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De-mystifying Cybersecurity | Dawn Dunkerly | TEDxHuntsville


so what I would like to talk to you

so what I would like to talk to you about today is demystifying site so I’m

about today is demystifying site so I’m

about today is demystifying site so I’m the chief of cyber operations at Army

the chief of cyber operations at Army

the chief of cyber operations at Army Materiel Command out on Redstone Arsenal

Materiel Command out on Redstone Arsenal

Materiel Command out on Redstone Arsenal and these issues every day probably a

and these issues every day probably a

and these issues every day probably a lot of folks don’t see anything or hear

lot of folks don’t see anything or hear

lot of folks don’t see anything or hear anything about it until they turn on the

anything about it until they turn on the

anything about it until they turn on the news and see something about hacking or

news and see something about hacking or

news and see something about hacking or breaches or all these things that we’re

breaches or all these things that we’re

breaches or all these things that we’re dealing with on a daily basis home and

dealing with on a daily basis home and

dealing with on a daily basis home and and so folks say okay I’m not important

and so folks say okay I’m not important

and so folks say okay I’m not important enough to have an attacker come after me

enough to have an attacker come after me

enough to have an attacker come after me or you know I don’t have anything that’s

or you know I don’t have anything that’s

or you know I don’t have anything that’s valuable to them anyway and what I want

valuable to them anyway and what I want

valuable to them anyway and what I want to disabuse you of is that notion you

to disabuse you of is that notion you

to disabuse you of is that notion you are important and you do have things you

are important and you do have things you

are important and you do have things you have access to your job you have access

have access to your job you have access

have access to your job you have access to your bank account you have access to

to your bank account you have access to

to your bank account you have access to the ability to be a cog in the larger

the ability to be a cog in the larger

the ability to be a cog in the larger wheel that might be a botnet and so what

wheel that might be a botnet and so what

wheel that might be a botnet and so what I would like to quickly impart upon you

I would like to quickly impart upon you

I would like to quickly impart upon you today all right set of analogies some

today all right set of analogies some

today all right set of analogies some security behaviors to help you

security behaviors to help you

security behaviors to help you understand why what you’re doing is no

understand why what you’re doing is no

understand why what you’re doing is no different than any other good security

different than any other good security

different than any other good security behavior you might have the theme of

behavior you might have the theme of

behavior you might have the theme of this this conference is transformation

this this conference is transformation

this this conference is transformation so I would like to leave you with some

so I would like to leave you with some

so I would like to leave you with some transform thoughts about your importance

transform thoughts about your importance

transform thoughts about your importance in the realm of cyber security social

in the realm of cyber security social

in the realm of cyber security social security behaviors so you do things on a

security behaviors so you do things on a

security behaviors so you do things on a daily basis that are peers whether you

daily basis that are peers whether you

daily basis that are peers whether you realize it or not you don’t go out of

realize it or not you don’t go out of

realize it or not you don’t go out of your house that’s likely without locking

your house that’s likely without locking

your house that’s likely without locking your door you don’t go down a dark alley

