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1 The Global Challenges of Cybersecurity and Digital Terrorism
World Services Group 2018 Annual Meeting Rick Ledgett Copyright The Ledgett Group, All rights reserved.

2 Copyright The Ledgett Group, 2018. All rights reserved.
“But I’m Not a Target!” National security or defense related information Banking information Intellectual property M&A, IPOs, draft annual reports…. Aggregated personally identifiable information (not just credit cards) Connections to others (bank shots) In the splash zone Copyright The Ledgett Group, All rights reserved.

3 Copyright The Ledgett Group, 2018. All rights reserved.
How Do They DO That?? Mainly spear-phishing Some credential theft from unsecured WiFi Some watering-hole attacks Overwhelmingly focused on known vulnerabilities with patches available Copyright The Ledgett Group, All rights reserved.

4 Insiders Are One of Your Biggest Threats
Unintentional Install unauthorized equipment Plug in media Intentional Direct theft Network changes Provide credentials Copyright The Ledgett Group, All rights reserved.

5 Copyright The Ledgett Group, 2018. All rights reserved.
Who ARE These Guys? The usual (state-sponsored) suspects Russia, China, Iran, North Korea Other nations with cyber capabilities (over 100) Moonlighting High end criminal groups Agenda-driven actors Anyone who can access the dark web Copyright The Ledgett Group, All rights reserved.

6 “Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here…”
Nobody is unhackable If a determined nation-state or high end criminal group wants you…. Advantage goes to the attacker Strong incentives to continually find new vulnerabilities and develop new exploits Increasingly complex software and networks introduce much greater risk Copyright The Ledgett Group, All rights reserved.

7 ….But There Are Things You Can Do
Defend your network Defense in depth No silver bullet (despite what marketers claim) Detect breaches Behavioral analytics Also good for insider threat detection Have a plan and exercise, exercise, exercise Copyright The Ledgett Group, All rights reserved.


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