A recent podcast from risky business (www.risky.biz) had a very interesting interview with Stephen Morse, formerly the staff vice president of cybersecurity analytics at Anthem. You might remember that Anthem were the target of a state-sponsored attack back in 2015. The interview is well worth listening, particularly for those charged with security in a large …
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre produces regular bulletins to help Canadians to better protect themselves against fraud. This bulletin was prepared to provide awareness on Card-Not-Present (CNP) Fraud, which continues to target Canadian businesses. It depicts the trends and patterns associated to the fraud, as well as warning signs to prevent victimization. Overview CNP Fraud …
Presented at the SERENE-RISC Workshop October 2017. Joseph Mudge Co-operators General Insurance Company Collaboration toward a knowledge engineering model for cyber risk assessment Collaboration among cyber risk experts is important for a robust Canadian cybersecurity posture. Although data sharing agreements are an important way that organizations can collaborate toward improving cybersecurity, there are sometimes barriers to …
The development of intelligent energy management or smart grid systems are quite weak advanced however the critical nature of this infrastructure means that the reliability and security of the connected components are concerning. Maintaining energy stability across variations in generation and demand depends on the ability of the synchronous generators in the power system to …
Presented at GoSec 2017 Jessica is an intelligence researcher/analyst with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). She has been with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) since 1998 and joined the Operational Support Unit in 2006. Jessica has previously been involved in most aspects of the CAFC disruption program. Along with providing tactical support to law …
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a Cybersecurity risk reduction framework for businesses in the manufacturing sector. The document outlines a general target profile for manufacturers around to identify risks within their business more efficiently than customizing from a general set of guidelines. If you are in any manner concerned with …
Cyber Security of Industrial Control Systems Eric Luiijf and Bert Jan te Paske Our society depends on the undisturbed functioning of (critical) infrastructures and their services. Critical infrastructures, and in many other organisations, rely on the correct and undisturbed functioning of Industrial Control Systems (ICS). A failure of ICS may result in a risk to …