What can a normal person do to protect themselves from a cyber event. A basic understanding of he bad guy and using some fundamental protective strategies moves you up the scale of protecting your assets.

1. How to protect yourself from a
cyber event – in 10 minutes

2. Basic Stats
12 new users join the internet every second
450,000 new pieces of malware are developed
every day
150,000 websites are infected
every day with malware - 80% are SME’s

3. A Little History
One on one
One on Many
One on Millions

4. Today
Digital Crime is
a business!
THERE is
Competition between rival gangs
Web Hosting, Botnets, Zombie networks
Malware and exploit kits,
Operations
Research and Development
Marketing and Sales
Support

5. What do they want?
Money, access
to money
Intellectual Property /
Trade secrets
Client, staff and
business
information
Your
technology

6. Why are they targeting us?
The Crime Trifecta
Motive
Means
Opportunity

7. Emerging Technologies
Cloud
Sovereignty
Third party management
Disaster recovery and resilience
Encryption
Mobile and Mobility
Authentication
Securing data outside controls
Apps and operating systems
Big Data
Data no longer inside the confines of the
network
Segregation and access control
Large volumes
Social
Data loss prevention
Compliance
Reputation

8. This is why malware is bad
You are a Victim
Social engineered!
The herald of a lot worse is coming
Initiate Exfiltration
Remove data, forensic
countermeasures, add to botnet
Monitor system
Detail users and impersonates
for further attacks
Install Malware
Phase 2, 3 and 4 - Unknowingly to victim.
Key logging, screen shot and peripheral capability
Ransomware
Privileged Access
Attacker escalates from standard
user to Administrator.
Transfer Infection to others
Collect and Transmit Data
Sends information back to command
and control
Waits for commands

9. Building A Digital Defence
Change Attitude
Do the
fundamentals
– the BASICS
Education and Training
Get a
framework

10. My Advice
Use Common Sense
Get Paranoid
Manage your Risk.
Use Best Practice
Use a Framework

11. Resources and help
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