In 2019, the world will mark the 75th anniversary of the invention of the Rubik’s Cube and the 50th anniversary of Woodstock – but chances are also good that it will be the year your organization is hit by one of the daily insidious cyberattacks.
Verizon reports that in the 12-month period ending in March 2018, there were more than 53,000 cybersecurity incidents and 2,216 data breaches in 65 countries. Yet despite constant headlines of massive data breaches, only 25 percent of organizations are making plans on how to stop such attacks, Deloitte reports.
For organizations to combat the increasing security threats, they need to address:
Out-of-date infrastructures
Third-party vendors
You may believe you have the Fort Knox of cybersecurity, but do your third-party vendors? If they are breached, hackers may now have the key to your business as well. Getting access to your company through a partner or vendor helps attackers by “establishing a beachhead there and then leveraging the trust implicit in the integration to gain access,” says Ralph R. Russo, director of applied computing programs and professor of practice of IT management and cybersecurity at Tulane University School of Professional Advancement. Do a risk assessment that identifies potential security gaps and put vendors through a rigorous vetting to ensure they are a trusted – not vulnerable – partner.Social media connections
Internet of Things (IoT) hacks
Researchers at Senrio found that an organization’s vulnerable IoT devices – such as security cameras – can give hackers a way into networks, moving from one device to another. Criminals gaining access through devices makes it more difficult to detect than if they are trying to access a PC or server, researchers find. It’s important for organizations to stay current on security patches of various devices – and even let “hacker” teams try to compromise new devices to look for vulnerabilities.Privileged attacks
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