3-D Printed Version of Yourself:
http://www.wired.com/design/2013/08/this-company-will-transform-you-into-an-incredibly-detailed-3-d-printed-figurine/?mbid=social10411564
Blast From The Past: News report from 1981 about the future of newspapers:
http://www.flixxy.com/news-report-from-1981-about-the-future-of-newspapers.htm
Watch Curiosity's 1-year journey across Mars in 2 minutes:
http://gigaom.com/2013/08/01/watch-curiosity-journey-across-mars-in-2-minutes/
UT Austin Researchers Successfully Spoof an $80 million Yacht at Sea. Yikes:
http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/07/29/ut-austin-researchers-successfully-spoof-an-80-million-yacht-at-sea/
Amazing aerial footage of Niagara Falls made possible by remote controlled quad-rotor helicopter and lightweight HD camera:
http://www.flixxy.com/breathtaking-aerial-views-of-niagara-falls-from-rc-helicopter.htm
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