Big Data Could Make the Detection of 'Pre-Crime' a Reality
The use of data analysis that can pinpoint changes in employee behavior, for example, could expose a compromised account before hackers are able to exploit it.
February 03, 2015 at 10:50 AM
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Philip K. Dick's sci-fi classic “Minority Report” envisioned a future where psychic beings could see crimes before they were committed, allowing law enforcement agents to intervene. But while tapping into psychic sensitivity may not yet be an option in 2015, Big Data services and systems are closer than ever to giving companies warning before a cybercrime is committed. This was the focus of a Feb. 3 panel at Legaltech New York 2015, held at the Hilton New York.
“It used to be that if you could ID a human being in a traditional crime you knew they were guilty; the problem is that you don't know who the criminal is. Often times, they steal passwords and credentials and impersonate a person,” explained Jason Ruger, chief security officer of Motorola.
The use of data analysis that can pinpoint changes in employee behavior, for example, could expose a compromised account before hackers are able to exploit it. But because of the way bad actors target and use those accounts, it's often necessary to assume that everyone in the company is potentially guilty.
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