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.
July 18, 2019
"We're the only company that offers true anonymous biometric security," Jim Miller, Chairman and CEO, ImageWare Systems, recently told SecuritySolutionsWatch.com. Read More
July 4, 2019
James Morris, head of security solutions at Aon UK, outlined the opportunities and risks presented by this shifting landscape, and what security professionals must do to adapt to it in IFSEC International 2019’s Future of Security Theatre powered by Tavcom Training. Read More
July 2, 2019
The cybersecurity risks posed by the emergence of fully autonomous vehicles was as fascinating as any topic at IFSEC 2019. […] Read More
July 1, 2019
The PDSC will take the scheme nationwide, helping organisations reduce their vulnerability to cybercrime in partnership with industry, government, academia and law enforcement. Read More
June 27, 2019
Starting with password protection in the 1960s, through the first ever computer worm in the 1970s, state-sponsored cybercrime in the 1980s, the rise of firewalls in the 1990s and the era of major breaches through which we're now living. Read More
June 27, 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
June 26, 2019
Chaired by security journalist Frank Gardner OBE, a panel of five security professionals discussed the notion of the Converged Security Operations Centre: combining various sources of data – physical events and cybersecurity – to manage a situation in real time. Read More
June 24, 2019
Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Porter launched Secure by Default minimum requirements for video surveillance technology at IFSEC 2019, as well as the inaugural National Surveillance Camera Day. Read More
June 24, 2019
Insights from a panel debate in the Keynote Arena at IFSEC 2019, featuring Dr David Sloggett of the University of Oxford, Tim Rawlins of NCC Group and Dr [Danny] Daniel Dresner from the University of Manchester. Read More
June 20, 2019
The Secure by Design session was one of the most anticipated of IFSEC International because it cuts to the heart […] Read More