TO CYBERCRIMES ARE RISING.
JOINING US THIS MORNING IS STATE
CYBER SECURITY MANAGER - MARC
MASUNO - TO TELL US ABOUT THE
CYBER CRIME LANDSCAPE.
ROSS:
1. MARC, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
CYBER CRIMES THAT PEOPLE SHOULD
LOOK OUT
FOR?
PEOPLE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE
VIGILANT AGAINST SCAMS AND
PHISHING.
ONE REASON CYBER CRIMES ARE
RISING IS BECAUSE SCAMS AND
PHISHING ARE
BECOMING MORE SOPHISTICATED.
EXAMPLES: CRIMINALS WILL USE
TECHNOLOGY TO HELP CREATE A
SENSE OF
TRUST WHEN TRICKING THEIR
VICTIM. WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE
IN THE USE OF WELL-
KNOWN CLOUD SERVICES, SUCH AS
GOOGLE OR MICROSOFT, USED AS
PART OF THEIR SCAM. WHEN PEOPLE
SEE FAMILIAR GRAPHICS AND LOGOS
ON A
WELL-KNOWN CLOUD SERVICES,
CRIMINALS COMPROMISE ACCOUNTS OF
USERS FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
AND TRY TO IMPERSONATE THEM TO
TRICK USERS AT THE STATE. SO,
THIS
MEANS, NOT ONLY DOES GOVERNMENT
HAVE TO BE VIGILANT, SO DO
ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES AS
WELL AS CONSTITUENTS. DID YOU
KNOW THAT
EMOJIS COULD BE USED AS URLS TO
TRICK USERS IN CLICKING THEM?
ROSS:
2. HOW BIG IS THE CYBER CRIME
INDUSTRY GLOBALLY - AND WHERE
DOES
HAWAII STAND IN THE BIG PICTURE?
THE GLOBAL CYBERCRIME ECONOMY IS
PROFITING AT ABOUT
$1.5 TRILLION THROUGH LEADING
REVENUE GENERATING CYBERCRIME,
WHICH
INCLUDE RANSOMWARE AND THE SALE
OF TRADE SECRETS AND
PERSONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED
THROUGH HACKING.
HERE IN HAWAII, TOTAL REPORTED
LOSSES BY VICTIMS ARE CLOSE TO
$6 MILLION IN 2018. WE
RANK 42 OUT OF ALL THE STATES
AND U.S. TERRITORIES IN TOTAL
REPORTED MONETARY
LOSSES. CALIFORNIA TOPS THE
LIST. THE REPORTED NUMBERS ARE A
LOT LOWER
THAN THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF LOSSES
BECAUSE THESE NUMBERS ARE
COMPILED FROM WHAT IS REPORTED
TO THE FBI AND DOES NOT INCLUDE
INCIDENTS
THAT GO UNREPORTED.
ROSS:
3. WHAT ARE SOME WAYS THAT
PEOPLE CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES?
THE SENIOR POPULATION IS
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE BECAUSE
OF THE SOPHISTICATION OF HOW
THESE CRIMES ARE BEING CARRIED
OUT IN THE CYBER WORLD. BUT
THESE TIPS ARE IMPORTANT FOR
EVERYONE TO
FOLLOW.
TRACED BACK TO AN INITIAL SOCIAL
ASPECT
TO THE ATTACK. CRIMINALS NEED TO
GET THEIR VICTIMS TO DO
SOMETHING AS
PART OF THEIR PLAN. USUALLY IT'S
THROUGH AN EMAIL OR PHONE CALL,
BUT THE CRIMINAL WILL TRY TO
INFECT OR GAIN ACCESS TO VICTIM
ACCOUNTS IN ORDER
TO ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVE.BE
AWARE OF THE SIGNS THAT
SOMETHING IS
SUSPICIOUS. SOME THINGS TO BE
SUSPICIOUS OF INCLUDE:
-A SENSE OF URGENCY
-ASKING FOR LOGIN CREDENTIALS
-BAD OR SUSPICIOUS URLS
-ASKING FOR PAYMENT
-OR THINGS THAT SEEM TOO GOOD TO
BE TRUE
ROSS:
4. WHAT IS THE STATE DOING TO
PROTECT ITSELF FROM CYBER
CRIMES?
THE STATE'S SECURITY SUPPORT
STAFF BLOCKS AN AVERAGE OF 45
MILLION ATTACKS
PER DAY. THAT'S ABOUT 85.6
ATTACKS PER MINUTE.
WE TAKE CYBERSECURITY SERIOUSLY
AT THE STATE. THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER
IN THE STATE, SO THE MORE WE CAN
HELP
EDUCATE OUR USERS, THE MORE
SECURE OUR NETWORKS WILL BE AND
THE HOMES OF OUR EMPLOYEE'S
FAMILIES. WE OFFER ONLINE
CYBERSECURITY
AWARENESS TRAINING TO ALL OF OUR
USERS AND RUN SIMULATED PHISHING
ATTACKS TO
BOTH SPREAD AWARENESS AND GET A
TEMPERATURE CHECK ON HOW OUR
USERS FARE UP AGAINST REAL WORLD
ATTACKS. WITH A JOINT EFFORT
WITH OUR USERS, WE ARE DOING OUR
BEST TO SECURE OUR STATE'S
NETWORK.
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