How to use Syrian Electronic Army attacks to improve security awareness
Recently, we have been called in to help companies handle attacks from the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). Our first priority is to help contain the damage, figure out which accounts have been compromised that have not been used yet to cause damage, and clean things up.
However, the most useful outcome for victims resulting from these attacks is that security awareness becomes the top concern. The next priority is how to take advantage of the newfound respect for security awareness. That being said, most companies are not victims of these attacks. They can, however, still take advantage of the misfortune of others.
One of the most effective ways to spread awareness is to make sure that your program is timely and relevant. The hacks of Target, Neiman Marcus, Michaels, and the ongoing Syrian Electronic Army are gifts to security awareness managers and security departments as a whole. Your expertise is now relevant to the professional and personal lives of all employees. What are you doing to take advantage of that?
