Re:Two top Equifax execs to retire after security breach
by jacobsenscott on Friday September 15, 2017 @06:50PM
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They can be held to a much higher standard than this - a system that can leak all the sensitive data due to an error in the web app. You are describing an amateur architecture where there is a web app directly communicating with a database of sensitive information, and that web app has full access to the database. No experienced developer would do that.
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Re:Two top Equifax execs to retire after security breach
by sillysaurus3 on Friday September 15, 2017 @06:54PM
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And what would they do?
Everyone either goes silent or describes an idealized architecture that has glaringly obvious flaws in regards to meeting business goals.
I think maybe the top ten companies in our industry do this at scale well enough to work. Maybe.
Re:Two top Equifax execs to retire after security breach
by sasas on Friday September 15, 2017 @08:29PM
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1) keep an asset register up to date. This would include libraries used.
2) subscribe to a service that alerts on vulnerabilities in the assets listed in 1). Run Nessus scans. License cost you a bit over $1k a year.
3) invest in a resource to maintain the register and respond to alerts. Tie them into a governance model so management are aware of risks and can divert time and money when needed to mitigate
Security is a process not a technology. Nothing I've mentioned here is sexy or advanced.