Security Challenges and Competitions

Posted on 16 October 2011 by Admin

There exist some security related competitions, which might be interesting for some people. Have a look at Cyber Security Challenge UK web page.

competitions

One of the links are to Digital Forensics Challenge 2011 by DC3 (DoD Cyber Crime center). It is international, as can be seen on the winners list from 2010.

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ITIL course videos by Charles Sturt University

Posted on 14 October 2011 by Admin

This is a great set of videos for learning ITIL = Information Technology Infrastructure Library.

  • 1. CSU: ITIL v3 Introduction to the subject ITI597
    2. CSU: ITIL v3 The Concept of Good Practice
    3. CSU: ITIL v3 The Concept of a Service
    4. CSU: ITIL v3 The Concept of Service Management
    5. CSU: ITIL v3 The Concept of Functions and Processes
    6. CSU: ITIL v3 The Concept of a Process and its Characteristics
  • 7. CSU: ITIL v3 The Service Lifecycle Model
    8. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Strategy Goals and Objectives
    9. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Design Goals and Objectives
    10. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Design Value
    11. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Transition Goals and Objectives
    12. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Transition Value
    13. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Operation Goals and Objectives
    14. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Operation Value
    15. CSU: ITIL v3 Continual Service Improvement Goals and Objectives
  • 16. CSU: ITIL v3 Utility and Warranty
    17. CSU: ITIL v3 Assets, Resources and Capabilities
    18. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Portfolio
    19. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Catalog
    20. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Governance
    21. CSU: ITIL v3 Business Case
    22. CSU: ITIL v3 Risk
    23. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Provider
    24. CSU: ITIL v3 Supplier
    25. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Level Agreement (SLA)
    26. CSU: ITIL v3 Operational Level Agreement (OLA)
    27. CSU: ITIL v3 (Underpinning) Contract (UC)
    28. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Design Package (SDP)
    29. CSU: ITIL v3 Availability
    30. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Knowledge Management System (SKMS)
    31. CSU: ITIL v3 Configuration Item (CI)
    32. CSU: ITIL v3 Configuration Management System (CMS)
    33. CSU: ITIL v3 Definitive Media Library (DML)
    34. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Change
    35. CSU: ITIL v3 Change Types (Change Categories)
    36. CSU: ITIL v3 Release Unit
    37. CSU: ITIL v3 The 7 R’s of Change Management
    38. CSU: ITIL v3 Event
    39. CSU: ITIL v3 Alert
    40. CSU: ITIL v3 Incident
    41. CSU: ITIL v3 Impact, Urgency and Priority
    42. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Request
    43. CSU: ITIL v3 Problem
    44. CSU: ITIL v3 Workaround
    45. CSU: ITIL v3 Known Error
    46. CSU: ITIL v3 Known Error Database (KEDB)
    47. CSU: ITIL v3 Communication
    48. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Assets
    49. CSU: ITIL v3 Release Policy

  • 50. CSU: ITIL v3 Value Creation through Services
    51. CSU: ITIL v3 The 4 Ps of IT Service Management
    52. CSU: ITIL v3 The 5 Service Design Aspects
    53. CSU: ITIL v3 Dr W Edwards Deming’s PDCA Cycle
    54. CSU: ITIL v3 Continual Service Improvement (CSI) Model
    55. CSU: ITIL v3 Role of Measurement as part of CSI
    56. CSU: ITIL v3 Role of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as part of CSI
    57. CSU: ITIL v3 – Baselines
    58. CSU: ITIL v3 – Types of Metrics
    59. CSU: ITIL v3 – Demand Management Objective
    60. CSU: ITIL v3 – Demand Management Challenges
    61. CSU: ITIL v3 – Activity Based Demand Management
    62. CSU: ITIL v3 – Patterns of Business Activity (PBA) and User Profiles (UP)

