4. Dataleaks in perspective
● Data Breaches in Europe: Reported Breaches of
Compromised Personal Records in Europe, 2005-2014
– 29 breaches , 645milj records
– 41% hackers, 57% organisation errors, internal abuse, internal
mismanagement
– 43% of all european citizens had their personal records leaked
– 56% of internet users
● http://cmds.ceu.hu/article/2014-10-07/data-breaches-
europe-reported-breaches-compromised-personal-records-
europe-2005
6. We are all suckers
● Easily tricked into believing technologies
● Phising
– I really believe anyone can become the victim of a phising attack
● The ease people give up their privacy, put stuff in a
cloud they don’t know
● Optimism
– It is not always a moral duty !
7. What is so scary
● Foundation turned out not to be so sound
– SSL
● SSL
● Heartbeat
– Poodle
– BADSUSB
● Leaked data is actively mined !
– And not only by journalists
● New technologies and Hypes
– Internet of things, Cloud, “Big” Data, etc.
8. “It’s a valid business decision to accept the risk (of a
cyberattack), I will not invest $10 million to avoid a
possible $1 million loss.”
( Jason Spaltro – Sony )
9. There is hope
● Never been more :
– Security knowledge
– Security awareness
– Legislation
– Tools
– Frameworks / advice
– (Cool) technologies
10. Use your brain
● (Almost) everyone is
equipped with a brain
● Think !
● Question !
● Be critical
● Because common sense
is the most important
security solution there is