While I was on vacation last week, it is clear that the hacker underground was hard at work. The DDOS attack on U.S. and South Korea demonstrated just how vulnerable we are.
In catching up, I noticed that there is now evidence to suggest that North Korea may indeed be behind these attacks. That's good from a forensics investigation perspective but blaming Kim Jong's clan misses the point.
Western civilization loves a good "who done it" story where good cops, investigate, pursue, and then arrest the bad guys. Great entertainment but bad security practices. Information security is really about risk reduction so prevention trumps detection, forensics, and emergency response every time. The fact that these attacks happened in the first place tells me that we have a long road ahead of us. More proof that President Obama and his yet to be announced cybersecurity coordinator have little time to waste.
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- Jon Oltsik is a principal analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group responsible for the networking and security services at ESG. Prior to joining ESG, Jon was the founder and principal of Hype-Free Consulting. Mr. Oltsik previously served as VP of Marketing & Strategy at GiantLoop Network where he managed all marketing activities and defined the company’s strategic vision. Jon was also a Senior Analyst at Forrester Research where he covered a wide range of infrastructure and IT topics. In this role, he was frequently quoted in business journals, including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and the New York Times, and was also the recipient of a prestigious "best research" award for his breakthrough report, "The Internet Computing Voyage."
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