Brazilian companies remain exposed to the risks of hacker attacks, with an increase in occurrences. According to the Check Point Software Threat Intelligence Report, in the second quarter of this year, the country recorded a 67% increase in cyber attacks, totaling 2.754 cases per week, in comparison with the same period of the previous year. The percentage increase is 7%, before the second quarter of 2023, when the weekly number of attacks on Brazilian companies was 1.645
In the cut of the last six months (between February and July of this year), an organization in Brazil was attacked on average 2.615 times a week, against 1.587 attacks on companies worldwide
"The hacker attacks", associated with other causes, such as software and hardware problems, possible bugs, among other cases, can be responsible for causing damage such as total or partial loss of data and applications, that can seriously compromise the system and the continuity of the business, reveals Thiago Tanaka, Cybersecurity Director of TIVIT, Brazilian multinational that connects 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 the following 3 tips
- Having a well-structured security plan that is supported by the management and the company's board. Even though the cyber area has a robust plan, it may not be enough without the necessary support to implement it
- Study and understand the infrastructure through a good security assessment, that will point out all the vulnerability points, indicate which tools and software should be implemented or updated and possible process changes to make the environment more robust
- Implement a awareness plan for employees, so that 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 applied, help to significantly reduce the chances of problems with security threat events. However, if even so the organization goes through some situation of unexpected attack, it is advisable to activate the Disaster Recovery Plan, that is based on the responsiveness to solve problems that affect operations. This procedure allows the company to isolate the problem, recover your environments and systems and upload backups more quickly, thus being able to resume activities as quickly as possible, complement
For the Cybersecurity Director, although many companies make large investments in cybersecurity infrastructure, it is important to understand what the real 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 are essential for the effectiveness of the business, concludes Thiago Tanaka
