This is my final summary of Security World 2008 hosted in Hanoi, Vietnam. To read specific details of the two day conference scroll down to previous entries (infact it probably makes more sense if you start from the bottom and work your way up) - I hope you find the snippets of facts as informative as I did. Enjoy!
The general consensus from the experts and big ICT security companies is that just protecting networks from external threats is not enough. End-to-end security of data is the talk of the town along with the whole issue of "information leakage". In response the vendors are promoting their implementation of IPsec for data communication, NAC to verify workstations and deep stream packet inspection to stop web application hacks.
But also don't forget the small stuff, social engineering (getting employees to disclose sensitive info) and unsecured backdoors (eg. unauthorised WiFi access points) can circumvent all this expensive technology.
One thing is for sure - evolving network usage and evolving threats will keep everyone concerned with ICT availability and security in business for the foreseeable future.
Finally I would like to thank Payap University, International College (Chiangmai, Thailand) for giving me the time away from teaching to attend this exciting conference.
by tobyonline
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