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Authors/Presenters:Carlo Meijer, Wouter Bokslag, Jos Wetzels

Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott; and via the organizations YouTube channel.

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GraphQL vs REST APIs Developers are constantly exploring new technologies that can improve the performance, flexibility, and usability of applications. GraphQL is one such technology that has gained significant attention for its ability to fetch data efficiently. Unlike the traditional REST API, which requires multiple round trips to the server to gather various pieces of data, [...]

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So some of you are thinking “ewwww … another security transformation paper” and this is understandable. A lot of people (and now … a lot of robots too) have written vague, hand-wavy “leadership” papers on how to transform security, include security into digital transformation or move to the cloud (now with GenAI!) the “right” way, while reaping all the benefits and suffering none of the costs. Because tote leadership!

This is not one of those, promise! Why not? Because our new paper helps answer two real — and really hard — questions:

#1 Based on the experience of others, what does a “modern” or transformed organization’s security capability look like? #2 Given what you have today, how to transition from whatever you have to what we discussed in #1 above?

I bet you’d agree that this is really tricky. Hence our paper!

Let’s start with my favorite insights and surprises below (and, yes, Gemini via Gems had a “hand” in this, curation though is very human):

• The Primacy of Organizational Transformation: The guide emphasizes that digital transformation is not solely — or even largely — about technology adoption, but fundamentally about transforming the organization, its operations, its team structure and its culture. This may surprise security leaders from traditional organizations who might primarily focus on technical solutions and “let’s just get new tools!”
• The OOT (Organization, Operations, Technology) Approach: The guide advocates for prioritizing organizational and operational changes before finalizing technology decisions. This may challenge the conventional approach in traditional organizations where technology choices often precede organizational adaptation.

Roadmap of how “classic” teams fuse into modern ones

• The Significance of a Generative Culture: The guide stresses the critical role of a generative culture in achieving successful transformation. Cultivating a generative culture is essential for fostering adaptability and thus ultimately for modernizing security. Such a culture, characterized by high trust, information flow, and shared responsibility, may be a departure from the hierarchical and siloed structures prevalent in traditional organizations.
• The Distribution of Security Responsibilities: We propose a shift away from centralized security functions towards a model where product teams assume greater ownership of security throughout the development lifecycle. The distributed responsibility model emphasizes empowering product teams to build security into their applications from the outset. This may surprise — and upset — security leaders accustomed to a centralized security model.
• The Difficulty of Letting Go: We remind everybody that moving away from legacy processes and controls can be unexpectedly challenging, even painful. Teams may be attached to familiar processes or resistant to change, even if it leads to visibly greater efficiency and security. Security leaders might be surprised by the internal resistance they encounter when trying to implement new ways of working.

Transform process we use

As usual, my favorite quotes from the paper:

• “As we’ve helped more security teams make the move to the cloud, we’ve identified nuanced challenges that they face — namely those related to team structure, changing business operations, and establishing culture — that are critical to their success”
• “Where do we start when we talk about transforming the cybersecurity organization within a company that’s historically delivered security to on-premise systems within a highly centralized function? Ideally, we think this conversation should start with defining security goals framed in business outcomes like capabilities, velocity, quality, cost, and risk.”
• “You’ll find many opinions about how cybersecurity enables a successful digital transformation, but most observers are unaware of the complexity involved in effectively collaborating and sharing responsibilities, skills, tooling, and other capabilities with fast-moving product-based teams who own the full set of responsibilities — including cybersecurity — for the applications they build and run.”
• “Moving away from the toil often associated with securing on-premise systems can be challenging for unexpected reasons. We think security in the cloud is a better future that can be difficult to imagine without inspiration and intentional culture development. ” [A.C. — this is not some snide remark about ‘server huggers’ but a very human tendency to like whatever they invested their blood and soul into…]
• “Our first step in helping customers work through transition to the cloud and more modern ways to work starts with backing away from the belief that it’s the technology that’s transforming.” [A.C. — my fave example is here]

Now, go and read our new paper!

