Sony Playstation’s network was hacked into about a week ago. Read on for a CIO’s checklist.<\/p>\n
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\nUserIDs, passwords and possibly credit card information has been stolen by unknown persons.
\nHow the network was hacked into; which part of the infrastructure was broken by the hackers to get into the Playstation network remains a mystery.<\/p>\n
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\nThe company warns it’s users of possible identity theft and related scams.<\/p>\n
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\nIs there a lesson here for companies that store critical information? Assuming that a company like Sony with a large worldwide audience logging in to it’s network, which would have taken considerable measures to safeguard it’s network has been broken into is scary. <\/p>\n
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\nOrganisations would do well to remember basic tenets of security.
\n– Adopt a defence in depth policy
\n– Fortify perimeter devices like routers & firewalls
\n– Disable unnecessary ports\/ services on servers
\n– On devices exposed to the outside world, keep all software updated; it is child’s play to exploit vulnerabilities in software
\n– Implement IDS, IPS
\n– Perform periodic penetration testing on perimeter servers & devices eg. web server, router
\n– Educate users on secure practices
\n– Implement end-point security<\/p>\n
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\nThis is by no means an exhaustive list; just an indicative one. But, most organisations would do well to tick off these points on their security to-do list. <\/p>\n
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\nLastly, management support for security initiatives would go a long way in protecting business data more effectively and painlessly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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