PDF Worms Are Getting More Viral

Eric Irvin from the Alert Logic Security Analysts team joins AlertTV to discuss a new pdf worm that can infect multiple documents. Eric and Amy also discuss the new PCI law passed in Washington provides issuing banks the ability to seek reimbursement of reissuance costs.

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AlertTV on location at RSA

Randy is joined by Alert Logic Product Manager Steve Smith for an overview of the happenings in the Alert Logic booth, what's the buzz on the show floor and how attendees are embracing cloud security.

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AlertTV on location at Parallels Summit

AlertTV filmed on location at Parallels Summit where the theme was "Profits in the Cloud." Randy and Amy also discuss the announcements made by Alert Logic that week around the focus on service providers and the launch of a new service, LogReview. With LogReview, Alert Logic Log Manager customers can have Alert Logic security analysts review their logs to help satisfy PCI compliance requirements.

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Partnering with Alert Logic Makes Dollars and Sense

Chris Vela from the Alert Logic Channels team joins Amy to talk about service providers, VARs and consultants who partner with Alert Logic to deliver security and compliance solutions to their customers. Chris focuses on how the Alert Logic cloud-based solutions enables partners to deliver cost effective solutions quickly with better margins. He also describes the Alert Logic sales, marketing and technical support that helps make the partner immediately successful and recognize revenue.

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Alert Logic New Year's Resolution #1 - Make Reviewing Logs Easier

Amy and Randy discuss Alert Logic new year's resolutions, such as making log management and review easier for customers. More and more organizations are using log management to not only implement strong security measures, but to also comply with PCI DSS, which requires daily log review. In the latest release of Log Manager 2.1, customers can create alerts, manage cases, and share views with other users within their accounts.

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Alert Logic Takes Top Honors in NetWars Competition

Amy is joined by Johnathan Norman, Director of Operations for Alert Logic, whose team of security analysts recently won Round 5 in the NetWars competition sponsored by the SANS Institute. This competition not only helps security analysts sharpen their security skills, but it is also a great way to find and recruit other talented security analysts.

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What Happens in Vegas Doesn't Always Stay in Vegas

Amy and Randy talk about last week's PCI Security Standards Council meeting in Las Vegas where the GM of the council, Bob Russo, emphasizes that PCI compliance isn't about satisfying an auditor's checklist, but about overall security and the ongoing processes needed to maintain compliance. Randy also highlights that Chris Novak of Verizon Business Security Services attended the council meeting and reviewed the Verizon Security Service Data Breach Investigations.

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Survey Shows a Balance Between Log Management Uses

In this week's episode, Amy & Randy review some of the results of the recent Log Management survey Alert Logic conducted via Twitter, Facebook and third-party vendors. Hundreds of IT professionals responded to the survey sharing why their company collects log data, how many hours they spend analyzing log data, what they are looking for in a log management solution, and what's preventing them from purchasing one.

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The Rolling Stones Should Sing Get ON My Cloud

Amy and Randy discuss that even though PCI DSS requirement 10 is a compelling reason to purchase a log management solution, sometimes it's not enough to get management to sign off on a purchase order. Log files contain a wealth of information about the who, what, when, and where of network activity, and using a log management solution makes it easier to identify threats as well as the responsible culprit. Randy goes on to say that tamper-proof log files and affordability are just a couple of reasons why log management is the killer app for cloud computing. Amy then suggests that the Rolling Stones should change the lyrics of their hit song from "Get Off My Cloud" to "Get ON My Cloud."

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The Advantages of Managed IDS

Amy and Randy continue their discussion from the episode "What's an Insider Threat?" on intrusion detection systems (IDS). Randy points out that a good IDS should not only alert you of an attack and what was affected, but should also provide content on how to remedy an intrusion so you can react immediately and not waste time researching how to deal with the attack. Randy also references this month's SC Magazine in which there is a comparison of managed IDS, and he recommends anyone investigating managed services should look at average tuning time after implementation, the ratio of false positives that are reported and the response time for alerting on an intrusion.

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