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CYBER CRIME
THE ELECTRIC GRIDTHREATENS
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79% rate advancedpersistent threats as their
#1 BIGGEST WORRY
POWERING UP SOLUTIONSImprovements in three key areas can help
IT managers meet the cybersecurity challenge:
TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE PROCEDURES
90%need new
security software
33%fail to deploy a quarterto half of the security
technology they purchase
Assess your existingtechnology to find gaps,
then fine tune yourinvestment strategy.
78%don’t deploy cybersecurity
because it’s too difficult
54%lack in-house
securityexpertise
Train and empower your team to rise above crisis management and begin
proactive threat analysis.
34%lack a formal process for
investing in security technology
19%are not proactivein their security
investments
Develop a maturecybersecurity posturewith procedures thatsupport Intelligence
Driven Defense®.
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The message is clear:
OVERCOME INTERNAL OBSTACLESTO COMBAT EXTERNAL THREATSAND AVOID CYBER CONSEQUENCES.
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Asset owners responsible for securing electric utilities are uniquely driven by both security and safety. Breaches in an operational environment put revenue and lives at risk. Increasing concerns around cyber threats make the stakes higher than almost any other industry. Still, many cybersecurity initiatives are stifled by organizational challenges.
A Lockheed Martin-sponsored survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute asked business leaders about the most significant factors affecting the cybersecurity landscape in the electric utilities industry.The results are compelling.
Mobile devices
Lack of system connectivity/ visibility
Organizational misalignment and complexity
Negligent insiders
APT
AND IT PROS CAN’T KEEP UP84%
surveyed say theseverity of attacks
is increasing
70%see an increase in attack frequency
71%admit they are
unprepared to defendagainst new cyber threats
CYBERATTACKS
ARE ON THE RISE
plaguing utilities:#2 BIGGEST THREAT
MALICIOUS INSIDERS
THREATSFOR IT PROS
TOP 5
#4malware
#5denial ofservice
#3phishing and
social engineering
DANGERCloud computing
CHALLENGES TOCOMBATTING
THREATS
TOP 5
Where are you onthe cloud adoptionjourney?There are three generalphases to cloud adoption:
Moving tothe Cloud?
The move to the cloud is on.
Consider YourApplications First
Among medium and large organizations (as of 2016):
invested incloud services84%
of corporate application workloads to public clouds.
Investment in cloudservices is real.Medium and large organizations madethese investments (as of 2016):
Nearly half migrated
more than50%
So�ware asa service(SaaS)
Security asa service
Infrastructureas a service
(IaaS)
Disasterrecovery as
a service(DRaaS)
57%51%
39%34%
The business drivers vary.
Business agility
Reduced operating costs/maximized IT investment
Security management
System reliability/availability
Managing, analyzing,and sharing data
Better customer experience
Innovation
49%
43%
37%
35%
34%
34%
30%
45%
3. We are truly fail-fast (seeing return
on investment).
2. Give me a road map (ready to implement
the strategy).
1. I’m kicking the tires (planning the strategy).
45%
10%
No ma�er yourstage,take anapplication-centric approach.Follow these best practices:
Analyzeworkloads.
Classifyworkloads.
Map dependencies.
RetireRebuildRehostRetain
Determineoperational
readiness.
Perform costanalysis.
Vet applicationdependencies.
Analyzenetworkimpact.
What’s the ultimate payo�?
Be more agile. Gain acompetitive advantage.
Optimize mobile apps.
Open new revenue streams.
Monetize the Internet of
Things (IoT).
Cloud adopters report these benefits:
Request your Hybrid Cloud Assessment. Click here
Increasedcollaboration
49%
Bettermanagement, analysis, and sharing of data
43%Increasedinnovation
40%
Improvedbusiness agility
45%Better customer experience
43%
Sources:Insight’s “2017 Intelligent Technology Index” Harvard Business Review. (May 2017). “Adopting Hybrid Cloud Becomes a Strategic Imperative”
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EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGCOMPLETED: 1931
29,029 FEET
MOUNT EVERESTFIRST SUMMIT: 1953
359 MILES
SPUTNIKFIRST SATELLITE: 1957
And when we pair that intrinsic passionwith advanced technology, our achievements can really take off...
238,900 MILES
MOONFIRST LANDING: 1969
33,900,000 MILES
MARSVIKING 1FIRST LANDING: 1976
Our dreams can fly farther than we ever thought possible
12,753,988,581 MILES AND COUNTING
VOYAGERLAUNCHED: 1977HASN’T LANDED AND NEVER WILL
Technology helps the human spiritexceed our physical limits…
…even reaching beyond the boundariesof our solar system, with no end in sight
AND TODAY, TECHNOLOGY TRAVELS FASTER THAN EVER…
A PC with 16GB of memory has
400,000X the memory of Voyager.
MORE DATAhas been created in the past two yearsthan in the entire history of thehuman race.
288 MILLIONPCs sold in 2015 44 TRILLION GB
By 2020, our digital universe will grow to $
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