The Impact Cyber Attacks Have On Us

THE IMPACT CYBER ATTACKS HAVE ON US Technology is constantly changing. The popularity of cuting-edge platferms that connect individuals and allow them to share and store data is increasing – daily. No one is immune to online security threats. As attackers employ innovative techniques and exploit new vulnerabilities, the demand for increased protection grows. Learn how cyber attacks affect us personally, professionally, financially, and emotionally, both at home and abroad – and what the future holds for cybersecurity. TOP 5 CYBER ATTACK TACTICS (For the month of October 2013) 27.2% Defacement Website HACKE 9.8% 8.7% 7.6% 5.4% DISTRIBUTED STRUCTURED OUERY DENIAL OF SERVICE (D0OS) INJECTION (SOLD DOMAIN NAME ACCOUNT HIJACKING SYSTEM (DNS) HIJA CKING LANGUAGE THE VICTIMS: WHO'S MOST VULNERABLE Manufacturing firms jumped to the No. 1 most-attacked industry in 2012 thanks to a 60% increase over the previous year, and small businesses are becoming an increasingly popular target. BY INDUSTRY: BY SIZE OF TARGETED ORGANIZATION: IN 2011: 50% 18% MANUFACTURING FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE 24% 19% Lso% of all attacks went to organizations with more than 2,500 emplayees L18% of attacks targeted small businesses (-250 employees) SERVICES - GOVERNMENT NON-TRADITIONAL IП 12% SMALL AUSINESSES 17% IN 2012: 50% 31% BEWARE ENERGY/UTILITIES -50% of all attacks went to L31% of attacks targeted 10% organizations with more small businesses than 2,500 employees BY COUNTRY: (For the month of October 2013) 36% United States 4% 2% Honduras 2% Syria 3% 3% United Kingdom India Israel THE PERPETRATORS: WHERE THE ATTACKERS ARE TOP 5 SOURCES OF ATTACK, NOVEMBER 2013: GERMANY: 1,035,982 MONGOLIA: 523,277 FRANCE: 447,312 BULGARIA: 438,381 UNITED STATES: 968,292 MOTIVES: 45% 44% Cyber crime lidentity theft fraud, harassment, drug trafficking. child pernography.) Hacktivism %24 10% 1% Cyber espionage Cyber warfare IMPACTS AND COSTS ANNUAL GLOBAL COST: $114 BILLION- HIGHEST PER CAPITA COSTS FOR 2012: $1 TRILLION IN 2013* *Includes loss of intellectual property., resetting a compromised network, and actuál losses United States: $194 Denmark: $191 France: $159 Australia: $145 UK: $124 UP 26% FROM 2012 NEARLY 1 IN 4: 38% have suffered a data breach in the past two years of firms halt business with organizations because of security breaches THE FUTURE OF CYBER SECURITY TOP 5 SECURITY THREAT PREDICTIONS FOR 2014: CYBERCRIMINALS WILL TARGET THE WEAKEST LINK IN THE "DATA-EXCHANGE" CHAIN: Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) vulnerability Data transferred to the cloud will attract more interest from attackers Reputational damage and attacks via Social Media Government regulation and collaboration Attacks on the "Internet of Things" from refrigerators and cars to key components of national infrastructure MOBILE THREATS ON THE RISE: 32% of mobile attacks steal 31.7% personal information 97% $ 25% of new malware mobile threats can be found on Android devices are scams increase in attacks from 2011 to 2012 9 15% track users $ S$ 33 MILLION Yet Apple iOS had nearly 30 times more total vulnerabilities (including malware, fraud, and others) than all other systems combined! in annual text message fraud OVER 700,000 NEW CYBERSECURITY JOBS ARE NEEDED IN THE AMERICAS BY 2015! $116.00O: DO0D000 O00O D0D0 000 000 Average annual salary of cybersecurity professionals la today's tech-driven world, more Cybersecurity prefessionals are needed to protect valuable data and systems from cyber criminals. Gain the skills to fight cybercrime with an online Bachelor's or Master's in Cybersecurity from Utica College - you can help stop the spread of cyber attacks. Sources http://paulsparrows.fles wordpress.com/20131loctober-2013-distribution-of-attack-techniques png http://www.symantec com/content/en/uslenterpriselother_resources//b-istr_main_report_v18_2012 21291018.en-us pdf http://www.sicherheitstacho.eu/ http://paulsparrows.files wordpress com/2013310/septermber-2013-motivations pag http:/www.symantec.com/contentlen/uslenterpriselother_resources/b-istr_main_report_v18_2012_21291018.en-us pdf http://www.net-security orglarticle phplid-1922 http://www.net-security. orglsecworld photid-14779 http://www.net-security orglsecworld pholid-16033 https://www.isc2 org/ http://www.cio.com/artide/73785VCybersecurity _Pros_in_High_Demand_Highly Paid_and_Highly_ Selec tive http://programs.online utica edulprogramslonline-cyber-security-degree asp UTICA COLLEGE