{Infographic} Infrastructure: The Greatest Cyber Attack Vulnerability

As you may know, hackers going by the name “Mr. Smith” recently released stolen HBO files online and demanded a ransom of $6 million from the network. If the network refuses to pay, the hackers threatened to release more episodes, emails, scripts and other files they’ve obtained. Cybercrime has become an increasingly common challenge for retailers, the government, financial institutions and now studios and networks. According to a recent survey, 97 percent of companies have been victims of a malware attack and 76 percent have been hit by a web attack. It is for this reason I wanted to contact you to see if you would be interested in publishing a visual resource by Norwich University that highlights the cyber vulnerabilities exposed by hackers that could cause stark consequences to our nation’s virtual and physical infrastructures. 

For example, a viral cyber attack on the electricity grid could cost insurance companies $21.4 to $71.1 billion. In fact, the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team reported 79 cyber attacks in the energy sector in 2015 alone –– the highest number of reported attacks per sector. 

To learn more, check out the infographic below created by Norwich University’s online Master of Science in Information Security & Assurance degree program.

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