Cyber Security

Question 0

Discuss the hack on sony corp

Answer 0

• The movie ‘the Interview’ making fun of Kim Jong Un, triggered hackers in North Korea to hack the company
• Hack led to trove of data, a lot in e-mail, and others just lying around in folders like ‘password’, etc.
• Sony is in denial mode. It should be restructuring its cybersecurity to minimize damages like this in the future.

Question 1

Describe attack on Las Vegas Sands Corps

Answer 1

• Sheldon Anderson, CEO, made remarks about using nuclear weapons as threat on Iran.
• This led to Iranian hackers first getting into Bethelem Sands network to get high level password. They then use this to access headquarters.
• They create malware to wipe hard disks and bring down networks. Fortunately, that also brought down the system that would allow them to access Singapore and Hong Kong casinos.
• U.S government currently on respond if the cyber security threat target country network infrastructure, which means attacks like these on American companies will not be protected by government