your door you don’t go down a dark alley

your door you don’t go down a dark alley without thinking about whether you

without thinking about whether you

without thinking about whether you should be there so we impart these

should be there so we impart these

should be there so we impart these security behaviors on our on our daily

security behaviors on our on our daily

security behaviors on our on our daily lives without necessarily thinking about

lives without necessarily thinking about

lives without necessarily thinking about them whether common-sense why would an

them whether common-sense why would an

them whether common-sense why would an attacker go down your chimney to gain

attacker go down your chimney to gain

attacker go down your chimney to gain access to your house if you leave your

access to your house if you leave your

access to your house if you leave your front door

front door

front door I’d open yet in many cases and we’re

I’d open yet in many cases and we’re

I’d open yet in many cases and we’re going to talk about some of these in

going to talk about some of these in

going to talk about some of these in many cases we leave the front door wide

many cases we leave the front door wide

many cases we leave the front door wide open all the time and simply don’t think

open all the time and simply don’t think

open all the time and simply don’t think about it because that cyber stuff is

about it because that cyber stuff is

about it because that cyber stuff is super weird so the hit from the first

super weird so the hit from the first

super weird so the hit from the first slide cyber is actually the less

slide cyber is actually the less

slide cyber is actually the less important word in cybersecurity security

important word in cybersecurity security

important word in cybersecurity security good security behaviors so I’m gonna

good security behaviors so I’m gonna

good security behaviors so I’m gonna give you a set of analogies for you to

give you a set of analogies for you to

give you a set of analogies for you to ponder over passwords so we all have to

ponder over passwords so we all have to

ponder over passwords so we all have to deal with passwords on a daily basis

deal with passwords on a daily basis

deal with passwords on a daily basis sometimes at work sometimes at home we

sometimes at work sometimes at home we

sometimes at work sometimes at home we have a variety of social media accounts

have a variety of social media accounts

have a variety of social media accounts we have email we have all these things

we have email we have all these things

we have email we have all these things and passwords are irritating they really

and passwords are irritating they really

and passwords are irritating they really are and they’re getting longer and

are and they’re getting longer and

are and they’re getting longer and they’re getting more complex and

they’re getting more complex and

they’re getting more complex and websites are forcing us to do things but

websites are forcing us to do things but

websites are forcing us to do things but let me leave something with you

let me leave something with you

let me leave something with you passwords are like the lock on your

passwords are like the lock on your

passwords are like the lock on your house they’re like your bank account

house they’re like your bank account

house they’re like your bank account they’re like the walk on your shed and

they’re like the walk on your shed and

they’re like the walk on your shed and you want that lot to be strong but let

you want that lot to be strong but let

you want that lot to be strong but let me leave you with this why would you use

me leave you with this why would you use

me leave you with this why would you use the same lock on your house that you use

the same lock on your house that you use

the same lock on your house that you use on your shed it use on your your bank

on your shed it use on your your bank

on your shed it use on your your bank you want different locks and you want

you want different locks and you want

you want different locks and you want different levels of security so think

different levels of security so think

different levels of security so think about your password like it’s a lock and

about your password like it’s a lock and

about your password like it’s a lock and you want different locks so don’t use

you want different locks so don’t use

you want different locks so don’t use the same password for all of those

the same password for all of those

the same password for all of those things super easy super simple and will

things super easy super simple and will

things super easy super simple and will save you a lot of trouble

patching so the picture here is of you

patching so the picture here is of you know razor wire and barbed wire and

know razor wire and barbed wire and

know razor wire and barbed wire and security cameras there’s probably some

security cameras there’s probably some

security cameras there’s probably some security guards roaming around

security guards roaming around

security guards roaming around so think about cyber security very much

so think about cyber security very much

so think about cyber security very much as a layered defense you have layers you

as a layered defense you have layers you

as a layered defense you have layers you have crown you have the basic stuff like

have crown you have the basic stuff like

have crown you have the basic stuff like simple fences you have locks you have

simple fences you have locks you have

simple fences you have locks you have security cameras patching your system

security cameras patching your system

security cameras patching your system might be one of the easiest things you

might be one of the easiest things you

might be one of the easiest things you do sometimes irritating zan under the

do sometimes irritating zan under the

do sometimes irritating zan under the middle of a

middle of a

middle of a you know FaceTime or you’re in the

you know FaceTime or you’re in the

you know FaceTime or you’re in the middle of an important email or playing

middle of an important email or playing

middle of an important email or playing a video game and pops up and says we

a video game and pops up and says we

a video game and pops up and says we need to restart your system of hyzers or

need to restart your system of hyzers or

need to restart your system of hyzers or critical patch needs to be applied and

critical patch needs to be applied and

critical patch needs to be applied and it’s super easy to say ignore and then

it’s super easy to say ignore and then

it’s super easy to say ignore and then you ignore and then you ignore and

you ignore and then you ignore and

you ignore and then you ignore and months SMI and you haven’t patched your

months SMI and you haven’t patched your

months SMI and you haven’t patched your system patches are not put out by your

system patches are not put out by your

system patches are not put out by your operating system provider but your

operating system provider but your

operating system provider but your software provider for nothing

software provider for nothing

software provider for nothing these are fixing vulnerabilities that an

these are fixing vulnerabilities that an

these are fixing vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to gain access to your

