Brazilian companies remain exposed to risks of hacker attacks, with a growing number of occurrences. According to the Threat Intelligence Report from Check Point Software, in the second quarter of this year, the country saw a 67% increase in cyber attacks, totaling 2,754 cases per week, compared to the same period last year. The percentage increase is 7%, compared to the second quarter of 2023, when the weekly number of attacks on Brazilian companies was 1,645.
In the last six months (between February and July this year), an organization in Brazil was attacked on average 2,615 times per week, compared to 1,587 attacks on companies worldwide.
“Hacker attacks, combined with other causes such as software and hardware issues, occasional bugs, among other cases, can be responsible for causing damages such as total or partial loss of data and applications, which can severely compromise the system and business continuity,” reveals Thiago Tanaka, Cybersecurity Director at TIVIT, a Brazilian multinational connecting technology for a better world.
According to Tanaka, the best alternative to reduce the chances of attacks is through the adoption of preventive measures. Check out 3 tips below:
- Have a well-structured security plan supported by the company’s management and board. Even if the cybersecurity area has a robust plan, it may not be sufficient without the necessary support to implement it.
- Study and understand the infrastructure through a good security assessment, which will identify all vulnerabilities, indicate which tools and software should be implemented or updated, and possible process changes to make the environment more secure.
- Implement a awareness plan for employees so they do not fall for scams that could put the company’s network at risk. Campaigns and messages with this bias need to be constantly reinforced to help sustain the idea of vigilance.
“These actions, when well implemented, help significantly reduce the chances of problems with security threat events. However, if the organization still experiences an unexpected attack situation, it is advisable to activate the Disaster Recovery Plan, which is based on response capability to solve problems affecting operations. This procedure allows the company to isolate the problem, recover its environments and systems, and upload backups more quickly, thus being able to resume activities as quickly as possible,” he adds.
For the Cybersecurity director, although many companies make significant investments in cybersecurity structures, it is important to understand what the actual technology gaps are, in addition to creating processes and having professionals capable of handling all stages of disaster situations. “It is advisable to avoid spending in a disorganized and unplanned manner on security tools. The triad formed by technologies, processes, and people is fundamental for business effectiveness,” Thiago Tanaka concludes.
