Picture this, you walk up to an ATM belonging to your bank and find the error below on the screen.
Do you change banks?
Do you change banks?
I came across an article by Roger Grimes over at Infoworld on how security policies and controls are the real power when it comes to IT security. Roger mentions the SANS 20 Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defence , which are a great read for anyone looking at updating or auditing your policies for completeness. The SANS top 20 controls are a must for any organization: Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Devices Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Software Secure Configurations for Hardware and Software on Laptops, Workstations, and Servers Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches Boundary Defense Maintenance, Monitoring, and Analysis of Security Audit Logs Application Software Security Controlled Use of Administrative Privileges Controlled Access Based on the Need to Know Continuous Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation Account Monitoring and Control Malware Defenses Limitation and Control
Looks like someone hacked it but win98 or not, what do you expect from a dumb terminal?
ReplyDeleteThe NCR ATMs are made in Dundee, Scotland. They run standard system software and hardware components (like Windows 98) , but have been extended to handle true multitasking, card readers, encryption and other specialised hardware components of the ATM. So because of their specialised nature, don't need to have the latest system software or software patches.
ReplyDeleteIronically, they are more than a decade more advanced in the computer system than were used in all the US space shuttled program that was retired this year.
Picture this, you walk up to an Notes client belonging to your company and find the error "server not responding" on the screen. Do you change company?
ReplyDelete@d16c25565d7fa67e5d0834859f5f60bb:disqus Good point Bart. But will your parents or grandparents react the same way?
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