attacker can use to gain access to your

attacker can use to gain access to your system gain access to your information

system gain access to your information

system gain access to your information so think about a way or defense in this

so think about a way or defense in this

so think about a way or defense in this way this is a most basic defense a

way this is a most basic defense a

way this is a most basic defense a simple defense go ahead and click that

simple defense go ahead and click that

simple defense go ahead and click that you know it’s all and restart now save

you know it’s all and restart now save

you know it’s all and restart now save yourself a lot of trouble in the end

fishing so for those of you who may not

fishing so for those of you who may not be as aware of phishing phishing often

be as aware of phishing phishing often

be as aware of phishing phishing often occurs through email often someone

occurs through email often someone

occurs through email often someone emails young blue with an attachment or

emails young blue with an attachment or

emails young blue with an attachment or a link sometimes even someone you know a

a link sometimes even someone you know a

a link sometimes even someone you know a friend or a family member

friend or a family member

friend or a family member hey open this out take a look at it hey

hey open this out take a look at it hey

hey open this out take a look at it hey click this link I found this really cool

click this link I found this really cool

click this link I found this really cool side I want you to check out but what it

side I want you to check out but what it

side I want you to check out but what it really is going to do is gonna redirect

really is going to do is gonna redirect

really is going to do is gonna redirect you to something where it’s going to

you to something where it’s going to

you to something where it’s going to download something to your system it

download something to your system it

download something to your system it might make you a cog in a larger wheel

might make you a cog in a larger wheel

might make you a cog in a larger wheel of a botnet or an attack was going to

of a botnet or an attack was going to

of a botnet or an attack was going to take place pitching very often ends up

take place pitching very often ends up

take place pitching very often ends up with you losing information thank you

with you losing information thank you

with you losing information thank you count information passwords and

count information passwords and

count information passwords and usernames install something on your

usernames install something on your

usernames install something on your system so here we have a dark alley

system so here we have a dark alley

system so here we have a dark alley you’re walking on the street alone

you’re walking on the street alone

you’re walking on the street alone minding your business you come to this

minding your business you come to this

minding your business you come to this dark alley it looks ominous you probably

dark alley it looks ominous you probably

dark alley it looks ominous you probably think twice about walking down that

think twice about walking down that

think twice about walking down that alley that’s a little safe probably

alley that’s a little safe probably

alley that’s a little safe probably shouldn’t do that but a lot of folks an

shouldn’t do that but a lot of folks an

shouldn’t do that but a lot of folks an unbelievable amount of holes will click

unbelievable amount of holes will click

unbelievable amount of holes will click that email and open it up open an

that email and open it up open an

that email and open it up open an attachment up click that link and think

attachment up click that link and think

attachment up click that link and think nothing of it so what I would encourage

nothing of it so what I would encourage

nothing of it so what I would encourage you to do the next time you

you to do the next time you

you to do the next time you you know even from somebody you know and

you know even from somebody you know and

you know even from somebody you know and you’re not expecting it and has an

you’re not expecting it and has an

you’re not expecting it and has an attachment or I had a link maybe ask

attachment or I had a link maybe ask

attachment or I had a link maybe ask them yeah did you send this to me did

them yeah did you send this to me did

them yeah did you send this to me did you have something I was expecting that

you have something I was expecting that

you have something I was expecting that I just wanted to check that simple act

I just wanted to check that simple act

I just wanted to check that simple act can save you from again losing all of

can save you from again losing all of

can save you from again losing all of your information or possibly being a

your information or possibly being a

your information or possibly being a part of a larger botnet it can attack or

part of a larger botnet it can attack or

part of a larger botnet it can attack or harm other people and finally my

harm other people and finally my

harm other people and finally my favorite social media we love our social

favorite social media we love our social

favorite social media we love our social media these days Facebook Twitter all

media these days Facebook Twitter all

media these days Facebook Twitter all these things Instagram sharing with

these things Instagram sharing with

