This afternoon I presented “Introduction to Cybersecurity” to members of the New England Water Works Association in New Haven, CT.  The presentation focuses a recurring theme of this blog; no/low cost options for improving security.  This particular presentation focuses on the particular challenges faced with securing SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) systems.

During the presenation, I stressed the point that humans are the weakest link.  I wish it had occured to me to embed the following video of Kevin Mitnick demonstrating social engineering techniques:

Remember, people are the weakest link.