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Cybersecurity Trends by Javier J. A. Quintero November 21, 2015

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Cybersecurity Trends

Cybersecurity

Trends

by

Javier J. A. Quintero

November 21, 2015

Current Trends

National SecurityTheftHacktivist

National Security

China has hacked into our electrical, petroleum, and water infrastructures

Currently there are no backups for any of these infrastructures

Several Government agencies have been compromised

Eric Snowden giving away secret documents

Theft

Monetary Value

Personal information

Technology

Hacktivist

Show off technical skills

Send political messages

Shut down sites

Expose corrupt leaders

Anonymous

Released names of numerous KKK members after the death of Micheal Brown

Shutdown 20,000 ISIS affiliated twitter accounts after Paris attacks

Predict ISIS will attack several States in the US on 11/22/2015

Importance Evaluation

National SecurityLoss of Government secretsJeopardize country securityTheftSeal personal information and dataSteal company technologyHacktivistShutdown websites and social media accountsBlackmail people

National Security Measurements

Never underestimate terrorists or hackers

Constant security maintenance

Stricter policies and background checks for contractors and employees

Employ more cybersecurity experts

Theft Measurements

Create data backups

Harden network devices

Educate employees on hacker techniques

Different bank accounts

Hacktivist Measurements

Take Hacktivist on a case by case basis

Harden your network

Personal opinions are motivators

Hacktivist are normal people with excellent computer skills

Conclusion

Do not underestimate cyber terrorists

Increase the number of cyber experts

Harden network devices

Educate employees to reduce security loopholes

All data is important no matter how miniscule you think it is.