Cybercrime –the biggest

threat of the 21st Century

Andris SorokaManaging director

Data Security Solutions

15.04.2011

Where to start from?

Internet has been compared to America’s Wild Wild West countless times – now the analogy holds more weight than ever. No DNA forensics, no overarching laws – just lawlessness.

The 21st Century – the age of cybercrime

FBI warns Congress that cybercriminals can hack any internet-linked systemGordon M. Snow, assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division (13th of April, 2011)

“Year 2010 was the year of cybercrime and cyberwars. Year of Wikileaks”“The New York Times”, “Guardian”, “Der Spiegel”, “El Pais”, “Le Monde” and more. 2010, 2011..

Background - technology development

IT continues taking the lead in business (ERP, CRM, document management, digital prototyping etc.)

Importance and development of e-World (e-Health, e-government, e-services, social networking, Web 2.0, unified communications and tools for that etc.)

Mobility and borderless enterprise

Cyber culture develops faster than cyber security

Every technology is vulnerable

New threats – targeted, professional, silent

There are Internet shops full of credit card, bank account, privacy, business and other confidential data. Also there are available services to rent a botnet, malicious code and attack anyone.

Cybercriminal «CV Online»

Video trainings and eLearning available in social media, such as YouTube

«Black market community» (forums, blogs, interest groups, conferences etc.)

You don’t believe me?

The aim and drivers of the hacker

Why hackers might want to “contact” You?

BusinessCommercial espionage (financial, business and personal data)An attack can stop the business, services (competition)You are spam targetYour home page could be damagedThey can control and monitor youThey can change data in systemsHome page cross-scripting

Private personYou have the infrastructure for tests of new viruses and robotsYou have server where to store illegal stuff (programs, files etc.)They can do criminal activities using your computerWiFi – they can just borrow the internetYou have the information which could be sold in black market

The results of damageFinancial (costs, data, market, value)Reputation (customer, partner, HR)Development and competitiveness

Business & personal risk analysis matrix

Be prepared – stop the “bullets”

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