Thoughts on IET Talk - 'Rihanna Changed my Life'
Introduction
Thoughts and Review
Conclusion
This is worthwhile to talk to listen/watch too. It gives a good overview of the problems facing cybersecurity specialists, as well as giving the background information behind these problems. Also, they talk about the possible solutions to fix the gaps and problems within cybersecurity.
Link
https://tv.theiet.org/?videoid=12867
This IET talk was made of up of two parts. The first talk was "The Human Factor of Cybercrime: Decoding the Cybercriminal Mind-Set" by Dr Maria Bada. The second talk was "Rihanna Changed my Life:Inspiring a New Generation of Cyber Security Professionals" by Raj Samani.
2019 will see cybersecurity alliances of defenders continuing to mature.
“In 2018, we witnessed even greater collaboration among cybercriminals through underground alliances,” said Raj Samani, chief scientist at McAfee. “This collaborative mentality has allowed for efficiencies in underground technologies and tactics, and the evolution of bad actors into some of the most organised and agile adversaries in the world. However, while we expect the underground market collaboration to continue, the year 2019 will also see cybersecurity alliances of defenders continuing to mature and further fortify defences.”
There are people who are being arrested and there are people who are being indicted. There is the disruption and takedown of criminal infrastructure. It is happening today. So it is positive, but it’s like swimming upstream. Every single person across the planet today has the ability to become a cybercriminal with access to a browser and about 10 minutes of reading — if that. They’re recruiting what we would call ransomware affiliates. It’s accessible and available for anybody to become a criminal. You wouldn’t anticipate people to walk out and try to rob a bank, but [when] a couple of mouse clicks gives you maybe $5,000-$10,000 a month, it’s different. The psychological barriers to become a cybercriminal compared to a physical criminal I think are way, way lower. We’re dealing with this world in which nation-states are moving away from traditional warfare to electronic warfare because it’s cheaper. You’ve got non-repudiation, you don’t have to leave your borders, all of these things. So that’s the challenge that we’re facing. We’ve literally just opened these floodgates and there’s so much of it. It is exhausting and relentless, but we do have wins.
Speakers
Raj Samani: A computer security expert working as the Chief Scientist, and McAfee Fellow for cybersecurity firm McAfee. Raj has assisted multiple law enforcement agencies in cybercrime cases, and is special advisor to the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) in The Hague. Raj has been recognised for his contribution to the computer security industry through numerous awards, including the Info-security Europe hall of Fame, Peter Szor award, Intel Achievement Award, among others. Raj is also the co-author of the book 'Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid', CSA Guide to Cloud computing, as well as technical editor for numerous other publications.
Dr Maria Bada: A research associate at the Cambridge Cybercrime Centre, at the Computer Laboratory of Cambridge University, an interdisciplinary initiative combining expertise from computer science, criminology, and law. Her research interests cover profiling of cybercriminals and the cybercrime ecosystem; studying the profiles, pathways and psychologies of cybercriminals and how they form their groups; research using qualitative methods of interviewing cybercriminals and experts in the field as well Law Enforcement. Dr Bada is also interested in the human element of cybersecurity and human and computer interaction: a.Conducting research on the effectiveness of cybersecurity awareness campaigns trying to identify factors which potentially lead to failure of these in changing the information security behaviour of consumers and employees; b.Conducting research on cybersecurity awareness initiatives for school learners and the role of the school at enhancing cyber safety; c.The social and psychological impact of cyber-attacks and the aspects such as widespread anxiety and the social disruption caused to people’s daily lives.
- These talks both give good background information on key threats and knowledge about malicious actors.
- Gives a good overview of the problems facing the cybersecurity industry when recruiting new talent and explaining the job and roles of cybersecurity professionals.
- Shows the work of preventing ransomware attacks and the fightback against the cybercrime industry.
- The importance of the need to change the narrative when it comes to the cybersecurity industry in order to encourage young people into it. The NCSC CyberFirst initiative is a key program to support and promote.
- Highlights that cybersecurity is still misunderstood. This does means that the people most interested in these types of talks are already aware of these problems. So increasing awareness still remains problematic.
- Highlights the counter/anti ransomware tools at https://www.nomoreransom.org/en/index.html. I was vaguely aware of this and quite a few cybersecurity professionals will know about it already. It is a probably a good idea it bookmarked.
- Highlights the problems of IoT security with the costs of devices so low incorporating security is pushed aside.
- The Q&A at the end of the talk is also worth listening to as well. They give a wider view of the problems facing companies and individuals. Also, they suggest and talk about the possible suggestions for solutions to these problems.
Conclusion
This is worthwhile to talk to listen/watch too. It gives a good overview of the problems facing cybersecurity specialists, as well as giving the background information behind these problems. Also, they talk about the possible solutions to fix the gaps and problems within cybersecurity.
Link
https://tv.theiet.org/?videoid=12867
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