rafal m. los wh1t3 rabbit - ultimate hack - layers 8 & 9 of the osi model - atlseccon2011
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Ultimate Hack
Rafal M. Los ...aka „Wh1t3Rabbit“
AtlSecCon – March 2011
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Manipulating Layers 8 & 9 [Management & Budget] of the OSI Model
Hi …I‟m the Wh1t3 RabbitTwitter: “Wh1t3Rabbit”
Blog: http://hp.com/go/white-rabbit
Practical Experience?
•IT since 1995
•InfoSec since 1999
•Built & led AppSec Program in Fortune 100
•More years doing then talking
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(seriously)
Rules for this talk
1. Participate
2. Share your thoughts
3. If you share, be honest with your
answers
4. There is an assignment at the end…
CAUTION: The contents
in this talk may make
you uncomfortable as an
information security
professional.
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A riddle:
What does an Information
Security team DO?
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Does senior
management respect
and support
Information Security‟s
vision & efforts?
…or just deal
with you?
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(what we tell ourselves)
Our Goal as InfoSec Professionals
7
•“secure the business”
•“reduce risk”
•“deploy security measures”
•“protect the company”
•“keep threats out”
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When management hears this…
Our Goal as InfoSec Professionals
8
•“secure the business” from what?
•“reduce risk” of what?
•“deploy security measures” why?
•“protect the company” from what?
•“keep threats out” of where? (and why?)
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“the secret layers”
Layers 8 & 9
Management
necessary for…
•Organizational buy-in
•Push change from the top
•Create shift in policy & culture
•Credibility
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Budget
necessary for…
•Required for staff, gear
•Persuasion
•Education
•Seed effort
So … you NEED
Management &
Budget
…but how do
you manipulate
them to your
ends?
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Getting what you want at
Layers 8 & 9
My 7 Secrets to Success
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What does your business do?
Align to the Business
Situation
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– Second level bullet goes here. Try to keep
bullet lists simple
o Third level bullet goes here. Use no more than you need to
explain your point
Objective
Understand completely
and comprehensively
what your organization
does, how it makes
money, and how it
evolves.
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Go work as a business analyst
Walk a mile...
Situation
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bullet lists simple
o Third level bullet goes here. Use no more than you need to
explain your point
Objective
If you want to
understand why
business analysts do
strange/insecure things
–go be one of them for a
while.
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Rewards balance
consequences
Carrot & Stick
Situation
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• First level bullet goes here and can be quite long
– Second level bullet goes here. Try to keep
bullet lists simple
o Third level bullet goes here. Use no more than you need to
explain your point
Objective
Neither rewards, or
consequences alone will
reach your ends; a sane
balance must be found
between push and pull of
your security goals.
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Segment your security practice
Advisory vs. Operations
Situation
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• First level bullet goes here and can be quite long
– Second level bullet goes here. Try to keep
bullet lists simple
o Third level bullet goes here. Use no more than you need to
explain your point
Objective
Separate our the „advise‟
from the „do‟ parts of
Information Security to
achieve higher credibility
and better resource
utilization.
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Meet your new best friends
Risk, Compliance, Legal
Situation
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• First level bullet goes here and can be quite long
– Second level bullet goes here. Try to keep
bullet lists simple
o Third level bullet goes here. Use no more than you need to
explain your point
Objective
Align with the 3 most
powerful parts of any
organization; adopt their
methods and leverage
each others capabilities
and expertise.
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Business must need it
Business-driven ‟security‟
Situation
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– Second level bullet goes here. Try to keep
bullet lists simple
o Third level bullet goes here. Use no more than you need to
explain your point
Objective
Allow your business to
come to the conclusion
that it requires your
assistance to meet
business goals and
customer demands.
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“Just sign here to accept risk”
Leverage Accountability
Situation
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• First level bullet goes here and can be quite long
– Second level bullet goes here. Try to keep
bullet lists simple
o Third level bullet goes here. Use no more than you need to
explain your point
Objective
Few things are more
powerful than the risk of
being held accountable
for your actions; advise
on risk and allow a
business owner to
accept that risk with a
simple signature.
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They‟ve worked for me, they may work for you
These are my secrets to succeeding
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Try this at home ...but make sure you are rational.
• There is no silver bullet, we‟re not baking cookies
• Every organization is different, approaches vary
–Some assembly required, batteries not included
–No warranties, no returns
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Did you learn something?
Thank you
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Rafal Los
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