The Cyberome It has recently taken a leading role in computer attacks. Company Cyber ​​protection Eset released a threat report for the first quarter of the year Related to various cyber attacks War in Ukraine. მოიცავს includes Malicious program That they had as Attack focus on electrical substations High voltage in Ukraine.

For its part, shortly before the Russian invasion, a company study found a sharp drop in remote attacks. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The decline in these incidents occurs after two years of steady growth. They stress from the company that this turn of events may be related to the Ukraine war. Nevertheless, despite this decline, almost 60% of incoming RDP attacks in the first quarter of this year came from Russia.

Another side effect of war: even threats in the past Ransom program They were trying to avoid targets in Russia, during which time, according to a company study, Russia was the most attacked country. Researchers have even discovered options for blocking screens using the Ukrainian national anthem “Slava Ukraine.” (Glory to Ukraine!).

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the number of ransom programs increased Made by amateurs. Their abusers often promise to support one of the warring parties and label the attacks as personal revenge.

As expectedWar Also especially used for shipping Spam ი Phishing, Known as a technique that involves the use of all kinds of hooks to obtain confidential information. InAs soon as the invasion of February 24 took place, the swindlers began to take advantage of the people who were trying to support Ukraine. The fraudulent use of fictitious charities and fundraisers. There was a huge increase in spam detection that day.

“Different conflicts are taking place in different parts of the world, but for us it is different. “On the eastern border of Slovakia, where Eset has its headquarters and several offices, Ukrainians are fighting for their lives and sovereignty,” Roman Kovacs, the company’s director of research, said in a report. The reason that led them. Focus on the analysis of cyber threats that took place in this military context.

It should be noted that the investigation also revealed other threats not related to the war between Russia and Ukraine.. “We can confirm this EmotionThe malware, which mainly spreads via spam, came back after it was dismantled last year, ”Kovacs explained.

Only 5% of companies have an effective cyber security strategy

In this context, it is important that large organizations, which are often the target of this type of attack, take effective security measures. However, few act in this direction. YesAccording to an Accenture report, only 5% of companies have an effective cyber security strategy.

The report states that The cyber security dimension of the Ukraine war exacerbates a changing risk landscape. It happens that this war enters into an environment in which they have already emerged New security challenges due to pandemics and rapid digital transformation due to innovation Which were already on the horizon as well Metavers, Cloud, Internet of Things (IoT) ი Quantum computing.

This situation underscores the fact that in the face of well-funded, sophisticated and coordinated cybercriminals, cybersecurity efforts have not yet been mistaken.

“A profound change is needed in the planning and implementation of cybersecurity in companies. CEOs should not leave this change in the hands of IT teams alone. On the contrary, they must lead the way in change, “said Federico Tandetter, Accenture Latin America’s cybersecurity leader.

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