California Cyber Training Complex (CCTC) An overview of the cybersecurity center
Agenda:
- The Growing Threat of Cyber Crime
- A Call to Action
- California Cyber Training Complex: A Cooperative Response
- Who's Involved
- A Look at the Complex
- Why It's Important
"A cyber attack perpetrated by nation states or violent extremist groups could be as destructive as the terrorist attack on 9/11." - Leon Panetta, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense
The Growing Threat of Cyber Crime
- Hackers have exposed the personal information of more than 110 million Americans--roughly half the nation's adults (Source: CNN Money, May 2014)
- The average time to resolve a cyber attack in the U.S. is 46 days, at a cost of nearly $2 million (Source: "2015 Cost of Cyber Crime Study: United States," Ponemon Institute, October 2015)
In a survey of 845 IT & IT security practitioners in federal, state and local governments, respondents cited "a lack of skilled personnel and frustration with organizational politics" as a deterrent to achieving strong cybersecurity posture.
(Source: "State of Cybersecurity in Local, State & Federal Government," Ponemon Institute, October 2015)
A Call to Action
- Training in defense of cyber crime must include new ways to interact with non-traditional elements and match the pace or outpace the criminals
- There are several federal training programs, but none in California
- The California National Guard has been tasked with an enhanced Cyber Protection Mission
- The President of the United States and the Governor have called for cyber sharing initiatives