Did you know that the average cost associated with a cyberattack for small businesses was almost 8,700 USD, over 48% of people who quit Facebook did it because of privacy concerns and hackers have set up a 10,000 USD bounty for the first person who can crack the iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner?
This webcast looks at the latest threats to websites and lets you know how to keep you, your company and your website users safe.
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Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
1. Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
WEBSITE SECURITY THREATS:
SEPTEMBER 2013 UPDATE
Thursday 26th September 2013
Andrew Shepherd
andrew_shepherd@symantec.com
Andrew Horbury
andrew_horbury@symantec.com
2. Agenda
• The month in numbers
• Hackers for hire
• Data breaches
• ATM Trojans
• Celebrity infections
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
3. The month in numbers….
• Over 48% of people who quit Facebook did it because of privacy concerns
• Hackers set up a 10,000 USD bounty for the first person who can crack the
iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner
• The average cost associated with a cyberattack for small businesses was
almost 8,700 USD
• 78% of smartphone users say they won't download an untrusted app
• New research says 51% of US teenagers avoid certain apps over privacy
concerns
• It's no wonder that phishing attacks still work - 30% would open an email
even if it seemed suspicious
• Speaking of Phishing…about 20% more brands were targeted by attackers in
the first half of 2013.
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
6. Types of companies being attacked from inside and out
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
The volume of attacks
against smaller businesses
increased x 3
when compared with 2011,
resulting in its
percentage almost doubling
from 18%
to 31%
7. Hackers for Hire
THE SCALE OF CONSUMER CYBERCRIME
2/3 ONLINE ADULTS
HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF CYBERCRIME IN THEIR
LIFETIME
46% VICTIMS IN PAST YEAR
CLOSE TO HALF OF ONLINE ADULTS HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO ATTACKS SUCH AS
MALWARE, VIRUSES, HACKING, SCAMS, FRAUD & THEFT
18VICTIMS PER SECOND
THE SCALE OF CONSUMER CYBERCRIME
556 MILLION VICTIMS PER YEAR
MORE THAN THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
1.5+ MILLION
VICTIMS PER DAY
$110 BN
FRAUD; 42%
THEFT OR LOSS;
17%
REPAIRS; 26%
OTHER; 15%
85% OF DIRECT FINANCIAL COSTS
ARE A RESULT OF FRAUD,
REPAIRS, THEFT & LOSS
USD $197
AVERAGE COST PER VICTIM
THE GLOBAL PRICE TAG OF CONSUMER CYBERCRIME
THE COST AMERICANS SPEND ANNUALLY ON FAST FOOD
ENOUGH TO BUY A WEEK’S WORTH OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD
FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR IN THE UNITED STATES
THE SCALE OF CONSUMER CYBERCRIME
ONE-AND-A-HALF MILLION VICTIMS DAILY
THE GLOBAL PRICE TAG OF CONSUMER CYBERCRIME
US $110 BILLION ANNUALLY
CHANGING FACE OF CYBERCRIME
CYBERCRIME GOES SOCIAL AND MOBILE
SECURITY IQ: MIXED REPORT CARD FOR CONSUMERS
CONSUMERS WISE UP TO TRADITIONAL THREATS, BUT MANY STILL
UNAWARE AS TO HOW CYBERCRIME IS RAPIDLY EVOLVING
STRONG PASSWORDS ARE KEY
EMAIL A POTENTIAL GATEWAY FOR CYBERCRIMINALS
KEY THEMES
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
8. Consumers are becoming less vigilant about protecting
their safety online
• Consumers are becoming less vigilant about protecting their
safety online
• Almost 30% said that they use secured wireless networks,
down from 36% last year
• 42% use passwords with upper and lower case letters,
numbers and/or symbols, compared to 49% in 2012
• 39% conduct transactions through reputable websites only,
down from 48% last year and 60% in 2011.
• 17% use a PIN or password to lock a smartphone while just 8%
use a mobile security app or feature.
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
9. German Data breach
• 2 Million identities stolen in
Germany
• Names, addresses, dob, genders
and banking details compromised
• Attacker was an insider.
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
10. Money for (almost nothing)
Compromised ATMs in
Mexico handing out cash to
criminals.
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
11. Car passes physical safety tests….
but fails the security test.
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
12. iPhone 5S Finger print
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
The new iPhone fingerprint reader relies on
the living layer of skin in order to
authenticate the owner.
13. Lily who?
Users searching for Lily Collins pictures and downloads, have a 14.5% chance of
visiting a website with spyware, adware, spam and other malware.
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update
14. Link Glossary (Press Print screen now)
• What happens in an internet
minute
– http://intel.ly/15sGJgy
• Facebook Privacy concerns
– http://bit.ly/1b57zdu
• App concerns
– http://bit.ly/15sHINH
• Hidden Lynx; Hackers for hire
blog post
– http://bit.ly/18VVyZM
• Insider threats
– http://bit.ly/1eGx8Wk
• Cyber Attacks on SMB
– http://bit.ly/1gZOLNF
• Iphone finger print reader
needs your living finger….
– http://bit.ly/18YGYL8
• Iphone fingerprint hack
– http://bit.ly/1bFqiPF
• Celebs the lure for malware
– http://bit.ly/16yVBDZ
Website Security Threats: September 2013 Update