Abstract:
As digital connectivity becomes ever more integral
to the global economy, companies and individuals
become more exposed to vulnerabilities in the cyber
system. Governments, in particular, are increasingly
concerned about the threat to their economies posed by
cyber attacks to individual entities and critical national
infrastructure. The motivations and capabilities of
cyber attackers are also changing over time with state
sponsored cyber terrorism becoming more visible and
threatening than the perils posed by lone hackers.
Description:
This report describes a hypothetical scenario developed as a stress test for risk management purposes. It does
not constitute a prediction. The Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies develops hypothetical scenarios for use in
improving business resilience to shocks. These are contingency scenarios used for ‘what-if’ studies and do not
constitute forecasts of what is likely to happen.
