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Boris Sverdlik � Your perimeter sucks Derbycon 2011 (Hacking Illustrated Series InfoSec Tutorial Videos)

Boris Sverdlik � Your perimeter sucks
Derbycon 2011

Most organizations do not include physical security as part of their information security program. As security professionals we know that attackers, don�t care how they get in. Your Internet posture may be bulletproof, but how does that help if your front door is wide open? Why put a lock on the door, if you have a hung ceiling above it? Attackers think outside the box and so must you. A skilled cat burglar will first case the place before they try to break in. Take a walk through your lobby entrance and look at it as an outsider what do you see? The typical setup is a camera, a locked door, card reader, maybe an alarm panel and if they were really diligent a motion detector. What good are these if you can just climb over the wall? Or better yet cut through the drywall? Get where am I�m going? Lock picking is a hobby most of us hold, so unlocking a door is easy

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