Distributed Denial of Service : Svenska bankers uppfattning om hotbilden av DDoS-attacker

Sammanfattning: As the financial sector has become increasingly digitized, its vulnerability to cyberattacks has increased. Distributed Denial of Service attacks are one of the biggest threats on the internet today and has been growing steadily for the last few years. The increase applies to both the size and frequency of the attacks. DDoS-attacks have been a threat especially towards banks and therefore it is important to have a well functional cyber security strategy to withstand the attacks. This thesis investigates Swedish banks perception regarding the threat picture of DDoS-attacks against banks. As a result of a qualitative case study, Swedish banks opinion has been investigated through interviews with IT security managers at Swedish banks. The banks are considered to have effective strategies to prevent and manage DDoS-attacks but the threat of cyber attacks continues to increase. The participants mention various factors that show an increase in DDoS-attacks and the media can be an influence. The empirical material is analyzed using the National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCSS) framework developed by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).