Cybersecurity for Executives

Introduction

• Cybersecurity for executives
• What you should know
• How this course is organized

1. Understand the Big Picture

• Understand the big picture overview
• Why are you a target?
• Example: Organized crime
• Why are you in the line of fire?
• Example: Cyberwar cross-fire
• Insider threat: Cyber failure

2. How to Think about Cybersecurity

• Think about cybersecurity summary
• Not what you buy, how you travel
• Germ theory
• Where to get IT support

3. Avoid Phishing Attacks

• Avoid phishing attacks summary
• What are phishing attacks?
• How to avoid phishing attacks
• Organizational response to phishing attacks

4. Stop Malicious Code

• Stop malicious code summary
• What is malicious code?
• How to avoid malicious code
• Organizational response to malicious code

5. Avoid Identity Theft

• Avoid identity theft summary
• What is identity theft?
• How to avoid identity theft
• Organizational response to identity theft

6. Avoid Financial Cybertheft

• Avoid financial cybertheft summary
• What is financial cybertheft?
• How to avoid financial cybertheft
• Organizational response to financial cybertheft

7. Avoid Cyberattacks on Long Trips

• Avoid cyberattacks summary
• What are cyberattacks on long trips?
• How to avoid cyberattacks on long trips
• Organizational response to cyberattacks on long trips

8. Special Topics

• Special topics summary
• Reasonable cybersecurity
• Cyber insurance
• Cloud computing
• Internet of Things
• Contractual firewalls
• Third-party cyber risk management
• Cybersecurity-related sales objectives
• Active defense

Conclusion

• Next steps