Cyber security is a rapidly expanding industry. Malware is exponentially increasing with over 230 000 new malware samples per day. It could be compared with World War One and Two where for each attack there was a counter attack or defence strategy. Billions of dollars were spent on research and development all around the globe in order to protect one's own and to outsmart the enemy. In the modern day digital arena, a similar story is panning out in cyber space. Attackers are trying new, clever ways to hack whatever they can while IT security specialists are making this harder by trying to stay one step ahead.
Here are some stats that might make you reconsider whether you have the necessary counter measures in place:
1. 95% of all security breaches are accounted for in only 3 industries
These are Retail, Technology and the Public sector. One might ask why these three? It isn't because any of these industries are more slack when it comes to protecting customer data. There's just a much higher level of personal information captured in these three sectors - making them an obvious popular target.
2. Every 39 seconds there's another security breach
The University of Maryland has compiled a Clark School study were one of the first to quantify the rate at which computers are being hacked via the internet – 39 seconds on ave. affecting millions being on the receiving end each year. A very common weak point where hackers often enter is via non-secure passwords.
3. 43% of cyber attacks target Small to Medium Businesses
These companies experience the following type of attacks:
4. The average data breach in 2020 will cost more than $150 Million
As companies get more connected, Jupiter research suggest that cyber crime will cost organisations more than $2 trillion this year (2019)
5. Since 2013 there are more than 3.81 million records stolen via breaches daily
This is 158,727 per hour, 2,645 per minute and 44 every second of every day, reports Cybersecurity Ventures.
6. More than Three Quarters of the health care sector has been infected with malware during the previous year.
The research was based on examining over 700 healthcare organisations such as treatment facilities, medical insurance agencies and medical manufacturing companies.
7. Large scale Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks increased by 5 times
8. The total estimated spend on cyber security is expected to reach $6 trillion by 2021
This is a significant number which should encourage organisations to consider their approach on cyber security. One can no longer play ostrich. Cyber crime is the reality of our modern society and might require a fundamental change in how many see cyber security.
9. There will be approx. 3.5 million cybersecurity job openings by 2021
There are currently over 300 000 cybersecurity job openings in the United States which is 75% more than it was 5 years ago.
10. By the year 2020 there will be approximately 200 billion (that is twenty thousand million) devices connected to the internet.
Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer a buzz word. It is growing at a rapid rate and opens a real risk to all companies. The Symantec security threat report states there are roughly 25 devices per 100 people in the US.
11. Human error is the cause of 95% of all cybersecurity breaches
Cyber criminals find the weakest link to breach – this is almost never in the IT department.
12. Only 38% of companies say they are prepared for a full scale cyber attack
To top this, 54% of organisations have encountered one or multiple attacks over the past year.
13. Cyber crime has cost companies and organisations over $1 trillion dollars in 2018
Large corporates aren't the only ones at risk. Individuals are too. If you are connected to the internet, you should take the necessary precaution against cyber crime.
What does all of this have to do with ellipticSecure and HSMs?
Well, an HSM is one of the best ways to manage cryptographic keys. Secure your VPN certificates, encrypt your e-commerce access keys and protect the keys used to sign documents - the list goes on. Just by properly controlling VPN access keys you can prevent a number of attacks and minimize the amount of damage that can be done by a hacker. It acts as a smart utility that when present can perform a stack of functions at a very high speed but when physically removed hackers cannot access any of the data and keys stored on (or encrypted by) the device - leaving all client records and data out of harm's way.
Reference article: 13 Alarming Cyber Security Facts and Stats
Robert KellermanMarketing consultant for ellipticSecure.
Robert Kellerman is an engineer who specialises in technical marketing. He loves his family, making music, hiking and surfing. He is a bit of a coffee fanatic and roasts his own beans. He lives in Somerset West, Cape Town.
