{"id":24280,"date":"2015-06-02T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=24280"},"modified":"2015-06-02T10:00:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T08:00:59","slug":"alex-stamos-appsec-is-eating-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/02\/alex-stamos-appsec-is-eating-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Stamos : AppSec is Eating Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-1kZMn1RueI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m throwing this into the pile of arguments for &#8220;security and privacy are little but myths&#8221; discussions. \u00a0If top of the top companies, with multi-million budgets and hundreds or thousands of top security professionals get compromised, how realistic is it for the average Joe to protect his business? \u00a0I say &#8211; not very.<\/p>\n<p>I think 80% of problems can be prevented with the 20% time and effort investment: minimize attack surface by removing and disabling everything you don&#8217;t need or use and limiting access to everything else, use layered defense where possible, use encryption where possible and strong passwords if you have to, don&#8217;t rely on security through obscurity, have log analyzers and\/or intrusion detection system installed, etc. \u00a0But most importantly, make peace with the fact that being compromised is not the question of &#8220;if&#8221;, but &#8220;when&#8221;. \u00a0Prepare yourself. \u00a0Have an offsite backup and know how to restore your services in a completely new environment, if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>And as far as your privacy goes,\u00a0if you put anything private on the Internet, as well, prepare for it to be stolen and leaked. \u00a0If it never happens, consider yourself lucky. \u00a0Otherwise, just learn to deal with it. \u00a0It&#8217;s very unpleasant in a variety of ways, but seldom deadly.<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/etherealmind.com\/why-firewalls-wont-matter-in-a-few-years\/\">EtherealMind<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>I&#8217;m throwing this into the pile of arguments for &#8220;security and privacy are little but myths&#8221; discussions. \u00a0If top of the top companies, with multi-million budgets and hundreds or thousands of top security professionals get compromised, how realistic is it for the average Joe to protect his business? \u00a0I say &#8211; not very. 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