P.S. “Anton, but I like SOC papers, can I haz moar? — Yes, there is one coming in a few weeks! Part 4.5 of our glamorous SOC of the Future series”

Related:

• “CISO’s Guide to Cloud Security Transformation” paper (2021)
• Moving shields into position: How you can organize security to boost digital transformation (official launch blog for the same paper)
• How CISOs need to adapt their mental models for cloud security
• For a successful cloud transformation, change your culture first

New Office of the CISO Paper: Organizing Security for Digital Transformation was originally published in Anton on Security on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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via the comic & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD

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Authors/Presenters:Zichen Gui, Kenneth G. Paterson, Tianxin Tang

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Introduction Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) is an enterprise endpoint management solution that allows for centralized management of devices within an organization. On September 12th, 2024, ZDI and Ivanti released an advisory describing a deserialization vulnerability resulting in remote code execution with a CVSS score of 9.8. In this post we detail the internal workings of this vulnerability. Our POC can be found here. We would like to credit @SinSinology with the discovery of this vulnerability. AgentPortal The ZDI advisory told us exactly where to look for the vulnerability. A service named AgentPortal. A quick search shows us that we can find the file at C:\Program Files\LanDesk\ManagementSuite\AgentPortal.exe. Upon further investigation, we find that it is a .NET binary. After loading AgentPortal.exe into JetBrains dotPeek for decompilation, we find that its not a very complicated program. It’s main responsibility is creating a .NET Remoting service for the IAgentPortal interface. IAgentPortal Interface The IAgentPortal interface is pretty simple, it consists of functions to create Requests and other functions to get the results and check the status of those requests. Digging into what kind of requests we can make, we find the ActionEnum enum. We are immediately drawn to the RunProgram option. The handler […]

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword in the cybersecurity industry—it’s an essential tool for staying ahead of threats. But how are leading organizations leveraging AI in cybersecurity effectively, and what challenges do they face? During a recent Nuspire webinar, experts J.R. Cunningham, Michael Wilson and Marcy Elder uncover how AI is transforming cybersecurity operations and what the ... Read More

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Are you confident your vulnerability management is doing its job, or do you sometimes feel like it’s falling short? Many companies invest time and resources into managing vulnerabilities, yet still...

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By Joe Doyle If you’ve encountered cryptography software, you’ve probably heard the advice to never use a nonce twice—in fact, that’s where the word nonce (number used once) comes from. Depending on the cryptography involved, a reused nonce can reveal encrypted messages, or even leak your secret key! But common knowledge may not cover every […]

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Insight #1 Where should a CISO focus — on immediate threats, or on long-term security? The answer is “both.” A comprehensive cybersecurity strategy necessitates that CISOs allocate resources and planning for both immediate threats and long-term security posture enhancements. An unbalanced approach, favoring one over the other, often leads to heightened stress, inefficient operations, diminished performance metrics and an increased vulnerability to breaches.   Insight #2 While the traditional concept of security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) might be diminished (
per Gartner), the criticality of security automation remains undisputed. Security teams are intensifying their efforts to automate threat detection and incident response tasks to combat the escalating complexity and volume of modern cyberattacks.   Insight #3 The exploitation of human trust is a
timeless tactic employed by attackers. The shift toward remote work and technological advancements have not altered this fundamental truth; they've merely provided attackers with more sophisticated tools and more avenues to identify and manipulate their targets.

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As startup founders, it’s easy to get enamored with our ideas. We pour our passion and energy into crafting what we believe to be the...Read More

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Realm.Security has launched a platform for collecting and normalizing cybersecurity telemetry data that promises to streamline analytics.

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Yesterday, as I was preparing this article, I had the opportunity to present at a TuxCare webinar, where we introduced live patching. Throughout the presentation, we discussed various characteristics of this patching methodology. While reflecting on these aspects, I realized that one particular point deserves more attention — the role of live patching as a […]

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Automated certificate lifecycle management (CLM) simplifies the complex process of managing SSL/TLS certificates, enhancing efficiency and security for businesses. As digital certificates become harder to deploy and renew manually, Sectigo's CLM maturity model provides a framework to guide organizations at different stages of automation. It helps businesses efficiently manage their certificate needs, ensuring smoother operations and stronger security. Automation is key, but the right strategy depends on the specific needs of each business.

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Most password protection methods use some form of encryption, but is there a clear choice between software and hardware encryption when it comes to protecting your personal or business files from theft, loss, or hacking?

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A Google Sheets exploit has recently been discovered by cybersecurity experts Proofpoint. As per the initial information, the platform is being leveraged as a command-and-control (C2) mechanism. In this article, we’ll look at what the Google Sheets exploit is about, which sectors are being targeted, and more. Let’s begin! Google Sheets Exploit: Initial Discovery The […]

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In today's digital age, cybersecurity compliance is no longer just a legal necessity or a defensive measure; it has become a catalyst for innovation and growth.

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We're told over and over again that there are hundreds of thousands of cybersecurity vacancies in the U.S. and millions worldwide. But from what I hear, many new entrants to the application security field find it difficult to land jobs. Why?

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Explore our application security complete guide and find key trends, testing methods, best practices, and tools to safeguard your software.

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Infrastructure robustness is critical for ensuring the resilience and reliability of your systems. This comprehensive guide explores key metrics used to assess and improve infrastructure robustness.

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