Data Manipulation: The Imminent Risk that’s Missing from your Risk Radar

WHITEPAPER BY CYBER MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE

“ DARPA executed a data poisoning attack on the US power grid. They hijacked a smart sensor and manipulated the data. The infrastructure of the HQ had no mechanisms to detect it, causing HQ to take wrong actions based on fake data, which led to a blackout in New York."

Bloomberg Businessweek

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Forget What You Know About Cyber Attacks

The Cyber Management Alliance report exposes a largely unexplored cybersecurity threat, often unnoticed due to a lack of awareness or technological capability within companies to detect. The repercussions of this emerging threat, a data integrity attack, go beyond financial harm, potentially endangering human lives.

Data integrity attacks, also known as Data Manipulation, Data Poisoning or Data Tampering, represent a significant yet underappreciated risk in many organizations. These attacks involve unauthorized manipulation or alteration of existing data, or the unpermitted addition of fraudulent data. Despite their serious implications, data integrity attacks are often inadequately understood and infrequently highlighted on corporate risk radars.

Data Manipulation: The Unseen Threat Missing from your Risk Radar

The ability to trust the data is not just an IT problem, but also a boardroom issue. Data integrity can have severe impact on business decisions, reputation and safety of people and the environment.

Our report delves deep into this emerging threat, unraveling its intricacies, and offering critical insights into prevention and mitigation strategies. By understanding and acknowledging the reality of data poisoning, organisations can reinforce their cybersecurity measures and remain one step ahead of the stealthy and evolving cyber threats.

Don't let your organisation fall victim to this threat. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools necessary to combat data poisoning. Dive into our report today!