Cybersecurity: Are We Safe?
                     CYBERSECURITY
: ARE WE SAFE?
What is Cyber Security?
• Cyber security is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile 
devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks.
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Types of cyber threats
• The threats countered by cyber-security are three-fold:
– Cybercrime includes single actors or groups targeting systems for financial gain or to cause 
disruption.
– Cyber-attack often involves politically motivated information gathering.
– Cyberterrorism is intended to undermine electronic systems to cause panic or fear.
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How big is the threat?
• The threat posed by cyber-crime is real and it’s growing, with global cyber-attacks up 63% 
in the last three years. 
• Cyber-crime is even thought to be overtaking the illegal drugs trade in terms of 
profitability.
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Sectors exposed to cyber threat
• Medical services, retailers and public entities experienced the most breaches, with 
malicious criminals responsible for most incidents. 
• Some of these sectors are more appealing to cybercriminals because they collect financial 
and medical data, but all businesses that use networks can be targeted for customer data, 
corporate espionage, or customer attacks.
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Cyber crime in our daily lives
• The Internet of Things provides new and concerning avenues of attack. For a start, many smart 
appliances aren’t as secure as they could be. 
• And as the internet becomes increasingly interwoven with our devices and appliances, cyber-
crime could start encroaching more and more into our daily lives.
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The scale of the cyber threat
• The global cyber threat continues to evolve at a rapid pace, with a rising number of data 
breaches each year. 
• A report by Risk Based Security revealed that a shocking 7.9 billion records have been 
exposed by data breaches in the first nine months of 2019 alone. 
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How effective are security measures?
• Cyber security measures are only as good as the people and fallbacks you must implement and 
deal with them. 
• There are some great security resources out there, but to be as safe as you can be, you need to 
ensure all your people are clued up on the threats.
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Smartphone cyber-security 
• Smartphone cyber-security does exist, it’s not utilized as often as it should be. Cyber-criminals are 
becoming increasingly adept at attacking through smartphones and mobile networks, with mobile 
malware up 40% in 2018.
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End-user protection
• End-user protection or endpoint security is a crucial aspect of cyber security. After all, it is often an 
individual (the end-user) who accidentally uploads malware or another form of cyber threat to 
their desktop, laptop or mobile device.
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