Abstract

OverviewThe TIM Lecture Series is hosted by the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. The lectures provide a forum to promote the transfer of knowledge between university research to technology company executives and entrepreneurs as well as research and development personnel.

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  • The lecture began with an overview of the state of the industry, including types of common threats faced today, such as malware, physical attacks, social engineering, social media, misuse, errors, and environmental effects

  • Kennedy highlighted that hacking is a particular priority that disproportionately introduces risk to the bank and its customers

  • Hacking can take the form of system hacking, infrastructure hacking, or application and data hacking

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TIM Lecture Series The Business of Cybersecurity

David Grau and Charles Kennedy “ ” Fundamentally, the key problem in cybersecurity isn't the technology – it's a people problem. David Grau Head of Threat Response, TD Bank Group. The TIM Lecture Series is hosted by the Technology Innovation Management program (carleton.ca/tim) at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Readers are encouraged to share related insights or provide feedback on the presentation or the TIM Lecture Series, including recommendations of future speakers. The third TIM lecture of 2014 was held at Carleton University on March 26th, and was presented by David Grau, Vice President and Head of Threat Response, Intelligence, and Defensive Technologies at TD Bank Group (td.com), and Charles Kennedy, VP Credit Card Technology. Kennedy and Grau discussed the state of the information security industry and current trends in threat management and focused their lecture on the banking industry and the TD Bank Group's experience with cybersecurity within it. Many of the messages are applicable to broader and multidisciplinary domains

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