About 31% of Indian organisations are expected to be the victims of cyber-attacks soon and 30% IT managers believe that their current organization’s defences are not enough to block cyberthreats they have witnessed in the past.
What this connotes? To put it simply--the cyber criminals are not far off from your network. In fact, a cyber criminal’s job has turned out to be very easy these days, thanks to dark web. Regardless of skill, anyone with an internet connection can stitch together a complex attack with very little effort.
Organizations must understand their adversaries, both skilled and unskilled, to protect against all manner of threats. We should not ignore the fact that each year we are witnessing threats like SamSam, Matrix, Emotet, which if not barred could lead to heavy damages to our setups.
The SamSam ransomware campaign had estimated to have earned more than $6.5 million and as per studies, the year 2019 is likely to see a significant rise in targeted ransomware. Matrix, another ransomware, which was first seen in 2016, has gained a lot of prominence last year and now, we consider it as one of the most dangerous threats. Emotet is another sophisticated malware which is being dubbed as opportunistic, polymorphic threat.
To understand how easy, it is for anyone to go from zero to criminal hero, join The Economic Times Live Webinar on ‘Shackle Your Cyber Perpetrators’. The webinar would revolve around the evolution of cyberattacks and how to combat these new age threats.
The webinar would also demonstrate tools available for purchase on the dark web and how easy it is to acquire them and use to target individuals and organizations both large and small. Come and have a look at services that enable these criminal activities before, during and after the hack.
