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.
May 23, 2019
The UK performed much better for overall resilience, ranking 10th and excelling in cybersecurity, jumping from 62nd place last year to second spot in 2019. Read More
May 21, 2019
As legislation and frameworks now demand ‘near real time risk management’ and rapid reporting of personal data breaches, a capability to monitor, identify, protect, prevent and respond to cyber-attacks on environments is required. Read More
May 15, 2019
How exposed are WhatsApp's 1.5bn users and what financial and reputational damage awaits WhatsApp? Did it respond decisively enough? Cybersecurity experts respond. Read More
May 13, 2019
Physical access control doesn’t have to be the weak link in your security programme. IDG and HID Global® have partnered to deliver a practical guide capturing best practices for implementing new, more dynamic access control technologies. Read More
May 10, 2019
Security risk management and convergence expert James Willison (BA MA MSyI), recently fielded questions from Mark Folmer (CPP MSyl), VP […] Read More
May 7, 2019
The best access control systems guard against cyber as well as physical threats. Inner Range general manager Tim Northwood explains what to look for during procurement to protect your network. Read More
April 30, 2019
Uri Guterman, head of product & marketing for Hanwha Techwin Europe, explains how you can comply, or help your end-user clients comply, with right-to-access requests by ‘de-identifying’ recorded video. Read More
April 29, 2019
This white paper from Vanderbilt examines technological solutions to the security challenges faced by facilities that are open round the clock to large numbers of patients and visitors every day Read More
April 25, 2019
Cybercrime is increasingly lucrative, surpassing other forms of crime. Unfortunately, the barrier to entry to this field are low, with […] Read More
April 24, 2019
A forthcoming webinar hosted by IFSEC Global will tackle the opportunities and challenges around creating a converged security centre. Speakers are Roberto Mandanas of Vidsys, Sarb Sembhi, Virtually Informed and James Willison, Unified Security. Read More