NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY GREEN PAPER – SUPPORTING DOCUMENT
Physical damage, theft and loss ............................................................................................................................................13
Insider threat ................................................................................................................................................................................13
Information leakage.................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Identity theft, fraud and cyber espionage ......................................................................................................................... 14
Ransomware, rogueware and scareware ......................................................................................................................... 14
3.2
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The Cyber Threat Agents ......................................................................................................................................15
The emerging threat landscape.................................................................................................................................. 18
4.1 The emerging technology areas ............................................................................................................................ 18
Cyber Physical Systems .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Mobile Computing ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Cloud Computing ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Trust infrastructure .................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Big Data ...........................................................................................................................................................................................19
Internet of Things/ Interconnected devices/ smart environments .......................................................................19
Network virtualisation (NV) and Software defined networks (SDN) .......................................................................19
4.2
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The corresponding emerging threats .............................................................................................................19
Insights on Cyber Security ............................................................................................................................................21
Cyber security is a continuous process ............................................................................................................................21
Cyber criminality is extensive, complex and advanced................................................................................................21
Cyber threats may also arise from business partners ..............................................................................................22
No industry can do without a robust cyber security program ................................................................................22
A risk-based governance model to cyber security is needed ..................................................................................22
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