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Your platform is for life… …not just for Christmas
| Date post: | 15-Jun-2015 |
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Your platform is for life…
…not just for Christmas
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Security…
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…is easy.
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Three easy improvements
• Hardening• Minimisation• Housekeeping
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Hardening
• Use better technologies– SSH, SSL, sudo, …
• Build better technologies– Deploy HTTPS exclusively
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• Remove excess function– Less to be hacked
• Remove excess software– Less to patch
Minimisation
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Housekeeping
• Patch updates• Change or expire passwords• Skim logs
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Isn’t this all basic stuff?
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Isn’t this all basic stuff?
• Yes!– Skipped far too often– “Ounce of prevention”– “Now wash your hands”
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Contact:
Alec Muffett
