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Igniting Action to Enhance Canada’s Cyber Resilience John Weigelt CTO, Microsoft Canada @thumbtackhead
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Igniting Action to Enhance Canada’s Cyber Resilience
John Weigelt
CTO, Microsoft Canada
@thumbtackhead
Think
Digital Canada 150
Canadian companies, large and small, will use digital tools to boost productivity, develop their businesses and capture growing markets at home and abroad.
Ninety-eight percent of businesses in
Canada have 1 to 99 employees.
As of 2012, there were just over 1.08 million small businesses in Canada
Cybercrime costs CDN economy up to $5.3 Billion
annually, report says
IT World Canada [2013]
How hackers allegedly stole
“unlimited”
amounts of cash from banks
in just a few hours
Ars Technica [2013]Ars Technica [2013]
Universities face a
rising barrage of cyberattacks
Malware burrows deep into
computer BIOS to escape AV
The Register [September 2011]
Researchers have discovered one of the
first pieces ever used in the wild that
modifies the software on the motherboard
of infected computers to ensure the
infection can’t be easily eradicated…
New York Times [2013]
Cyberattacks on the rise
against US corporations
Forget carjacking, soon it will
be carhacking
The Sydney Morning Herald [2013]
Rising cyber security risks to drivers as
their cars become increasingly powered
by and connected to computers have
prompted the US auto-safety regulator to
start a new office focusing on the threat…
Espionage malware
infects rafts of
governments,
industries around
the world
Ars Technica [2013]
A Changing Landscape
Breaches
A recent report published by Verizon found that 97 percent of investigated network breach incidents in 2012 could have been prevented by using simple or intermediate security controls
A Lockheed Martin official said "the firm is
“spending more time helping deal with attacks on
the supply chain” of partners, subcontractors and
suppliers than dealing with attacks directly against
the company. “For now, our defenses are strong
enough to counter the threat, and many attackers
know that, so they go after suppliers. But of
course they are always trying to develop new ways
to attack.”
- Washington Post “Confidential report lists U.S. weapons
system designs compromised by cyberspies”, May 27, 2013
Cyber Security Guidance
Where to start?
Simplify
Brown M&Ms?
• When was the last time you updated or exercised your cyber security plan?
• When did you last hold cybersecurity education & awareness training?
• When was the last time you had to change your password ?
• How many versions back is the software your organization uses?
Measure
What does normal look like?
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Act
A little less conversation…
Scale
No organization left behind
Harness the Ecosystem
Pulling together
