Windows of Opportunity in Hallways of Distractions: the race between threats, security, and collective
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The document discusses the increasing threats to cybersecurity, particularly from nation-states, and the challenges in defending against highly skilled attackers. It highlights the paradox of the modern era, where the proliferation of information technology creates both significant risks and opportunities for collective intelligence. The author emphasizes the need for agile responses and strategic consumerization in security practices to navigate these complexities.
![Quick Recap
We live in a world of growing threats where a
battle for the truth rages conducted by morons
and geniuses alike, operating from safe havens
created by a flattening of the norms of human
behavior which threaten the very existence of
mankind….
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Windows of Opportunity in Hallways of Distractions: the race between threats, security, and collective
- 1. Windows of Opportunity in Hallways of Distractions: the race between threats, security, and collective intelligence Dr. Curtis A. Carver Jr. Vice Chancellor and CIO Board of Regents
- 2. Agenda • Emerging Threats • Emerging Opportunities • Business Impact
- 3. 3,300 mile Private Cloud Virtual Library Software Store Enterprise Security and ePrivacy Distance Education Learning Management Enterprise Financials Enterprise BI Library Operations Student Information Collaboration
- 4. PREMISE 1: GROWING THREAT
- 5. Emerging Threats (on a scale of 1 to 10) 10 United States, United Kingdom, Russia 7 China 3 Iran
- 6. Can You Defend Against 100,000 Professionally Trained Hackers?
- 7. Consider Mandiant Report on AG1 • Believed to be People Liberation Army Unit 61398. • State sponsored, state funded, state secret. • Since 2006, they have compromised 141 companies spanning 20 major industries. • Maintained access for an average of 356 days. Longest measured access was 1,764 days.
- 8. Focus on Nation States If a nation state wants to break into your system, will they?
- 10. PREMISE 2: WHAT IS THE TRUTH?
- 11. First Rule of the Internet Agreement does not scale
- 12. Implications • Rootkits for “truth” • Denial of truth attacks • Zombie armies of disinformation?
- 13. Quiz • Question: What happens if you Google a system error? • Answer: Nation states run a site that provides guidance on answering a system error while attacking your computer.
- 14. PREMISE 3: TIS THE BEST OF TIMES AND THE WORST OF TIMES
- 16. Effect of the WWW on the Normal Curve of Behavior?
- 17. It is the best of times, for morons and geniuses alike.
- 18. How are Humans Going to Become Extinct? • Pandemic? • Global Warming? • Asteroids? • Nuclear War? • Lord Rees, the Astronomer Royal and former president of the Royal Society, is backing plans for a Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. • "This is the first century in the world's history when the biggest threat is from humanity," says Lord Rees.
- 19. Quick Recap We live in a world of growing threats where a battle for the truth rages conducted by morons and geniuses alike, operating from safe havens created by a flattening of the norms of human behavior which threaten the very existence of mankind…. [run-on but very depressing sentence continues]
- 20. Emerging Opportunities Well, we have the geniuses….
- 21. 6.8 billion people…. 5.1 own cell phones…. 4.1 own toothbrushes….
- 24. Response as important as Prevention Get Agile Get Big Think Consumerization Build Mobile FirstThink Social
- 25. Questions, Comments, a Conversation Dr. Curtis A. Carver Jr. Vice Chancellor and CIO Board of Regents