Pioneer
Ventures
Information Security Services
Pioneer Ventures' solutions are tailored to augment and enhance an organisation's existing information and cyber security measures, rather than requiring a complete overhaul or replacement.
By building upon the organisation's existing hi-tech controls, Pioneer Ventures can help strengthen their defenses and provide a more robust and effective security posture.
Data Breaches
Pioneer Ventures provides cutting-edge solutions to detect and mitigate data breaches, enabling organisations to safeguard their valuable data and prevent criminal and malicious activities. By leveraging advanced technologies and expert analysis, it helps them detect breaches in real-time, understand how the compromised data is being used, and minimise the risk of financial, operational, or reputational harm. With Pioneer Ventures' solutions, organisations can proactively respond to potential threats, protect their data assets, and maintain the trust of their clients.
Detection
To ensure comprehensive detection of data breaches, it's essential to monitor not only your organisation's internal systems and operations but also those of your service providers, outsourced resources, and the entire supply chain. This includes identifying and tracking 4th and 5th parties who may have indirect access to your data, as they can potentially pose a risk to data security. By monitoring these entities, you can quickly identify and respond to potential breaches, minimising the impact on your organisation and its stakeholders.
Security Traps
The organisation implements a security measure -"Trap", within its data or operational systems infrastructure, which is continuously monitored by an external party.
The Trap is designed to detect and alert the organisation's security team in real-time if a breach occurs, allowing for swift and effective response and mitigation measures to be taken to minimise the impact of the breach.
Success
The technique has been successfully applied to uncover a significant security vulnerability, demonstrating its effectiveness in identifying real-world threats.
Current Research
The approach taken by your organisation is focused on evidence-based solutions, leveraging recorded behavior and on-going research to identify actual risks faced by clients rather than theoretical or academic ones. This approach involves three key steps:
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Collecting available data from open-source intelligence (OSINT) sources
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Analysing the data to identify issues and their causes, and
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Producing solutions to resolve the problems faced by clients.
Research: Compromised Email Data
The research highlights three key observations:
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Compromised email accounts are more likely to occur among senior executives and directors, who have access to sensitive data;
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The frequency of incidents varies across industry sectors, with Mining, Hospitality, Agencies, Professional Services, and IT service providers experiencing different levels of compromise;
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There is a correlation between the number of times an account is compromised and the period of employment of its owner, suggesting that longer-tenured employees may be more vulnerable to account compromise.
