Cybersecurity: Risk

Security presentation given to students at Pellissippi State Community College as part of a panel event with their chapter of Association for Information Technology Professionals

Transcript

1. Risk Christine Jones February 24th, 2016 AITP Cybersecurity Panel
2. Risk Evaluation 4 Big Questions 1. How attractive a target are you? 2. What do you have of value? 3. What counter measures do you have against attack? 4. What would be the result of a compromise?
3. Right place, Right Time, Right Person? Courtesy: https://xkcd.com/795/
4. What are common vulnerabilities? Courtesy: https://xkcd.com/327/
5. What’s your weakest link? Courtesy: https://xkcd.com/538/
6. Mitigation Think like an attacker. What could someone with malicious intent do? How can you make it harder or close off the ‘easy’ attacks? ex: sanitize user input, encrypting data Always be on the lookout for new vulnerabilities. People are constantly thinking of new attacks.