Rethinking Cybersecurity: Threats and Challenges in 2016

Cyber Espionage and the Insider Threat:

The Impact of the Human Factor

Lydia Kostopoulos, PhD LKCYBER.COM - @LKCYBER

House of CommonsLondon, United Kingdom

December 16th, 2015

• National Defense• Economic Stability• Geopolitical Interests • Socio-Cultural Values

• Criminal• Industrial• Nation-State• Non-state Political

EspionageNational Security

Cybersecurity Human Factor

(Public Sector)State Secrets

(Private Sector)Economic Prosperity

Cyber Espionage and the Insider Threat:The Impact of the Human Factor

Malicious

Accidental

91%

Insider Threat

Lydia Kostopoulos, PhD - LKCYBER.COM - @LKCYBER

“Our information security mental models need to

shift as our lives become more intertwined with

technology.”

Cyber Espionage and the Insider Threat:The Impact of the Human Factor

Looking Forward

• The Cloud

• Internet of Things (IoT)

• Smart Cities

Lydia Kostopoulos, PhD - LKCYBER.COM - @LKCYBER

“If our end-users play such an important role in our cybersecurity posture, why not make them part of the [security] solution?”

Lydia Kostopoulos, PhDLKCYBER.com

@LKCYBER