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How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk
By :
Anton Mobley, data scientist at GE Healthcare
Major breaches causing huge financial and brand damage have occurred in recent years. The attackers are varied, including hacktivists, nation-states, and cyber criminals. The targets and data types breached include Target and Home Depot (personal credit information), Anthem/Wellpoint (personal health information), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Booz Allen Hamilton and HBGary (military and intelligence information), and Ashley Madison and Adult Friend Finder (private information). Malware and phishing attacks are typically the focus of cybersecurity professionals, but these breaches pose a secondary risk to enterprises due to credential loss. The credential databases from these breaches often find themselves posted on hacker forums, TOR, and torrents.
Using the 2013 Adobe breach as a case study, enterprise exposure can be modeled as a function of enterprise size and password policy. In October 201311 Adobe announced...
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