  • 63. CSU: ITIL v3 – Financial Management Objective
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Financial Management Business Case
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Financial Management Basic Concepts (ROI and VOI)
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Level Management Objective
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Level Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Level Management Activities
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Level Management Relationships
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Level Management Service Based SLA
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Multi-level Service Level Agreements
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Level Requirements (SLRs)
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Level Agreement Monitoring (SLAM) Charts
  • XX . CSU: ITIL v3 Service Review
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Improvement Plan (SIP)
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Catalogue Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Catalogue Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Availability Management Basic Concepts
  • XX . CSU: ITIL v3 Availability
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Availability Management Key Terminology
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Information Security Management System (ISMS)
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Information Security Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Information Security Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Information Security Management Security Policy
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Information Security Management Security Framework
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Supplier Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Supplier Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Supplier Management Supplier and Contract Database (SCD)
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Capacity Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Capacity Management Subprocesses
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Capacity Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Capacity Management Capacity Plan
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) Business Continuity Management (BCM)
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM) Risk Analysis
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Change Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Change Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Change Management Process Activities
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Change Management Process Relationships
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Change Management CAB and ECAB meetings
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Change Management Models and Workflows
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Change Management Types of Change Request
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Change Management Standard Change
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Change Management Remediation (back-out)
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Asset and Configuration Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Asset and Configuration Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Asset and Configuration Management Key Activities
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Asset and Configuration Management Key Relationships
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Asset and Configuration Management Configuration Model
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Asset and Configuration Management Configuration Item
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Asset and Configuration Management Configuration Baseline
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Asset and Configuration Management Configuration Management System
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Asset and Configuration Management Definitive Media Library
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Release and Deployment Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Release and Deployment Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Knowledge Management SKMS
  • XX. XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Knowledge Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Knowledge Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Knowledge Management DIKW Structure
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Incident Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Incident Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Incident Management Key Activities
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Incident Management Process Relationships

  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Problem Management Activities
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Problem Management Relationships
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Problem Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Event Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Event Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Request Fulfilment Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Request Fulfilment Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Access Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Access Management Basic Concepts
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Desk Role
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Desk Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Service Desk Organisational Structures
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Technical Management Role
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Technical Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Technical Management Organisational Structures
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Application Management Role
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Application Management Organisational Structures
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 Application Management Objectives
  • XX. ITI597 Available as a Single Subject 🙂
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Operations Management Objectives
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Operations Management Organisational Structures
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Operations Management Role
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Operations Management Organisational Structures
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 IT Operations Management Objectives

  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 The role of process owner
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 The role of service owner
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 The RACI / ARCI model / chart
  • XX . CSU: ITIL v3 Service Automation
  • XX. CSU: ITIL v3 The ITIL v3 Qualification Scheme

 

(For the first 63 videos there were a link, but it did not exist any more, therefore I added the rest videos on the list here)

(One can get the list by going to IsleBeeBach own list of videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/IsleBeeBach#p/u )

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2011 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon

Posted on 14 October 2011 by Admin

DBIR is a must to view for anyone working with the information security.

2011 report is available here.

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Revenue Assurance in Telecommunications, Webcast by KPMG

Posted on 14 October 2011 by Admin

This is interesting material for anyone who is interested on this topic.

link to webcast page.

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List of PCI DSS videos

Posted on 14 October 2011 by Admin

PCI DSS = Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

These videos are from 2009 or earlier.

  • PCI Webinar Part 1 (Oracle)
  • PCI Webinar Part 2 (Oracle)
  • PCI Webinar Part 3 (Oracle)
  • PCI Webinar Part 4 (Oracle)
  • PCI Webinar Part 5 (Oracle)
  • Owasp5046 Part1 – PAYMENT CARD DATA SECURITY
  • Owasp5046 Part2 – PAYMENT CARD DATA SECURITY
  • Owasp5046 Part3 – PAYMENT CARD DATA SECURITY
  • Owasp5046 Part4 – PAYMENT CARD DATA SECURITY
  • Owasp5046 Part5 – PAYMENT CARD DATA SECURITY
  • Owasp5046 Part6 – PAYMENT CARD DATA SECURITY
  • Owasp5046 Part7 – PAYMENT CARD DATA SECURITY
  • PCI Compliance (Palo Alto Networks)
  • PCI DSS Explained (http://www.elementps.com)
  • How to Meet PCI DSS Requirements
  • How End to End Encryption Works
  • PCI DSS 6.6 Compliance Guide
  • PCI DSS and Data Security Compliance p1
  • PCI DSS and Data Security Compliance p2
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Some open source based security offering

Posted on 14 October 2011 by Admin

Open source based applications are coming more and more popular.

However, proper considerations and evaluations should be made before any serious usage.

Here are some links to get an idea.

Other list (not all open source): Top 100 Network Security Tools

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Information Security Policy Examples and Templates

Posted on 14 October 2011 by Admin

There exist some examples for Policies.

These can be good starting points when learning Information Security.

  • Information Security Policy Templates by SANS.
  • Security Policies by Ruskwig, and even more.
  • ISMS policies by iso27k toolkit
  • Sample Policies via dmoz
  • Policies, Standards, & Guidelines in Texas
  • Sample policies via google
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