There are new threats arising everyday. The problem is there has been a vulnerability in the system that has not been patched since the first computer was created Humans! As the network perimeter hardens and the controls on the desktop tightens. Hackers are going back to the basics and getting through the firewall by going through the front door. They are bypassing the IPS and IDS simply by bypassing the receptionist. We look at this topic with a different viewpoint. We look at the history as well as the culture and keep it offbeat with showing how 1st century strategies can still be used to break into 21st century networks.
Jayson E. Street is an author of the book "Dissecting the hack: The F0rb1dd3n Network" from Syngress. He is well versed in the ten domains of Information Systems security defined by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium ([ISC]2). He specializes in intrusion detection response, penetration testing, and auditing. He also has a working knowledge of the implementation and administration of major firewalls, vulnerability scanners, and intrusion detection systems. Jayson has created and conducted security awareness training for a major Internet bank and his consultation with the FBI and Secret Service on attempted network breaches resulted in the capture and successful prosecution of the criminals involved. He has also spoken in America, Belgium, China and at several other colleges and conferences on a variety of Information Security subjects and is on the SANS GIAC Advisory Boardas well as a mentor for SANS. On a humorous note he was chosen as one of Time's persons of the year for 2006.