Focus On: Workshop Series
Focus On: Workshop Series
This is your chance to Engage!
Participate in one of our timely Workshops
The Privacy and Information Security Management team is proud to offer ongoing Workshops to the UBC community. Each session focuses on a specific privacy and/or security topic, and is presented by subject matter experts of the chosen item.
Topics are chosen based upon community feedback, as well as current news items as they relate to UBC and UBC staff, faculty and researchers.
Improving Incident Response Strategies
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In late 2021 a vulnerability known as Log4Shell was discovered by cybersecurity analysts. The vulnerability left millions of computers - along with popular games and cloud services like Minecraft, Apple iCloud and Amazon Web Services – susceptible to remote attacks from cyber criminals.
We asked Aaron Heck, Senior Manager, Solutions Security and Architecture, to breakdown how the IT @ UBC community reacted to the vulnerability, and what lessons were learned during the mitigation process that will help contribute to improving the response to future, high-impact incidents.
Topics considered in the video are:
- A brief background of the log4j incident
- How did it get so pervasive so fast?
- What was the response from the IT @ UBC community?
- What lessons were learned from this incident?
- The importance of responsible disclosure in the context of security at UBC
- How can we improve the response to future incidents?
Go Further:
More on Incident Response:
- For the most up-to-date information about any ongoing security incidents, please visit the UBC Cybersecurity Confidential Communications website (CWL login required)
- Learn how to report a privacy or information security incident at UBC
- If you need assistance with any of these reminders, please know that representatives from the Privacy and Information Security Team are available to drop by your department or faculty to answer any of your security-based questions. Simply message privacy.matters@ubc.ca to schedule a session.
- Please also take advantage of the Cybersecurity Services section (CWL login required) from the UBC Self Service Portal to request support for Cybersecurity services
Suggestions for future Workshops
Please feel free to submit a topic for consideration at a future Privacy & Security Workshop.