An ethical hacker's view of the security issues associated with the use of personal email for business.

1. Email Insecurities
An Ethical Hacker’s View
Peter Wood
Chief Executive Officer
First•Base Technologies

2. Who am I ?
• Worked in computers & electronics since 1969
• Founded First•Base Technologies in 1989
(one of the first ethical hacking firms)
• Primary roles:
- Social engineer & penetration tester
- Conference speaker
- TV and radio security ‘expert’
- Member of ISACA Security Advisory Group
- ISACA Conference Task Force member
- Expert at the Corporate Executive Programme
- Chair of Advisory board at CSA UK & Ireland
Slide 2 © First Base Technologies 2011

3. Slide 3 © First Base Technologies 2011

4. Poor email password?
Slide 4 © First Base Technologies 2011

5. Poor email password?
Slide 5 © First Base Technologies 2011

6. Slide 6 © First Base Technologies 2011

7. Data Loss Prevention?
Slide 7 © First Base Technologies 2011

8. Data Loss Prevention?
Slide 8 © First Base Technologies 2011

9. Data Loss Prevention?
Slide 9 © First Base Technologies 2011

10. Where is your email stored?
Slide 10 © First Base Technologies 2011

11. Slide 11 © First Base Technologies 2011

12. The consequences?
Slide 12 © First Base Technologies 2011

13. Need more information?
Peter Wood
Chief Executive Officer
First•Base Technologies LLP
peterw@firstbase.co.uk
Twitter: peterwoodx
Blog: fpws.blogspot.com
http://firstbase.co.uk
http://white-hats.co.uk
http://peterwood.com
Slide 13 © First Base Technologies 2011