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As proactive as you might think you are, your firm cannot always protect itself from a security breach. In fact, the truth is: your firm may already be compromised. Learn more about the current threat landscape for hedge funds and how to cope with both internal and external security threats.
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Turning Hedge Fund Security Inside-Out: Why Your Firm May Already Be Compromised…And What to Do About It
Agenda
External Threat Management
Exploitation Methodology
Why You’re Already Compromised
Operational Management
Mobile Devices & BYOD
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eSentire™ Hedge FundCybersecurity Review
Hedge Fund Cybersecurity
• External Threats• External Vulnerability Assessment• Penetration Test• Disconnection from reality• Small External Footprint
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Reality: Most Successful Attack Vectors
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Malware Via Email
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Reality: Most Successful Attack Vectors
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Malware Via Drive-By-Download
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Reality: Most Successful Attack Vectors
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Malware Transferred Via USB
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Exploitation Methodology
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INFILTRATE
EXFILTRATE
…
…
…
PROFIT!
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Cyber Kill Chain
RECONNAISANCE
WEAPONIZATION
DELIVERY
EXPLOIT
INSTALLATION
COMMAND AND CONTROL (CIC)
ACTIONS or OBJECTIONSUsually Exfiltration
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Cyber Kill Chain (Mitigation And Detect)
RECONNAISANCE
WEAPONIZATION
DELIVERY
EXPLOIT
INSTALLATION
COMMAND AND CONTROL (CIC)
ACTIONS or OBJECTIONSUsually Exfiltration
MITIGATEDETECT
MITIGATEDETECT
MITIGATEDETECT
MITIGATEDETECT
MITIGATE
DETECT
MITIGATE
DETECT
MITIGATE
DETECT
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Defense and Mitigation Activities
DETECT
DENY
DISRUPT
DEGRADE
DECEIVE
DESTROY
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Course of Action Matrix
PHASE DETECT DENY DISRUPT DEGRADE DECEIVE DESTROY
RECON Web Analytics
FirewallACL
LinkedInHoneytoken
WEAPONIZE NIDS NIPS
DELIVERY VigilantUser
SMTPProxy
In-line AV
Executable Whitelisting
Queuing
EXPLOIT HIDS PatchingData
ExecutionProtection
INSTALL HIDS ‘chroot’ Jail AV
C&C NIDS FirewallACL NIPS Tarpit DNS
Redirect
ACTION/OBJAudit Log
Network TrafficForensics
Quality of Service Honeypot
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Multi-Dimensional Vulnerability AssessmentWe Assume Your Network Is Already Compromised
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• External AND Internal VA• Technical AUP Rigor• Network Traffic Analysis• Patch Analysis• Active Directory Analysis• MS Domain Event Analysis• Defensibility Analysis
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eSentire™ Cybersecurity Analysis
• Every MDVA performed in the last two years has shown evidence of malicious activity on the inside
• The client usually does not know about it (e.g. silent drive-by download)
• In practically all cases, vector has nothing to do with a direct external attack perspective
• Demonstrates current problems and how to resolve moving forward
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Cybersecurity ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’
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• Enforce strong passwords and 2FA
• Lockdown External Space• Remove Local Admin• Patch! MS, Adobe, JRE,
Browsers• Restrict EXE download and
install • Logging with NTP enabled
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Forget the Barbarians at the Gate
It’s the Ones Inside
Your Network You
Should Worry About
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Turning Hedge Fund Security Inside-Out
Operations to Support Your Technology
Policies & Procedures:– Such as:
• Access Control• Acceptable Use• Information Security Management
Mobile Device Management– Bring Your Own Device
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Policies & Procedures
Access Control Policy– Who has access to what?– Principle of Least Privilege: Not everyone needs access
to everything.– Keep an authentication/access log, e.g. AuthAnvil
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Policies & Procedures
Acceptable Use Policy– What is acceptable for employees to view/access at
work?• Network and system access• Personal email and communications• Blogs, wikis, chat rooms• Social media
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Information Security Incident Management Policy– Process for dealing with a security incident– Who is responsible for handling incidents? What does
the reporting & investigation process entail?
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Policies & Procedures
Securities/Insider Trading Policy– Make sure employees understand the repercussions
of insider trading!
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Policies & Procedures
Visitor/Contractor Premise Access Policy– Need to monitor access/activity of both internal and
external people– Use physical security checkpoints/surveillance
Personal Communications Device Policy– What is acceptable behavior for mobile devices?– Include information on data usage, texting, personal
usage and loss/theft procedures
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Policies & Procedures
Mobile Device Management
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)– Be sure to:
• Educate employees about mobile device security.• Remind users to utilize caution when opening email and
attachments.• Implement security measures such as the use of passwords
and remote wipe capabilities.• Employ encryption tools.• Only connect to secure Wi-Fi networks.• Be careful with downloads.
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