ISD Podcast Episode 140 for May 28, 2010. This podcast is our contribution back to the community where we will discuss the vulnerabilities of interest, information security related news hopefully providing you a few laughs and a little knowledge.
Announcements:
MyHardDriveDied.com:
- MHDD Data Recovery Class current dates and locations:
- San Francisco – June 14th -18th
- Atlanta – July – 12th-16th
- Dallas, TX – October – 11th – 15th
- Washington DC – December 6th – 10th
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SANS Mentoring Program:
- Jason Lawrence will also be putting on the SANS Mentor Forensics 508 – Computer Forensics and Investigations course in Sandy Springs starting Tuesday, June 22, 2010 – Tuesday, August 24, 2010 (http://www.sans.org/mentor/details.php?nid=21538). Use the Discount Code: isdpod15 for a 15% discount.
Atlanta ISSA:
- ISSA International Conference – September 16, 2010 (http://www.issa.org/page/?p=105)
North Alabama ISSA:
- Hosting Second annual North Alabama Cyber Security Summit to be held on June 9th in Huntsville AL. Event is open to ISSA members at a discounted price ($35 full price is $50). For more information please visit the North Alabama ISSA’s web site at: http://northalabama.issa.org/. Email cybersecuritysummit@northalabama.issa.org.
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Stories of Interest:
News item 1: http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/security/39109-microsoft-controls-worldwide-physical-security-operations-from-three-sites
What does business continuity mean to you? For Microsoft Global Security it can involve locking a door from the other side of the world.
One part of Microsoft Global Security’s activities is monitoring physical security at the company’s premises around the world. This is carried out from three Global Security Operations Centers (GSOCs), located at Redmond (USA), Reading (UK) and Hyderabad (India), each responsible for their geographical region
The previous approach was decentralized, people-intensive, and involved more than 60 different proprietary systems, inconsistent policies across locations, live video monitoring, VCR recording, and lots of paper.
In contrast, the GSOCs are centralized, automated, highly interoperable, and use generic hardware (notebooks are used so they can be quickly removed if a centre must be evacuated) off-the-shelf software, and digital video. The hardware standardization means that any workstation can be used for any purpose, though in practice seats are associated with particular functions.