Evantage Technology Cybersecurity presentation

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Hacking, More Than TechnologyThe Reading Room, 14th December 2013

Drew Graham, [email protected]


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Overview

1. Evolution of Cybercrime2. Future of Cybercrime3. Mass “Consumer”

Attacks4. Targeted Attacks


Evolution of Cybercrime

1980s

Bedroom hackers

Annoying viruses

1990s

Commercial hackers

Viruses winning

2000s

Hugely profitable

Botnets

2010s

State hacking

Information stealing


Future of Cybercrime

State Cyber

”crime”

Lower Threshold For

Targeted Attacks

Mass Social Engineering


Mass Attacks

Why do Nigerian “419” scammers say that they’re from Nigeria?Cormac Herley, Microsoft Research


Mass Attacks

“You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away. You just have to run faster than the guy next to you.”Jim Butcher, Author


Targeted Attacks

“If you protect your paper clips and diamonds with equal vigour, you’ll soon have more paper clips and fewer diamonds.”Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State, 1961-1969


Targeted Attacks

“Why do I rob banks? Because that’s where the money is.”Willie Sutton, Bank Robber


Review

Paper Clips•User education•Centralised anti-virus software•Keep software patched•Firewalls

Diamonds•Isolate your networks•Secondary access requirements•Two factor authentication•Encrypt your diamonds


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Drew Graham, [email protected]

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Evantage Technology Cybersecurity presentation