Continuous Cyber Attacks: Engaging Business Leaders for the New Normal Sophisticated hackers are using state-of-the-art techniques It’s never been easier or more lucrative for adversaries to cash in on their eﬀorts Cyber-thieves operate across borders and rarely face prosecution Cyber defenses are threatened from well-funded, highly motivated digital adversaries Static, compliance- focused approaches usually fail Employees aren’t motivated to change their behavior Unclear ownership of systems can impede timely response to threats Struggle on where to spend limited security dollars: tools or resources? Business stakeholders are not fully interlocked with the security team Keep security on the agenda. Operate under a "presumption of breach," acknowledging that hackers will get into the networks Recognize the complexity of the challenge. Business teams and security teams have their own set of objectives, but should align in dedication to company’s success Work together to identify the organization’s critical data. Pinpoint critical data in relevant networks to get laser focused on where to provide the most protection Evolve the organizational culture to attract and retain top-tier security talent. Think proactively about talent pools; work with universities to develop key recruits and look for expertise outside of normal channels Continuously exercise organizational defenses. Follow us on Twitter: @AccentureSecure For more information, visit: Accenture.com/CyberDefense © 2015 Accenture All rights reserved. Protecting digital assets is top-of-mind for the C-suite, as organizations face a cybercrime wave. Leaders need to actively engage to make the business a better "security" customer and recognize cyber defense gaps. Organizations need to strengthen the partnership between the business and security to embed cyber defense requirements: Hunt inside the organization’s defenses. Assume that security is compromised and constantly look for intruders across the entire environment Improve response eﬀectiveness. Develop organization's "muscle memory" by sparring repetitively and consistently to minimize an event’s impact Relentlessly test defenses. Train with a third-party “sparring partner” that brings all of the skills and technologies of attackers, without the malice

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Continuous Cyber Attacks: Engaging Business Leaders for the New Normal

Sophisticated hackers are using state-of-the-art techniques

It’s never been easier or more lucrative for adversaries to cash in on their e�orts

Cyber-thieves operate across borders and rarely face prosecution

Cyber defenses are threatened from well-funded, highly motivated digital adversaries

Static, compliance-focused approaches usually fail

Employees aren’tmotivated to changetheir behavior

Unclear ownership of systems can impede timely response to threats

Struggle on where to spend limited security dollars: tools or resources?

Business stakeholders are not fully interlocked with the security team

Keep security on the agenda. Operate under a "presumption of breach," acknowledging that hackers will get into the networks

Recognize the complexity of the challenge. Business teams and security teams have their own set of objectives, but should align in dedication to company’s success

Work together to identify the organization’s critical data.Pinpoint critical data in relevant networks to get laser focused on where to provide the most protection

Evolve the organizational culture to attract and retain top-tier security talent. Think proactively about talent pools; work with universities to develop key recruits and look for expertise outside of normal channels

Continuously exercise organizational defenses.

For more information, visit: Accenture.com/CyberDefense

Protecting digital assets is top-of-mind for the C-suite, as organizations face a cybercrime wave.

Leaders need to actively engage to make the business a better "security" customer and recognize cyber defense gaps.

Organizations need to strengthen the partnership between the business and security to embed cyber defense requirements:

Hunt inside the organization’s defenses. Assume that security is compromised and constantly look for intruders across the entire environment

Improve response e�ectiveness. Develop organization's "muscle memory" by sparring repetitively and consistently to minimize an event’s impact

Relentlessly test defenses. Train with a third-party “sparring partner” that brings all of the skills and technologies of attackers, without the malice