these things Instagram sharing with people sharing the the things that we’re

people sharing the the things that we’re

people sharing the the things that we’re doing in our lives sharing about kids

doing in our lives sharing about kids

doing in our lives sharing about kids and our family understand I would tell

and our family understand I would tell

and our family understand I would tell you though then the ology here is a club

you though then the ology here is a club

you though then the ology here is a club night club you walk into the night club

night club you walk into the night club

night club you walk into the night club you want to meet people you want to have

you want to meet people you want to have

you want to meet people you want to have a few drinks you know sit some time with

a few drinks you know sit some time with

a few drinks you know sit some time with friends you would not go into that night

friends you would not go into that night

friends you would not go into that night club and tell everybody there hey guys

club and tell everybody there hey guys

club and tell everybody there hey guys I’m going to be out of the country for

I’m going to be out of the country for

I’m going to be out of the country for the next two weeks on vacation or hey

the next two weeks on vacation or hey

the next two weeks on vacation or hey guys you know here’s all about my

guys you know here’s all about my

guys you know here’s all about my personal life here’s where I’m at here’s

personal life here’s where I’m at here’s

personal life here’s where I’m at here’s what I’m doing here’s what I do for a

what I’m doing here’s what I do for a

what I’m doing here’s what I do for a living I work at this place so why don’t

living I work at this place so why don’t

living I work at this place so why don’t we do it on social media because I’ll

we do it on social media because I’ll

we do it on social media because I’ll tell ya I’m guaranteed the by some sort

tell ya I’m guaranteed the by some sort

tell ya I’m guaranteed the by some sort of you haven’t look at your privacy

of you haven’t look at your privacy

of you haven’t look at your privacy setting clinically and you’re wide open

setting clinically and you’re wide open

setting clinically and you’re wide open to everyone so go back to their original

to everyone so go back to their original

to everyone so go back to their original statement I mean I’m not important I

statement I mean I’m not important I

statement I mean I’m not important I want my information absolutely they

want my information absolutely they

want my information absolutely they would breaking in your house breaking in

would breaking in your house breaking in

would breaking in your house breaking in your bank account it’s talking to your

your bank account it’s talking to your

your bank account it’s talking to your kids it’s all happened so think about

kids it’s all happened so think about

kids it’s all happened so think about that the next time you post on social

that the next time you post on social

that the next time you post on social media where you’re going to be or what

media where you’re going to be or what

media where you’re going to be or what you do or something about work

you do or something about work

you do or something about work furthermore I would really encourage all

furthermore I would really encourage all

furthermore I would really encourage all of you to go tonight check your privacy

of you to go tonight check your privacy

of you to go tonight check your privacy settings maybe limit the scope of the

settings maybe limit the scope of the

settings maybe limit the scope of the information that’s shared limit it to

information that’s shared limit it to

information that’s shared limit it to people you actually know or keep it

people you actually know or keep it

people you actually know or keep it private you know your birthday that’s a

private you know your birthday that’s a

private you know your birthday that’s a nice thing for people to know

nice thing for people to know

nice thing for people to know except for it is also very often a

except for it is also very often a

except for it is also very often a password hint to gain access to your

password hint to gain access to your

password hint to gain access to your passwords on websites think about that

passwords on websites think about that

passwords on websites think about that so in closing what I will tell you think

so in closing what I will tell you think

so in closing what I will tell you think about your security behaviors the simple

about your security behaviors the simple

about your security behaviors the simple things that you do on your in your daily

things that you do on your in your daily

things that you do on your in your daily life you wouldn’t walk down a street in

life you wouldn’t walk down a street in

life you wouldn’t walk down a street in the dark alone no lights so why don’t we

the dark alone no lights so why don’t we

the dark alone no lights so why don’t we continue to behave these ways transform

continue to behave these ways transform

continue to behave these ways transform your behavior and be a part of the

your behavior and be a part of the

your behavior and be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem

solution and not a part of the problem

solution and not a part of the problem thank you

thank you

thank you [Applause]

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