How do hackers breach institutions like Canada's NRC?
Cyberattacks like the one against the National Research Council of Canada are increasing around the world. But by knowing the steps hackers would use for a sophisticated attack, security experts try to gain the upper hand.
"Sometimes in breaches, companies call it a 'highly sophisticated cyberattack' (as the Government of Canada's chief technology officer said in a statement Tuesday) in order to make it seem like they were beaten by the best," Geoffrey Vaughan, a security consultant with Security Compass, told CTV News Channel.
"In this case, the fact they were able to observe the attack for up to a month in advance probably suggests it was a serious, sophisticated attack." Vaughan, who is an ethical hacker, told CTVNews.ca the process is complicated, but broke it down into six steps most hackers will use for more sophisticated jobs.
