The cyber risks you can’t see
Summary
Over the years, people have learned to avoid the tip of the iceberg – the obvious threats to traditional IT infrastructure like personal computers. Refrigerators, coffee makers, even toilets – they’re all being connected for the sake of convenience, and together they’re giving hackers hundreds of millions of vectors for attack. Most major institutions have a plan on what they would do if, say, a group of armed robbers burst in, took control of their assets, disrupted their daily operations and threatened customers. But far fewer institutions have thought about what they would do if cyber criminals took control of their digital operations, held critical files and data hostage, and put their customers at risk. The interfaces that control this machinery require diligent cybersecurity measures such as software patches and constant monitoring for signs of intrusion.