In light of the recent brute force attack and the subsequent ‘bonanza’ that has compromised over 20 million accounts, Jonathan Sander, VP of product strategy at Lieberman Software have the following comments on it.
[su_note note_color=”#ffffcc” text_color=”#00000″]Jonathan Sander, VP of Product Strategy at Lieberman Software:
“When you use phrases like “brute force” and “simple attacks” it may seem that the bad guys are pretty dumb. Many of them are. They pick up the tools they find and point them in the right directions. Their only original thought is to attack someplace new. However, the reason they are successful is because someone much smarter forged the path. Someone figured out how to automate these cyber attacks. Someone found the vulnerabilities to exploit. Someone did all the smart work up front.
“It’s no different when you think about an automated response to an attack. Getting to the place where no one has persistent access to privilege means that someone pretty smart has to lead the organization to that state. First, they have to recognize the need and the benefits. Then they have to make the program happen. Perhaps hardest of all, they have to affect the behavior changes in the organization to support the new program. And, of course, they have to get the technology wired up to make it possible. Once that’s all in place it’s easy to push a button as an automated response, knowing you have the tools and the talent all lined up. That’s when you can make automation your ally instead of your enemy.”[/su_note]
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