Team Tech Talk

Cybersecurity & Cybercrime

“What it was. What it is. What it’s likely to become…”

by

Mark Benjamin Katamba

benjamin@safeboda.com

Thursday 4th July, 2019 | Kampala - Uganda ©2019 SafeBoda

Three main things to focus on:

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But wait, who the heck is “Cybersecurity”?!#@i

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 Cybersecurity:
Simply put, these are measures taken to protect a computer system (as on
the internet) against unauthorized access or attack.

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 and Cybercrime?!
These are
Criminal
activities carried
out by means of
computers and/or
the Internet.

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 Common Terms:
Malware:
- Short for “Malicious
Software” .
- A software developed (by
cyber criminals) to run on
user’s systems (PC or any
device) and gather internal
information or damage or
make harm to the system
or applications.

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Common Terms (Continued…):

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PA S T
A Brief History of Cybercrime/Cybersecurity

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The Creeper

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November 1988

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More in cybercrime History…

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 NOTE:
Although these hackers indeed sound
menacing, it’s important to remember that
most of them have either been stopped or
switched sides and are now using their
genius to track and stop other criminal
activity.

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But, In the news of late…

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The

PRESENT
What Has Been Going on Lately?

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The

FUTURE

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So…What is it Likely to Become?
Need some Interesting Facts?

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 Something to think about…

1987
- Only about 5 simple computer
viruses
- John McAfee started McAfee
software to combat malware
problems
2017
- Over 120,000,000 pieces of
Malware
- About 67 different companies
or more, all trying to solve
malware problems

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…anha…?

1% of 120,000,000

= 1,200,000

1,200,000 ÷ 365 Days

= Over
3,000
PROBLEMS PER DAY!!!

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Okay, so can anything be done to at least help
allay this blooming cyberphobia?

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Yeah, sure! There are some workplace security awareness tips
that could help a whole lot!

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One Last Thing: What is your…

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Questions, comments, something?

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 References
https://www.varonis.com/blog/events-that-changed-cybersecurity/
https://www.malwarefox.com/malware-types/
https://gcn.com/articles/2013/05/30/gcn30-timeline-cybersecurity.aspx
https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/history-of-cyber-security/
https://corewar.co.uk/creeper.htm
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 I THANK Y’ALL!

Thursday 4th July, 2019 | Kampala - Uganda ©2019 SafeBoda