Network Security - What Every Business Needs to Know

Network SecurityWHAT EVERY BUSINESS OWNER NEEDS TO KNOW

“There are two kinds of big companies in the United States. There are those who’ve been hacked…and those who don’t know they’ve been hacked.” - FBI Director James Comey

The dam has broken for small companies when it comes to security. Jeremy Grant, an adviser at the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, says in the past two years he has seen "a relatively sharp increase in hackers and adversaries targeting small businesses."

According to the security company Symantec, cyberattacks on small businesses rose 300 percent in 2012 from the previous year.

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www.digitalattackmap.com

New York TimesPlus many more!

Cyber Security can feel overwhelming

Our objective today is to empower you to do something

Items to cover today

1. Why would a hacker target your business?

2. What Data should you protect?

3. Avoiding Security Negligence

4. What can I do to protect my company?

What do Hackers attack?

Cause Disruption

Personal Information

Banking information

Access

Gateway to bigger fish

Ransom

Intellectual Property

Personal Information

Free Credit!

SSN of kids

Drivers license

numbers

Social Security numbers

Ransom

Typically comes through email

Encrypts drives, even network drives

Demands a ransom to unencrypt your data

- typically have just a few days

- typically hundreds of dollars

Sometimes will give you a “sample” to prove they have integrity

CryptoLocker, TorrentLocker, CryptoFortress …

To Cause Disruption

Questions to consider

1. If you no longer had access to your company data how long would you be able to function as a business?

2. How long until it becomes really painful?

3. How many past employees would cause you harm if given the chance?

What data should I secure?

Any data that if no longer available would disrupt your business

Any personal information

Data with liability under compliance laws (PCI, HIPAA …)

Intellectual property

Where is your data?

Company data

Local drives

Smart phones

Personal devices

Tablets

The Cloud

Avoid Security Negligence

Failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another.

Indiana Law

The Office of the Indiana Attorney General is committed to enforcing the Disclosure of Security Breach law to better protect Hoosiers from identity theft. This law requires Indiana businesses inform their customers about security breaches that have placed their personal information in jeopardy. The Office can seek up to $150,000 for data breaches that have not been properly disclosed to Indiana customers.

http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/2410.htm

What if I have a breach?

Avoid Security Negligence

1. Protect your data to the best of your ability

2. Consider an outside evaluation

3. Review and update plans and policies frequently

4. Consider data breech insuranceFailure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another.

What can I do to protect my company?

Level 4 – Data breach could

potentially harm lives; security

breach simply must not happen

Level 3 –Personal/Identity,

compliance, intellectual

property – i.e. account

information, credit card or social

security numbers, HIPAA, PCI,

Sarbanes Oxley, etc.

Level 2 – Some sensitive data but

not relative to health, personal

info, or credit card info

Level 1 – No sensitive data

Detection Prevention

User Policy

Perimeter

End Point

Access

Access

1. All patches, especially security patches must be up to date on your server.

2. Access Policy enforcement – setup employee access to only those areas where they should have access and restrict the rest.

3. Password Policy enforcement –server access should be set to follow your policy. Note guideline in handouts.

4. Centralized Data – keep as much data in one central location as possible for better control.

5. Business continuity plan – create a plan, test and review regularly.

End Point

1. Good Anti-virus program◦ Example: Eset

2. Anti–Malware program◦ Example: Malware Bytes

3. Patching – all software especially the Operating system should have all patches up to date.

4. Restrict ability to install software to Admin only

What I use to get to my data

Perimeter

Firewall◦ Restricted or monitored Internet access

◦ Another layer of Anti- Malware and Anti-Virus at Gateway

Wireless Access points◦ Public access separated from private access

Cable access◦ Every cable goes somewhere

Create a barrier from outside access

Policy and Procedures

1. Use Policy

2. PC/Laptop Policy

3. BYOD (bring your own device) Policy

4. Password policyCreate and enforce

Policy and Procedures

1. New user procedure

2. Terminated user procedure◦ employee

◦ Leader

◦ IT employee or company

3. Hardware disposal procedure

4. Hardware refresh guideline

Create and follow

Summery

1. Access – Secure your data and limit access

2. End Point – Protect yourself from users

3. Perimeter – establish a barrier from the rest of the world

4. Policy and Procedures – this allows for the beginning of education.

5. Review and update regularly

Questions