Incidents to learn from in Cyber Security june 24, according to LLMs

Asked «Name just one incident we must learn from in june 2024 for improving enterprise cyber security»

Responses from the free AI/LLM versjons of the following, interestingly reflect various angles of the same(?) incident…and more general measures.

Google Gemini «One noteworthy cybersecurity incident in June 2024 was the data breach at Snowflake, a cloud-based data warehousing platform. This incident highlights the importance of strong security measures for cloud-based storage systems. Enterprises should ensure they have robust access controls, encryption, and regular security audits in place to protect sensitive data in the cloud.»

ChatGPT «One incident that stands out in June 2024 is the ransomware attack on a major logistics company. This attack disrupted global supply chains and highlighted the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures in essential services. Enterprises can learn from this incident by emphasizing the importance of regular backups, comprehensive incident response plans, and the necessity of investing in advanced threat detection and mitigation technologies to minimize operational disruptions and financial losses caused by such attacks.»

Bing Copilot «Certainly! One significant incident in June 2024 that highlights the importance of improving enterprise cybersecurity is the proliferation of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS). RaaS has democratized cyber-attack tools, making it easier for less skilled attackers to launch ransomware campaigns. To counter this trend, organizations should focus on robust, multi-layered security strategies, timely patching of vulnerable systems, and managing software supply chains effectively

Enterprise Security Architecture To-Be

I have and will always love the challenge of defining cyber security architecture as a practice, process, lifestyle or what about system security architecture.. you know where I am going. So, there is no “cover it all” definition in my mind, as at least an enterprise security architecture is enterprise dependant and must be – it shall be business driven and therefore not globally defined. However, there are a lot of resources that help to define this.

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Pyramid of Pain, for Crisp Communication

Communicating cyber security will forever be challenging, so whatever tools I find making this easier I like to share. The “good old” Pyramid of Pain (SANS) may be useful to illustrate the complexity of detecting different types of malicious activities, as it is based on typical indicators you might use to detect. I know it does not cover all, but it speaks well. Read the paper yourself and make up your mind.

Credit: SANS

Cloud Pain Points

A brief but nice summary of pain points we have all experienced?

  • Insufficient staff skills
  • Data loss/leakage
  • API vulnerabilities
  • Malware infections
  • Insufficient identity and access management controls
  • Lack of visibility into what data and workloads are within cloud applications
  • Inability to monitor data in transit to and from cloud applications
  • Cloud applications being provisioned outside of IT visibility (e.g., shadow IT)
  • Inability to prevent malicious insider theft or misuse of data
  • Advanced threats and attacks against the cloud application provider
  • Inability to assess the security of the cloud application provider’s operations
  • Vendors failing to alert customers of vulnerabilities
  • Inability to maintain regulatory compliance
  • Misconfigurations of cloud hardware and/or cloud software

By Threatpost

Managing Container Security

«The cloud-native ecosystem typically has the four C’s of cloud security: cloud, clusters, containers and code. Each layer builds on the next and insecurities at any layer can impact the layers that follow, such as applications deployed on insecure containers.» Csoonline sais.

Scan them with, e.g., Open-source options such as Anchore and Trivvy during or before deployment.

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