Usalama wa mtandao ni sekta inayopanuka haraka. Malware inaongezeka kwa kasi na zaidi ya sampuli za programu mbaya 230,000 kwa siku. Inaweza kulinganishwa na Vita vya Kwanza na vya Pili vya Ulimwengu ambapo kwa kila shambulio kulikuwa na mkakati wa kushambulia au ulinzi. Mabilioni ya dola yalitumiwa katika utafiti na maendeleo duniani kote ili kulinda watu na kuwapiga maadui. Katika uwanja wa kisasa wa dijiti, hadithi kama hiyo inaonekana katika nafasi ya mtandao. Watendaji wa hacking wanajaribu njia mpya za ujanja za kuharibu kila kitu wanachoweza, wakati wataalamu wa usalama wa IT wanafanya kazi ngumu zaidi kwa kujaribu kuwa hatua moja mbele. Hapa kuna baadhi ya takwimu ambazo zinaweza kukufanya ufikirie tena ikiwa una hatua za kukabiliana zinazohitajika mahali: 95% ya uvunjaji wa usalama unafanyika katika viwanda vitatu tu: rejareja, teknolojia na sekta ya umma. Mtu aweza kuuliza kwa nini hao watatu? Hii sio kwa sababu sekta yoyote ni laini zaidi linapokuja suala la kulinda data ya wateja. Kuna tu kiwango cha juu sana cha habari za kibinafsi zilizokamatwa katika sekta hizi tatu - kuifanya kuwa lengo maarufu la wazi. 2. Uwezekano wa kupata Kila sekunde 39 kuna uvunjaji mwingine wa usalama - Chuo Kikuu cha Maryland, ambacho kilikuwa cha kwanza kuhesabu kiwango cha kompyuta kuingiliwa kupitia mtandao - sekunde 39 kwa wiki, na kuathiri mamilioni ya watu kila mwaka. Sehemu dhaifu ya kawaida ambapo wahasibu mara nyingi huingia ni kupitia nywila zisizo salama. 3. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli Kwa mfano, asilimia 43 ya mashambulizi ya kibiashara ya mtandao yanalenga biashara ndogo na za kati, na kampuni hizo zinakabiliwa na aina zifuatazo za mashambulizi: Uharibifu wa data kwa wastani katika mwaka 2020 utagharimu zaidi ya $ 150 milioni, na utafiti wa Jupiter unaonyesha kuwa uhalifu wa mtandao utagharimu mashirika zaidi ya $ 2 trilioni mwaka huu. Tangu mwaka 2013, zaidi ya rekodi milioni 3.81 zimeibiwa kila siku kupitia uvunjaji wa data, na hii ni 158,727 kwa saa, 2,645 kwa dakika na 44 kila sekunde ya kila siku, ripoti ya Cybersecurity Ventures. 6. Uwe na uhakika Zaidi ya robo tatu ya sekta ya huduma za afya imeambukizwa na programu hasidi wakati wa mwaka uliopita. Utafiti huo ulijumuisha utafiti wa zaidi ya mashirika 700 ya huduma za afya, kama vile vituo vya matibabu, mashirika ya bima ya matibabu na makampuni ya utengenezaji wa matibabu. 7. Uwe na mtazamo gani? Mashambulizi makubwa ya kukataa huduma (DDoS) yameongezeka mara tano. Takwimu za jumla za matumizi ya usalama wa mtandao zinatarajiwa kufikia $ 6 trilioni ifikapo mwaka 2021, na idadi hii inapaswa kuhamasisha mashirika kuzingatia mbinu zao za usalama wa mtandao. Mtu hawezi tena kucheza mbweha. Uhalifu wa mtandao ni ukweli wa jamii yetu ya kisasa na inaweza kuhitaji mabadiliko ya msingi katika jinsi wengi wanavyoona usalama wa mtandao. 9. (a) Kwa nini? Kutakuwa na takriban. Kuna zaidi ya nafasi za kazi za usalama wa mtandao 300,000 nchini Marekani, ambayo ni asilimia 75 zaidi ya miaka mitano iliyopita. Kumi. Kufikia mwaka 2020, kutakuwa na vifaa bilioni 200 vya mtandao. Mtandao wa Vitu (IoT) sio neno la kawaida tena. Ni kukua kwa kasi na kufungua hatari halisi kwa makampuni yote. Kwa mujibu wa ripoti ya Symantec, kuna takriban vifaa 25 kwa kila watu 100 nchini Marekani. 11. (a) Kwa nini? Uharibifu wa usalama wa mtandao ni sababu ya 95% ya makosa yote ya usalama wa mtandao - wahalifu wa mtandao hupata kiungo dhaifu zaidi cha kuvunja - hii ni karibu kamwe katika idara ya IT. 12. (a) Kwa nini? Kwa mujibu wa ripoti hiyo, asilimia 38 tu ya makampuni yanasema kuwa yamejitayarisha kwa shambulio la kibiashara la kiwango kikubwa, na asilimia 54 ya makampuni yamekabiliwa na shambulio moja au zaidi mwaka jana. 13. (a) Kwa nini? Uhalifu wa mtandao umesababisha gharama za biashara zaidi ya $ 1 trilioni katika 2018, na kampuni kubwa sio tu zilizo hatarini. Watu binafsi pia ni hivyo. Ikiwa unaunganishwa kwenye mtandao, unapaswa kuchukua tahadhari muhimu dhidi ya uhalifu wa mtandao. Je, hii yote inahusiana na EllipticSecure? HSM ni moja ya njia bora za kuhifadhi na kuhifadhi funguo za siri. Kuhifadhi vyeti vyako vya VPN, encrypt funguo zako za ufikiaji wa e-commerce na kulinda funguo zinazotumiwa kusaini nyaraka - orodha inaendelea. Kwa kudhibiti kwa usahihi funguo za ufikiaji wa VPN, unaweza kuzuia mashambulizi kadhaa na kupunguza kiasi cha uharibifu ambao unaweza kufanywa na hacker. "Hii ni ""kitengo cha akili"" ambacho kinapoweza kufanya kazi kwa kasi kubwa sana, lakini wakati wa kuondolewa kimwili, hackers hawawezi kupata data yoyote na funguo zilizowekwa kwenye (au kuhifadhiwa na) kifaa, na kuacha rekodi zote za mteja na data nje ya njia ya madhara." "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika makala ya ""13 Alarming Cyber Security Facts and Statistics"" ya Robert Kellerman, mshauri wa masoko wa EllipticSecure." Robert Kellerman ni mhandisi ambaye ni mtaalamu wa uuzaji wa kiufundi. Anapenda familia yake, kutengeneza muziki, kutembea kwa miguu na kuteleza kwenye mawimbi. Yeye ni mpenzi kidogo wa kahawa na huchoma maharagwe yake mwenyewe. Anaishi katika Somerset Magharibi, Cape Town.