Information security governance is a part of governance, risk and compliance (GRC). Information Security should take into account the organization objectives and identified risks to define information security objectives. To achieve these goals, the IS strategy must be defined. Information…
When assessing IT security of the providers of an organization, we may find ourselves in bothersome tasks like having to create custom questionnaires and review the answers sent by them. Some providers offer cybersecurity risk questionnaires. This is a non-exhaustive…
Virtual patching is an IT security control that can be applied when instead of applying a security patch, additional measures are applied to mitigate the risk of not applying this patch. The reasons why a patch is not applied could…
Certified Cloud Security Practitioner (CCSP) is a certification focused on cloud security and issued by American non-profit organization ISC(2) CCSP certification is more detailed than CCSK certificate, that is issued by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). Some recommend to obtain CCSK…
Kerberos is both an ticket-based Authentication, Authorization and Accountability (AAA) network protocol and a SSO implementation: It is the most common ticket system, used for example in on-premise Windows networks. Kerberos issues tickets that can be presented to various services…
This post provides resources to create Information Security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines. Documenting IT Security Policy Frameworks IT Security Policy Framework Document Types IT security policy framework documents: Policy Policies would be like the constitution, while procedures are the…
This post summarizes some aspects of information security on computer networks. Network Security Controls Security Gateway Security gateway is a broad term to refer to a network edge security device. Firewall Firewall is a control. Proxy servers are a type…
Operational technologies (OT) are hardware and software that detects or causes a change, through the direct monitoring and/or control of industrial equipment, assets, processes and events.. You can read an introduction to OT on this post. OT Security (OT-Sec), Industrial…
ISA/IEC 62443 is a standard about industrial cybersecurity. ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Certificate Program is a family of certifications aimed for professionals and related to the ISA/IEC 62443 standard. The certificates are issued by the International Society of Automation (ISA). Take…
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an European Union regulation. This post is an introduction to DORA. Introduction to DORA Its full title is “Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on…