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Enterprise Risk Management
The SEI's Summer Folwer explains why the need for a dedicated chief risk officer has never been greater.
Best Practices for Network Border Protection
When it comes to network traffic, it's important to identify and block potential cyberattacks, such as worms spreading ransomware, while permitting the flow of legitimate traffic.
SEI to Host High School Cybersecurity Challenge
Three-day event to offer high schoolers real-world insight on hackers and the tools to defend against them.
Automated Code Repair
Automated code repair holds promise for faster and lower cost elimination of software vulnerabilities.
The Evolving Role of the Chief Risk Officer
May 18 event examines challenges facing the CRO role and the new SEI CRO Certificate Program.
Insider Threats
The SEI's Randy Trzeciak discusses the 5th edition of the CERT Guide to Mitigating Insider Threats.
NEWS
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SEI to Host High School Cybersecurity Challenge
Article - 05/11/2017
CERT Division at a Glance
We were there for the first internet security incident and we’re still here more than 25 years later. Only now, we’ve expanded our expertise from incident response to a comprehensive, proactive approach to securing networked systems. The CERT Division is part of the Software Engineering Institute, which is based at Carnegie Mellon University. We are the world’s leading trusted authority dedicated to improving the security and resilience of computer systems and networks and are a national asset in the field of cybersecurity.
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RECENT VULNERABILITIES
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VU#556600: Space Coast Credit Union SCCU Mobile for Android and iPhone fails to properly validate SSL certificates
Original Release date - 05/04/2017 -
VU#276408: Think Mutual Bank Mobile Banking App for iPhone fails to properly validate SSL certificates
Original Release date - 05/04/2017 -
VU#491375: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) does not properly enforce access control
Original Release date - 05/02/2017 - Report a Vulnerability
PUBLICATIONS
- Thinking about Intrusion Kill Chains as Mechanisms We integrate two established modeling methods from disparate fields: mechanisms from the philosophy of science literature and intrusion kill chain modeling from the computer security literature. Presentation - 05/02/2017
- Prototype Software Assurance Framework (SAF): Introduction and Overview In this report, the authors discuss the Software Assurance Framework (SAF), a collection of cybersecurity practices that programs can apply across the acquisition lifecycle and supply chain. Technical Note - 04/06/2017
- Using Malware Analysis to Identify Overlooked Security Requirements This presentation describes initial research conducted by CERT and Carnegie Mellon to determine if malware report databases were amenable to automated processing to identify flaws Presentation - 03/23/2017
EVENTS
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Social Media Awareness (Part 7 of 20: CERT Best Practices to Mitigate Insider Threats Series)
05/24/2017 - Ryan C. Lewis
Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessments (Part 6 of 20: CERT Best Practices to Mitigate Insider Threats Series)
05/17/2017 - Andrew MoorePodcasts
Becoming a CISO: Formal and Informal Requirements
In this podcast, Darrell Keeling, Vice President of Information Security and HIPAA Security Officer at Parkview Health, discusses the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to become a CISO in today’s fast-paced cybersecurity field. Podcast - 10/19/2016
Global Value Chain – An Expanded View of the ICT Supply Chain
In this podcast, Edna Conway and John Haller discuss the global value chain for organizations and critical infrastructures and how this expanded view can be used to improve ICT supply chain management, including risks to the supply chain. Podcast - 07/18/2016
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