Inside, Outside, Cyber Threats Come from All Directions

October 19, 2015

What is a Cyber Threat?

cy·ber·threat/ sīb r THret/ˈ ə ˌnoun“the possibility of a malicious attempt to damage or disrupt a computer network or system”

(What Google tells us)

In the News

Trends

• Cyber actors are becoming increasingly more sophisticated.

• Cyber threats continue to grow across a wide variety of platforms.

• The Internet of Things increases everyone’s attack surface.

Cyber Attack Map

Top Breaches

Records Lost - 2014

Infographic from SafeNet

Records Lost - to Date

Infographic from breachlevelindex.com, 10/16/15

Cost of Lost Records

3,338,874,326 x $154 = $514,186,646,204

Attackers

● Hackers● Cyber Criminals● Cyber Spies ● Nation-States● Malicious

Insiders

What Can be Hacked?

It would be easier to list what can’t be hacked!

Targets

Critical Infrastructure

Targets

Commerce

Targets

Healthcare

Targets

Government

Targets

Intellectual Property

Targets

Financial Sector

Targets

You!

Causes

From www.elvidence.com.au

You!

Causes

From infosecinstitute.com

Protecting Yourself and Your Organization

• Don’t click on links from unknown senders

• Don’t open suspicious attachments

• Safeguard your mobile devices - physically and through technology

• Use strong passwords and vary them for different sites

• Be cautious what websites you visit and what files you download

• Be extremely careful about what you share about yourself via email or social media

• If it seems suspicious, report it

Be the Change

marcelle.lee@womenscyberjutsu.org

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