Breaking the phishing line

Only with full visibility into employee or third-party activity across a company network can even the earliest indicators of an insider threat be detected. By monitoring both user and file activity, security and compliance professionals can be alerted to risky, out-of-policy activities and any unexplained changes in user behavior in real-time; successfully stopping and investigating any activity before it becomes a full-blown breach. Research from The Ponemon Institute shows that Financial Services organizations face the highest penalty costs of any other industry ($12.05 million annually) when they experience an insider-led incident, though they are closely followed by the Energy & Utilities and Retail sector. This cost alone is a very concrete reason to address what otherwise might seem to be an invisible problem.

Lateral movement allows attackers to damage and steal information from an entire network once they gain access to one (usually the most vulnerable) entry point. Microsegmentation solves this problem by dividing a network into very small regions called microsegments, usually up to a segment per machine. However, if implemented incorrectly, it can be time-consuming, expensive, difficult to manage, and ineffective. Join Nicholas DiCola, VP of Customers at Zero Networks, and Aaron J. Goodwin, CISO at B. Riley Financial, as they share everything you need to know to effectively utilize microsegmentation for maximum network security and minimize the risk of attacks – including best practices, use cases, and the most easily deployable solutions to keep your organization safe.

On May 2, 2019, the President issued an Executive Order that recognized America’s cybersecurity workforce as a strategic asset that protects the American people, the homeland, and the American way of life. The executive order further recognized the need to enhance workforce mobility to improve cybersecurity and the importance of supporting the development of cybersecurity skills. This webinar will provide insights into the policy established through this executive order, the tasks and deliverables contained within it, and the consultative process to be used to execute recommendations from the 2017 Report to the President on Supporting the Growth and Sustainment of the Nation’s Cybersecurity Workforce.

Whether you are brand new to InfoSec or a skilled veteran there are ways to push the limits and learn more about this exciting profession. Knowledge doesn’t always come from a classroom but instead can come from networking with other cybersecurity individuals and finding ways to hack anything around you. Mike Felch and Beau Bullock have started various InfoSec meetup groups, spoken publicly, written blog posts, and are on podcasts to help share and learn more at the same time. In this webcast they share a few tips for waking up your inner hacker.