The internet’s transformation of both our personal lives and the world of commerce has created boundless opportunities for hackers with a wide range of motives and an even broader array of tools. From phishing and clickjacking to ransomware, direct-access attacks and denial of service attacks (DoS) the threats keep on evolving and emerging. It’s a game of cat and mouse as the criminals become more sophisticated and cyber security professionals try to keep up.
The stakes are high. Lloyd’s of London has warned that a major cyber-attack could wreak havoc that costs as much as £92bn to remedy – more than the repair bill for Hurricane Katrina, costliest natural disaster in UoS histry. And ‘destruction of service’ attacks could “disrupt the internet itself” and destroy businesses in one fell swoop, according to research from Cisco.
GDPR, which came into force across Europe in May 2018, raises the stakes further still. The fines for data protection breaches – including deficient cyber security protections – are 79 times higher than under the previous regime: €10 million (£7.9 million) or 2% of an organisation’s global turnover.
A government survey of the FTSE 350 has revealed 68% of board members have not been trained to deal with cybersecurity incidents, potentially leaving their businesses in danger.
If the ubiquity of smartphones have created even more opportunities for criminals, then the internet of things has ramped up the threat further still, with everyday household objects now connected to the internet. In 2016, some 1.5m IoT devices – mostly security cameras – were hijacked during a DDoS attack. Even our cars are becoming vulnerable.
Building systems are also increasingly network-connected too, so even buildings can be hacked. Physical security professionals need to get to grips with cybersecurity too – which they can do at IFSEC International 2019.
September 20, 2019
For all their flaws passwords remain the main alternative to biometrics. David Balaban of Privacy PC compares these two techniques to shed light on their imperfections and weak links. Read More
September 16, 2019
Insights shared at IFSEC 2019 by respected experts in AI, enterprise security risk management, resilience and cybersecurity, among other disciplines. Read More
September 9, 2019
The Breck Foundation is a charity founded by Lorin LaFave after the tragic loss of her 14 year old son Breck Bednar through internet grooming. Read More
August 28, 2019
Many of us remember Anonymous’ threat to trigger a global internet blackout back in 2012. The hackers were allegedly planning […] Read More
August 16, 2019
The Automated IoT Defence Ecosystem (AIDE) will help small businesses, manufacturers, service providers and individuals identify vulnerabilities, mitigate risks and secure IoT devices against proliferating, mutating threats to the interconnected environment. Read More
August 15, 2019
IFSEC Global spoke to VIVOTEK's director of marketing for its product development division about a new 180-degree product line, deep learning-driven analytics and building trust through better cybersecurity. Read More
August 14, 2019
If a website is available to people via the internet, its also available as a target to attackers. Website owners would be wise to protect their sites against threats preemptively. Read More
August 6, 2019
Showcasing the value of unifying physical and cyber security for combatting 21st century threats, the Converged Security Centre will return to IFSEC International, 19-21 May 2020. Read More
August 5, 2019
Here's a chance to revisit IFSEC International 2019 if you managed to get to London ExCeL between 18-20 June - or to see what you missed if you couldn't make it. Read More
July 30, 2019
Senior executives from Vidsys and Micro Focus discuss the need for a truly converged approach in a fast-changing threat and regulatory landscape and how their technologies can make converged security possible. Read More