Hey look out at this post >From Editors Desk: [Editor's Note (Honan): Our biggest weapon in defeating the criminals and protecting our systems is to share information. Well done to Verizon for this initiative and I urge you to take the time to share whatever details you can about incidents within your own organisation so that we can all benefit.]
Further info can also be found on: http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/238591,verizon-launches-hackileaks.aspx http://www.darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228200715 http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/13943/verizon-launches-website-to-collect-information-on-data-breaches/ On Nov 17, 1:13 pm, Amar Deep <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Verizon business has opened up a new service that allows companies to post > up details of hacking attacks so that those in a similar situation can learn > from their experience. > > Verizon Incident-Sharing (VERIS), initially rolled out in March, allows for > the anonymous posting of data so that companies don't reveal their > vulnerabilities. Each posting will generate a Data Breach Investigations > Report, which gives details of similar attacks that can be used to develop > new security procedures or warn of popular attack vectors. > > “With the VERIS Project, Verizon is publicly sharing data that we have spent > years gathering through our data breach caseload,” said Peter Tippett, vice > president of technology and innovation at Verizon Business. > > “We are sharing the aggregate data -- and encouraging other companies to > anonymously share their security-event data -- to promote more dialogue and > understanding of security incidents. The collective sharing of > in-the-trenches security events offers us the opportunity to fundamentally > change how we all manage risk.” > > The VERIS system is already being used by the US Secret Service and Verizon > is hoping that the more companies use the service the quicker security > problems can be locked down. All reports are stored and published in a > collected report detailing common attacks and the information is also stored > in a wiki. > > “The VERIS application is a smart way for Verizon Business to crowdsource > breach data collection, and giving back to the data-starved security > community makes it even more valuable,” said Wendy Nather, senior security > analyst at The 451 Group. > > More On This: https://www2.icsalabs.com/veris/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nforceit" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nforceit?hl=en-GB.
