The shadow war: What policymakers need to know about cybersecurity

Eric MillerVice President, Policy, Innovation, and Competitiveness

Canadian Council of Chief Executives

March 9, 2015

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3rd Platform2005-Present

Cloud Big Data Social

MOBILE DEVICES

BILLIONS OF USERS BILLIONS OF APPS

2rd Platform1990-2005

LAN/Internet Client/Server

PC

HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF USERS

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF APPS

1st Platform1970-1990

Mainframe Mini Computer

TERMINALS

MILLIONS OF USERS THOUSANDS OF APPS

EVOLUTION OF COMPUTING

Sources: Modified from IDC and RSA

Cyber Threats

• Fraud: Target 2013, Home Depot 2014

• National Security: Estonia 2007, Iran

• Theft of IP/Assets: Finance/DRDC 2011, NRC 2014

• Hackivism: Quebec 2012, “Anonymous” fights ISIS 2014-15

New Technical Complexity

Spear phishing Whaling Distributed Denial of

Service (DDoS) attack Botnets

Zero-day exploit Watering hole attack Extortionware Exploit kits

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The Dark Web

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• “Dark Web”: Collection of websites that are publicly visible but hide IP addresses of servers that run them.

• Everything from drugs and arms to fake passports and stolen credit cards for sale.

Internet of Things

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• Everything that is networked is hackable.

• By 2020, an estimated 40 billion devices will transmit data over the Internet.

• Security of devices running our lives will be huge challenge.

Collaboration: Key to Progress

• Neither government nor private sector can solve this challenge alone.

• Private sector owns 90% of critical infrastructure and most non-critical infrastructure in North America.

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Collaboration: Key to Progress 2

• Biggest companies invest heavily in cyber.

• Public sector makes laws and regulations and brings key capabilities to the table.

• Public sector also facilities information and capability sharing.

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Closing Questions• How do we as a country get ahead of this fast

evolving challenge?

• Are there better ways to work with our allies on cybersecurity?

• What is the role of Parliament in addressing these challenges?

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