The digital imprint is made of the multiple "traces" left by a person, A company or any web and social networks organization. Hackers use these traces in order to target their attacks. Surveillance of digital fingerprints and its corollary, Data leak detection, as well as the deletion of unwanted digital traces, are among the defenses to prevent cyber attacks. A service now accessible to Reunionese companies thanks to SFR Business.
The digital imprint : SFR Business favored a real awareness of this vulnerability during the second Denot session[B]hacked, which was held on June 10 and 12 in Mayotte and Reunion*. Guest, The ethical hacker Baptiste Robert, Digital imprint specialist, described the ins and outs of the digital fingerprints left on the internet by daily use. Founder of the Predicta Lab company, Baptiste Robert defines himself as a cybersecurity researcher. He made himself known by discovering security flaws on several publisher platforms. He's a bone specialist (open source intelligence), Information on open resources on the net. Using tools he designed, He plunges into the depths of the web and darknet to reconstruct the digital imprint of a person or a company. Its services are now asked, Via Société, The aforesaid lab, by public and private organizations of primary importance, as well as by public figures. It is this exceptional experience that SFR Business made known to the professional public Mahorais and Reunionese during the two notes not[B]hacked.
SFR Business message to companies
"As a telecommunications operator and integrator of cybersecurity solutions, We have a unifying role to play in raising awareness of cyber-risk companies. Through notes[B]hacked, We send the public of business leaders and IT managers. The message, It is that there are so many threats today that the answer must be collective. It is by working together that we will develop a culture around cybersecurity in our territories ", argues Arnaud Damour, Director SFR Business Reunion Mayotte. For the same purpose, SFR Business opened, Last year, A training center, The SFR Cyber Academy, intended for professionals all professions combined. This center aims to raise awareness about good practices but also to raise the IT teams in competence.
Advocacy for digital common sense
Baptiste Robert delivered his prudence message, vigilance and prevention in front of full rooms, proof that the sensitive subject of the digital imprint raises concerns. After having dated it in a state of the global cyberrenace, Baptiste Robert made a clinical description of this threat, Then he made live demonstrations of his business tools. From a digital imprint, They establish a digital profile. Baptiste Robert has shown how hackers manage to choose interesting targets for them in order to penetrate the computer systems of companies. For a business, know your digital imprint and those of its employees, Then, if necessary, Delete unwanted traces, is the first step to guard against attacks.
Partenariat avec aforesaid lab
The day after public awareness day, A private workshop was held on the premises of SFR Business at the port. Monitorings on the request of domain names were made in confidentiality to see what appeared as digital traces and instantly alert on data leaks. Extending this initiative, SFR Business has established a partnership with Predicta Lab to offer this service more permanently to its customers. What a service, the reconstruction of digital imprints and the identification of data leaks, is now within the reach of all the companies in Reunion. Data deletion constitutes, as for her, Another service directly under an agreement with Predicta Lab.
* In 2023, SFR Business had invited another famous ethical hacker, Clément Domingo, alias SaxX, Rançongiciales specialist, at session 1 of not[B]hacked.
Baptiste Robert : "The important thing, It's to ask the right questions "
For uninitiated as for cybersecurity professionals, Baptiste Robert offers the prospect of the attacker.
Meeting Leader : During your conference, You have indicated that almost all current data leaks that affect companies are linked to employees who have been compromised beforehand. In this context, What are your recommendations to better secure user access ?
Baptiste Robert : Best, It is to use a password manager, Because our brain is not made to imagine and memorize passwords. A second precaution, It is not to use the same password everywhere. Hackers are equipped to search for all possible combinations of characters and figures. A 6 -character password will ask them for a few seconds, at most a few minutes, to be broken. The longer the password will be, The more difficult it will be to find. Besides, Avoid passwords that have an obvious meaning, Like birthday dates, first names, etc. A solution is to choose whole sentences, that we will easily remember. The third precaution, It is to activate a second authentication, imposing additional validation.
Are the questions asked to you always the same ?
Questions depend on the type of audience. What I see everywhere, It is that people are starting to understand how important cybersecurity is. They want to know what hackers are really able to do. They need to identify the concrete reality of the threat, to make the share of things between the fantasies conveyed by cinema and literature and the true risk. From there, There is a high demand from business leaders on the protection actions to be carried out and their implications in their respective companies.
What an impression has left you your Reunion conference ?
In the meeting, The questions focused on technical points, but also on the ethics and legality of my approach with PREDICTA LAB. We have even addressed geopolitics. Talk about cybersecurity, This is to talk about many subjects that are linked to each other. Cybercrime arouses concern. When you are worried, We ask ourselves questions. The important, It's to ask the right questions with method. We must answer them pragmaticly. Not everyone is confronted with the same threats. What interests me in these exchanges, It is to get this message across.
