how la investment advisors use vulnerability testing to protect their assets (slideshare)

How LA Investment Advisors

Use Vulnerability Testing

to Protect Their Assets

Courtesy of FPA Technology Services, Inc.

http://www.TechGuideforLAInvestmentAdvisors.com

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Craig PollackFounder & CEO

A “belt and suspenders”

approach with more layers

of defense are needed:

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web security solutions,

intrusion prevention services,

anti-spam, and more

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Vulnerability testing,

also known as vulnerability

analysis or assessment,

is a procedure

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that identifies and categorizes

the externally facing security

flaws in a company’s

IT infrastructure

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Defining and Classifying

Infrastructure Resources

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Cataloguing resources

that are used to deliver

online services and contain

confidential firm data

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makes it easier to pinpoint

the source of a DOS (Denial of

Service) attack, hack attempt,

or malware opportunity

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Assigning Relative Levels of

Importance to Every Resource

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In the case of a multi-target

attack, web servers would

take priority over smartphones

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Identifying Potential Threats

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Internet security experts

or specially designed software

packages intentionally probe

a system or network to locate

weaknesses

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Putting Together a Plan to Deal

with More Serious Problems First

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Senior managers need to:

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• Document the steps for

making major decisions,

such as quarantining any

areas of the network that

have been infiltrated

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• Identify the personnel

who are integral

to incident response

and business continuity

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• Ensure that response plans

are available to all

employees in the firm, and

that everyone knows what

they need to do in the event

of a security breach

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Defining and Implementing

Ways to Minimize Attack

Consequences

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The following steps are also

recommended to ensure

data integrity:

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• Encrypt all sensitive data

so it becomes harder for

attackers to steal

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• Provide employees with

access only to the files and

applications they need

to do their jobs

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• Implement a two-factor

authentication process:

do not rely on passwords

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Bottom Line

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There are many ways to

address your new found

vulnerabilities

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- between business continuity

software packages and

security assessment and

remediation services

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Has your investment firm

used vulnerability testing

on its network and systems?

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And does it do it on a recurring

basis?

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