This past week, it was widely reported that both the IMF and Citibank’s IT infrastructure was breached. With a breach at Sony Online Entertainment and Sony Pictures occurring slightly more than a month ago, it appears that hackers are finding more holes in the IT defenses of organizations. In an eWeek article last week, Mark Hatton, president and CEO of Core Security, noted that deploying defensive technologies and hoping they keep the bad guys out is “clearly not working.” You can read the entire eWeek article on the Citibank breach here. For more information on the IMF breach, read the SC Magazine article.
Given that hackers seem to be readily gaining access inside networks, bypassing traditional “perimeter” defenses, what are companies to do? Certainly, perimeter defenses have their place, but now is the time to investigate other technologies that give multiple layers of security. In other words, ensuring a defense-in-depth strategy. Newer, advanced IT system integrity monitoring technologies such as CimTrak function as a last line of defense in IT networks, monitoring not only critical files, but also configurations on perimeter protection devices such as firewalls. Knowing when changes occur, such as a file being added or a port being opened, can mean the difference between timely detection of malicious activity and a breach. Visit www.cimtrak.com to learn more.
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