Protecting Critical Network Infrastructure, From the Inside and Out
Narus, a software company that helps maintain and protect the integrity of IP networks, is up to this task at hand. I have mentioned in previous blog posts that many companies, including those that own our CNIs, must take a holistic approach to cyber security. We need not only the required advanced technology, but also the ability to fine-tune our processes and to train our people.
read more ...Inside the Journalist’s Mind: Part II
Narus’ vision is to make cyberspace more secure and efficient. So naturally, I keep my antenna up for articles, books, conferences and the like that pertain to cyber threats and cyber security. During the course of my readings, I came across Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet, a book by Joe Menn. A work of fiction, the book introduces the notion that cybercrime has become a threat on par with a global jihad. The topic is of particular interest to Narus, especially since we know this fiction can indeed become reality.
read more ...Inside the Journalist’s Mind: Part I
Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Jim Carroll, the editor and publisher of Converge! Network Digest, a daily publication that covers the convergence of broadband, telecommunications and networking. Since founding the publication in 1994, Jim has grown the business from a corporate newsletter into an independently owned publication reaching key influencers in 35 countries in the telecommunications business, including top carriers, network equipment suppliers, financial analysts, government research labs and universities.
read more ...Sophisticated Cyber Debauchery Increases its Toehold
The cyber landscape is quickly evolving from hacking by teenagers to nation-sponsored cyber crime. As a result, in the next decade, we will face new cyber security issues and trends. To cope with these more complex and powerful cyber threats, organizations must shore up their existing cyber defenses to protect and mitigate these malicious attacks with a combination of security software and new real-time capabilities.
read more ...Holistic Approach to Protecting and Maintaining the Integrity of IP Networks
It pains me to read about security breaches because many of them can be avoided. As a technologist, and an executive with Narus which provides cyber protection software, I would like to believe that technology can prevent and/or stop attacks. We believe in a holistic approach to protecting and maintaining the integrity of IP networks. Yet that would be somewhat naive.
read more ...Cyber Security and Legislation
Legislating Cyber Security.Being in the business of protecting countries, companies, and assets from cyber threats, I am immediately drawn to articles relating to this topic. I, as well as my company, take this challenge very seriously. We keep track of various threats on networks and we have heard of the Stuxnet malware many months ago. This particular malware is very virulent and attacks critical infrastructure through vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows.
read more ...Three Components of Cyber Security: People, Process and Technology
Several months ago, we at Narus, surveyed customers, suppliers and “influencers” about issues relating to cyber security. Those results were picked up in many venues which, of course, made us feel very good that the data we gathered made sense and was valuable. Today I was reading a blog from Brian Robinson in Federal Computer [...]
read more ...A Marketing Conundrum: Why IT Security Experts are Taking Marketing Directors to Lunch
I was reading an excellent InformationWeek analytics report by Michael Davis called Global Threat, Local Pain: 2010 Strategic Security Survey (May 2010). As someone involved in cyber security and working with Narus, this report was especially enlightening. Technology alone is not sufficient to keep your networks secure. Working with marketing to incorporate people and process as part of your holistic solution is a good first step to protecting the integrity of IP networks.
read more ...Fighting Cyber Attacks
I read the article “US Hampered in Fighting Cyber Attacks, Report Says” in the Wall Street Journal and had some thoughts on that. We can argue about how well the government is protecting our nation and the infrastructure upon which our economy is built. We can all agree that cyber security is a huge problem that will only get magnified over time. Yet, each of us in the software industry and in business should recognize that there are credible approaches that can be used today to help blunt the onslaught of cyber terror. These solutions are not necessarily simple or inexpensive. Real time analysis, as you read, is required to mitigate attacks now.
read more ...Cyber Policy and Customization
Congress is near to passing a bill that emphasizes that federal agencies consider buying security that is baked into hardware and software. Additionally, this potential bill (probably to be introduced next year) establishes an executive cyber office in the White House and calls for continuous monitoring. My first reaction is that this bill is great and long overdue given the growing number and complexity of cyber attacks foisted on government entities and enterprises with “high value assets”.
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