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1) The threat:

A. Cyberattacks involving insiders employees, suppliers, or other companies legitimately connected to a company's computer systems are pernicious and on the rise. They account for more than 20% of all cyberattacks. Widely used safeguards are ineffective against them.

B. Cyberattacks are soaring. And-as companies like Sony, Target, Home Depot, Anthem, and JPMorgan Chase know all too well-they're succeeding. Most often, the cause is not inadequate security technology but mistakes by network administrators and users.

2) Solution:

A. To reduce their vulnerability to insider attacks, companies should apply the same approach they used to improve quality and safety: Make it part of everyone's job.

B. Become a high-reliability organization- something the U.S. military is doing. It has made great strides in stopping attacks on its systems and quickly containing the few intrusions that occur. The key is creating a zero-defect culture like the one that Admiral Hyman Rickover implanted in the U.S. nuclear navy.

3) Key/ Principle

A. Employees should be monitored rigorously and told what threats are likely so that they can report suspicious activities. Suppliers and distributors should be required to minimize risks and should be regularly audited. Leaders should work closely with their IT departments to ensure that crucial assets are protected.

B. To weed out and contain human error, organizations must embrace six principles: integrity, depth of knowledge, procedural compliance, forceful backup, a questioning attitude, and formality in communication.

Task

Question A. Discuss how to reduce cybersecurity risks by analyzing above statements. Use a new recent example that illustrates risks.

Question B. How can managers change the culture of an organization to recognize the responsibility of cybersecurity is not limited to the Information Technology department?