Everyone breaks building security policies at some point, whether you let someone in a locked door behind you or neglect to sign a guest in properly. Does it really matter? Does your office even have a policy? We typically spend so much time on other aspects of security, such as protecting our online presences against [...]
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What do you mean my password isn’t strong enough?
Everyone has, at one point or another, been asked to create a password only to be told that the password is not strong enough or “the password does not meet complexity requirements”. The continued advancement of technology has enabled computers to crunch numbers faster and faster, in turn, making it easier for hackers to identify [...]
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Security and Reliability: A Closer Look at Penetration Testing
As noted in my first article of this series, security and reliability encompass holistic network assessments, vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. This month I’d like to go deeper into penetration testing; however, first, let’s go back for a quick refresh before getting started. There are three broad steps any organization can take with respect to security and [...]
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Security and Reliability: A Closer Look at Vulnerability Assessments
Building on my last article about Network Assessments, let’s take a closer look at vulnerability assessments. (Because entire books have been written on conducting vulnerability assessments, this article is only a high level overview.) What is a vulnerability assessment? A vulnerability assessment can be viewed as a methodology for identifying, verifying and ranking vulnerabilities (a [...]
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Frogger — And Other Tales Of APT Leaping Forward
Neustar SVP and Senior Technologist Rodney Joffe spoke at Forrester’s Security Forum 2012 and described the advanced persistent threat (APT), why it’s important and what resources you’d need to beat one. And he did it all using the classic Atari game, Frogger, as a metaphor. We thought you’d enjoy the talk. (Thank you to Forrester [...]
ICANN Reveal Day; Password Leaks; Disruptive Innovation
Here’s our roundup of the headlines that got our attention this week–from both inside Neustar and out. ICANN Reveals TLD Applicants [various] – ICANN announced the TLD applicants this week and we collected the news that caught our eyes this week. LinkedIn, eHarmony, Last.fm Hacks Highlight Bad Passwords [Washington Post] – We all changed our [...]
Lessons from the Telecom Industry
This year proved to be another pivotal year in the transformation of the telecommunications landscape. In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) tackled big issues including carrier consolidation, net neutrality, universal broadband and inter-carrier billing. The operators themselves raced toward the promise of 4G. AT&T and T-Mobile announced their union and then announced it [...]
What Do You Do at Neustar?
“What do you do at Neustar?” is a question I often get asked when out and about. I generally reply with some variation of, “I manage a team of Professional Services engineers,” which usually brings a rather puzzled look to the inquisitor’s face. Lately I’ve been working on a different explanation to bring a bit [...]
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Neustar’s Rodney Joffe To Discuss Security and Privacy Challenges in the Cloud Era At HTS 2010
Neustar is a silver sponsor of the Tier1 Hosting Transformation Summit 2010 in Las Vegas on September 13-15. Neustar’s SVP and Senior Technologist Rodney Joffe will be participating in a panel discussion with Andy Ellis, senior director of information security and chief security architect at Akamai Technologies; David Snead, attorney at W. David Snead, P.C.; and Jon Greaves, vice president and chief technology officer at Carpathia Hosting to discuss the real…
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