This blog at CISO Platform is written on behalf of Archie Jackson, Senior Director and Head of IT & IS at Incedo Inc.

10 Best Practices for a Secure “Home WiFi” Network

1. Default Router Password: Access your home WiFi router settings by typing 192.168.1.1 into
   
   your web browser. Enter the username and password for the router. You may find it on the
   
   router label. Most of the home WiFi…

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt there is another threat that is rising by the day- the risk of cyberattacks. Work from home will suddenly change the security dynamics both from defense and offense perspective and the world is not prepared for it.

Here is a sample Email from a CISO to the Board:

Hello everybody,

This blog is posted on behalf of Nilesh Gavali. As organizations prepare for possible impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), many may consider alternate workplace options for their employees. Remote work options—or telework—require an enterprise virtual private network (VPN) solution to connect employees to an organization’s information…

These Information Security Tips when Working from Home are posted on behalf of Bhushan Deo, CISO for Thermax Limited. 

Connection & Access

1. Avoid connecting to unsecured Wi-Fi / networks for internet.
2. Use…

This is posted on behalf of Ashish Khanna, Assistant Vice President - Corporate IT for EIH Limited (Oberoi Group).

Due to CORONA virus most of the organizations are allowing their employees to work form home.Here is a checklist for work from home amidst COVID-19.

Check list for Work from Home Amidst COVID…

We wanted to share with you some of the amazing moments from “Annual Summit, India 2020” @ Bangalore on 21 & 22 Feb. We had over 700+ attendees including CISO and SACON attendees sharing knowledge through Taskforce Presentations, Panel Discussions Round Tables, Workshops and more making the conference a huge success.…

What will you learn:

• How is deception technology different from honeypots ?
• Deception v/s EDR, UEBA and NTA
• A hacker’s view of deception across the kill-chain
• Key technology capabilities or key components of deception technology

About Speaker:…

• Well if you are a tech enthusiast, you must have come across these words just like I have a lot of times! But I had never looked so deeply into finding out the differences as I thought deep web and darknet are the same, but it’s not. So, let’s understand the difference between Surface Web, Deep Web, Dark Web and Darknet. Also understand what darknet browsers are needed to enter darkweb and darknet.

What is Surface Web?

• Let me tell…

What is Blockchain?

• Conventionally, we had a habit of maintaining everything in a centralized repository and safeguarding it by applying perimeter security. Blockchain is a current breakthrough technology which eliminates centralized concept and show cases the shared, distributed updated records of who is doing what. Although it is decentralized, it supports access rights and is secured by nature. Being immutable as one of its characteristics, it gives us more…

• Bitcoins are one of the most popular cryptocurrency which is growing rapidly for one of its unique feature where Nobody controls the transactions physically.

Prologue  

• It was on November 8, 2016 when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke the news of Demonetization and billions of Indians were gobsmacked, and gradually many things happened. Lines snaked around the ATM’s, few political parties…

Equifax Breach Postmortem: Top Mistakes Enterprises Should Avoid

• Equifax hack needs no introduction. One third of American lost their social security number due to this single breach. Here’s some of the top mistakes/learning from Equifax breach from my perspective. I would invite all of you to also add your comments and thoughts.

1. Patch on time (Yawn ..)

• Most of the breaches happen not because…

• Vulnerability assessment is a process that defines, identifies, and classifies the security holes in a computer, network, or communications infrastructure. In addition, vulnerability analysis can forecast the effectiveness of proposed countermeasures and evaluate their actual effectiveness after they are put into use. This article provides you a list of popular Vulnerability assessment vendors for Q1 2017.

• Here are the top 5 Vulnerability assessment vendors…

• Encryption is a process of protecting your sensitive data by converting it into encoded information which could be read only with a key. Endpoint Encryption ensures data privacy by encrypting data stored on your endpoints—including PCs, Macintoshes, DVDs, and USB drives, which can easily be lost or stolen. This article provides you a list of Best Encryption Softwares for Q1 2017.

• Here are the Top 5  Encryption Vendors to watch out…

• Security services of a network are often outsourced to an outside or third party service provider. Such an outsourced security service is called Managed Security Services (MSS) and the service provider provider is called Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP). This article provides you a list of top 5 Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) for Q1 2017.

• Here are the top 5 Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) to watch out…