Google's Top-ranked Cyber Security Conference to Bring Key Insights for CISOs Facing Cyber Threats

Google's Top-ranked Cyber Security Conference to Bring Key
Insights for CISOs Facing Cyber Threats
Building off of the momentum of past successful conferences, Golden
Networking brings Cyber Security World Conference 2014 New York City
(www.CyberSecurityWorldConference.com), forum that will bring the latest
thinking from security experts to hundreds of senior executives focused on
protecting enterprises' information assets.
New York, NY, USA (November 18, 2014) --
When pro-democracy protests erupted in
Hong Kong in September, cyber attacks
aimed at compromising protesters' mobile
phones soon followed. Spread through links
in pro-Hong Kong e-mail messages, the
mobile remote access tool (mRAT) gave the
group behind the attack, the most obvious
suspect being the Chinese government,
almost total access to the device and its data.
Two weeks later, similar espionage attacks
were found hidden on compromised websites
of organizations supporting the democratic
movement.
The attack on Hong Kong citizens
underscores the degree to which
governments have taken to programs
typically associated with hackers and
cybercriminals. In fact, our reliance on these
technologies has left us open to a variety of
threats, says the Georgia Institute of Technology. Cybercriminals continue to
compromise users' computers and are increasingly turning their attention to mobile
devices. In addition, online thieves have aimed their tools at larger prey, resulting in a
string of large data breaches at well-known companies, such as Target, Home Depot,
and JPMorgan Chase.
Indeed, J.P. Morgan Chase, America's largest bank with $2.39 trillion in assets,
announced a few months ago that about 76 million households and 7 million of smallbusiness
customers had been affected by a cybersecurity attack in one of the most
sweeping disclosed global breaches. The bank said the unknown attackers stole
customers' contact information, which included names, email addresses, phone

numbers and addresses, affected an amount equivalent to two-thirds of American
households.
A brief walk down memory lane of some the biggest recent cyber-attacks now include
Adobe Systems, Automated Data Processing, Citigroup, E*Trade Financial, Fidelity
Investments, Home Depot, HSBC, Nasdaq OMX, Neiman Marcus, Target and Walmart.
It is not unlikely to consider that the information of every American has already
been compromised in any of these publicly disclosed attacks.
Cyber security is therefore no longer a term to ignore for neither individuals nor
corporations. The daily activities of all Americans, the country's economic prominence
and global security rely on a safe and resilient cyberspace. Yet the number of cyberattacks
has increased dramatically over the last years, exposing confidential personal
and business data, disrupting critical operations, and imposing high costs on the
economy overall.
Golden Networking's Cyber Security World Conference 2014 New York City
(http://www.CyberSecurityWorldConference.com) will provide a platform for information
security authorities and innovative service providers to distil their latest thinking for
hundreds of senior executives focused on protecting today's enterprises. Cyber
security experts will discuss topics such as protecting individuals and companies
against cyber-attacks, biometrics as the future of security, risks brought by mobile
computing, and protecting corporate and national infrastructure against foreign attacks.
Topics that Cyber Security World Conference 2014 will discuss include:
• Cyber Security Megatrends Security Professionals can't Ignore Today
• Designing and Managing Effective Information Security Programs
• How Hackers Really Operate to Obtain Financial Data
• Key Considerations about Security in the Internet of Things Age
• Strengthening the Security of Industry-wide Technology Infrastructure
• Cyber Security and its Role in the Overall Security of the United States
Cyber Security World Conference 2014 is produced by Golden Networking, the premier
networking community for business and technology executives, entrepreneurs and
investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking
by sending an email to information@goldennetworking.com.
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