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UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS & CHALLENGES OF Cyber Security DAVID NIMMO InDepth IT Solutions DAVID HIGGINS WatchGuard NEIL PARKER BridgePoint Group A BridgePoint.

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1 UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS & CHALLENGES OF Cyber Security DAVID NIMMO InDepth IT Solutions DAVID HIGGINS WatchGuard NEIL PARKER BridgePoint Group A BridgePoint Group Special Business Briefing for SMEs June 2015

2 HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU REALLY ARE A TARGET? “If you’re on the internet – if you use email & you have a bank account… you’re a target” DAVID HIGGINS WatchGuard

3 Every single minute A COMPUTER ACCESSES A MALICIOUS WEBSITE Source: Protecting Your Business from Cyber Attacks in only 10 minutes a day Boaz Fischer

4 Every 3 minutes AN INFECTED COMPUTER IS COMMUNICATING WITH ITS ATTACKER Source: Protecting Your Business from Cyber Attacks in only 10 minutes a day Boaz Fischer

5 Every 10 minutes A MALWARE IS BEING DOWNLOADED Source: CheckPoint Security Report 2014 Protecting Your Business from Cyber Attacks in only 10 minutes a day Boaz Fischer

6 DID YOU KNOW 20% of Small Businesses fall victim to CyberCrime each year… 60% of those go out of business within six months of an attack Source: National CyberSecurity Alliance Protecting Your Business from Cyber Attacks in only 10 minutes a day Boaz Fischer

7 Businesses with less than 250 employees are increasingly targeted 2013 – Target US – 80 million customer email addresses & payment details were hacked and stolen via a trusted small business supplier’s IT infrastructure & their link into Target systems

8 Ransomware: A software that denies you access into your files until you pay a ransom Often targeting small & medium business Ransomware seeks to get a small amount of money from a large number of people – often between $600 - $3000 IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC THREATS

9 Have you ever received an email reminder about a traffic offence? No … That’s CryptoLocker An email about a late speeding fine payment? Clicking on any attachment or link will install MALWARE on your computer and data can be ENCRYPTED – until you pay the RANSOM one of the most common types of ransomware

10 PROTECT AGAINST RANSOMWARE Ensure you have a regular BACK-UP of all data SME CYBER SECURE TIP & know how to restore it. It’s a good idea to test your capability to restore from back-up before you really need to do it.

11 Ensure you & all staff “patch” your system regularly A patch is a piece of software designed to update a computer program or its supporting data, to fix or improve it. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, and improving the usability or performance. By not applying a patch you might be leaving the door open for malware to come in. SME CYBER SECURE TIP

12 CLOUD COMPUTING SECURITY Do you store business data on the cloud Is it ENCRYPTED? Or can anybody read it if there’s a breach? PROTECTING YOUR DATA SME CYBER SECURE TIP Encrypt data you store on the cloud

13 CLOUD COMPUTING Know WHERE your data is & HOW it is protected SME CYBER SECURE TIP

14 REMOTE ACCESS Protect “data in motion” by using a Virtual Private Network to encrypt the traffic between two points. SME CYBER SECURE TIP A PC connecting to your company network, to access applications or data, should be connected by a Virtual Private Network, or VPN.

15 PRIVACY ACT 2014 The 2014 Privacy Act brings significant changes to the way businesses handle personal data. DO YOU COMPLY? SME CYBER SECURE TIP If you have Private Data that you don’t need – get rid of it!

16 WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE CYBER SECURITY & DECREASE THE RISK IN 10 MINUTES A DAY Ensure your PC operating system, applications & anti-virus software are all regularly updated Turn your PC firewall on Back-up your key data today

17 IMPROVE CYBER SECURITY 10 MINUTES A DAY Use strong & unique passwords Only download applications from trusted websites Lock or shutdown your PC when not in use

18 IMPROVE CYBER SECURITY 10 MINUTES A DAY Log onto your PC without admin privileges Treat all emails as suspicious Practice “safe” web browsing

19 IMPROVE CYBER SECURITY 10 MINUTES A DAY Do NOT respond to requests with personal information Never post personal information online Never leave personal information lying around – including passwords

20 The biggest threat we face is ourselves… TOP SME CYBER SECURE TIP MOST breaches can be PREVENTED by Employee education & training

21 WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE BREACHED Unplug computer from the internet KEY CONTACTS www.acorn.gov.au www.acsc.gov.au www.indepthit.com.au Determine the extent of breach & isolate affected computers Begin repair process Restore data from most recent back-up

22 Watch video highlights from our business briefing DAVID HIGGINS WATCHGUARD

23 Contact us for the next steps in managing Cyber Security & Risk in your business NEIL PARKER BRIDGEPOINT GROUP DAVID NIMMO INDEPTH IT SOLUTIONS www.bridgepointgroup.com.au Ph 1300 656 141


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