Kaspersky, a leading company in the global cybersecurity sector, took part again this year in the Diplomacy Festival, an event dedicated to diplomacy and international relations, which every year explores the geopolitical phenomena and technological transformations underway, which the year was titled with the evocative “Ready for the unexpected?”. In this journey through the crucial scenarios for the world diplomatic scene, Kaspersky intervened by describing the great changes in the cybersecurity landscape, emphasizing the need for collaboration between the various countries. Speaking of the big changes we will see that could lead to a Pearl Harbor Digital Attack, the main threats we should pay more attention to in the near future were highlighted.
“Surely our attention today should be on the complex ransomware ecosystem. These are attacks whose purpose is to encrypt and block all sensitive and important data inside a device and then ask for a ransom in order to be able to restore the data. Targeted ransomware attacks often target high-profile targets, such as businesses, government agencies, municipalities, and health organizations, with the aim of extorting money from them. These kinds of attacks are highly sophisticated and have increased dramatically over the past few years. Between 2019 and 2020,the number of targeted ransomware detected by Kaspersky solutions has increased by 767% and Italy is at the top of the ranking of the countries most affected by generic mobile ransomware attacks "said Maura Frusone, Head of Channel at Kaspersky at the his speech at the Diplomacy Festival.
According to Kaspersky experts, the modus operandi of cybercriminals is evolving in addition to cyber threats. If until a few years ago we were talking about large and well-connected groups, today we are talking about small fragmented groups that do not have specific skills in the development of attack tools, but that acquire access to companies from other groups specialized in compromise and resale. and then launch the attack by encrypting and exfiltrating the data. “It is thanks to Threat Intelligence that we are able to deliver these unique insights into emerging threats and new criminal groups. Understanding how cybercriminals operate and evolve their tactics, techniques and procedures used is very important to the cybersecurity community.and it also helps corporate defenders improve the level of protection from possible incidents, ”said Fabio Sammartino, Head of Pre-Sales at Kaspersky during the intervention dedicated to Security Intelligence.
In this scenario, international cooperation becomes increasingly important to tackle cyberattacks on a global level.
“In the last year we have seen an acceleration of the digitization process.
This trend, coupled with the rapid increase in online criminal activity, has helped make cybersecurity more important than ever to ensure the safety and sustainability of the internet.
Indeed, through information security, it is possible to achieve an effective and sustainable digital transformation, fundamental elements especially in a historical period marked by a global pandemic.
Therefore, international cooperation aimed at ensuring a stable and secure development of cyberspace is more important than ever, ”added Fabio Sammartino, Head of Pre-Sales at Kaspersky.