Presentation on Cybersecurity presented by Katie Rapp for Information Policy course
- 1. W H A T ’ S H A P P E N I N G , W H O I S I N V O L V E D A N D W H A T ’ S A T S T A K E ? Cybersecurity
- 2. Alleged Anonymous hackers charged Article appeared in Washington Post, 3/12/2012 5 hackers charged with recent cyber-assaults Core members of Anonymous Fellow hacker Hector Monsegur (―Sabu‖) turned confidential informant FBI says distrust has ―broken the back of the collective‖
- 3. Stratfor leak Arrests related to recent cyber-assault on Stratfor, a private intelligence company Stratfor provides ―geopolitical analysis‖ to corporate and government clients Hackers provided stolen emails to Wikileaks 25 million Stratfor emails published on Wikileaks detailing government attacks on Wikileaks, Julian Assange Stolen emails also reveal how Stratfor runs its business
- 4. Anonymous International ―hacktivist‖ group Loose coalition, no central leadership Members communicate on multiple imageboards, Internet forums, wikis, and Internet Relay Chat networks Hackers used pseudonyms and are located around the world Image from Wikipedia Commons, author Vincent Diamante, originally posted to Flickr.com
- 5. Anonymous Activities Conduct cyber-assaults as a means of political protest Often targeting anti-digital piracy groups Steal data and disrupt websites They have hacked the Wall Street Journal and crashed the CIA website Currently threatening ―Operation Global Blackout‖ to take down Facebook or the entire Internet
- 6. Ties between Anonymous and Wikileaks Wikileaks has access to mainstream media Information stolen by Anonymous hackers fed to Wikileaks for media coverage ―The two have long been something like partners-in-crime, with the leaderless hacktivist collective Anonymous having attacked enemies of WikiLeaks in the past — but WikiLeaks always remained carefully removed.‖ Washington Post, 2/27/2012
- 7. Cyber-assaults beyond Anonymous CBS 60 Minutes Segment: Cyber War: Sabotaging the System broadcast June 13, 2010 ―Could foreign hackers get into the computer systems that run crucial elements of the world's infrastructure, such as the power grids, water works or even a nation’s military arsenal, to create havoc? They already have. Steve Kroft reports.‖ Our electronic Pearl Harbor occurred in 2007; government and military data compromised by unknown foreign government
- 8. Other Recent Cyber-Assaults Significant cyber-assaults happen daily Sony – Caused Playstation Network outage and customer data breached Google – Chinese hackers accessed U.S. government gmail accounts RSA – Issues security tokens, related to Lockheed Martin breach Epsilon – Marketing company, several million names and email addresses compromised
- 9. US Government Response NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence A public-private collaboration for accelerating the widespread adoption of integrated cybersecurity tools and technologies Unite the knowledge of the government with the know-how of the private sector to improve our nation’s cybersecurity
Editor's Notes
- #3: 5 hackers charged with cyberattacks, stealing confidential information from U.S. companies and temporarily shutting down government web sitesAccording to FBI, these are core members of the groupHackers identified by Anonymous hacker Hector Monsegur (“Sabu”), who turned confidential informantAccording to FBI, this has caused distrust within Anonymous and may have “broken the back of the collective”
- #4: Article states that one of the recent cyber attacks connected to these arrests involved hackers providing emails from Stratfor, a private intelligence company with close links to the US Government, to Wikileaks, which published them in FebruaryStratfor provides “geopolitical analysis” to corporations and government clients25 million emails published on Wikileaks detailing government attacks on Wikileaks, Julian AssangeEmails also reveal how Stratfor runs its business
- #8: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6578069n&tag=mncol;lst;13:45 to 6:50
- #10: http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/nccoe-022112.cfm