Companies need to focus on cybersecurity education for staff, implement mature, multi-layered Endpoint protection with extra proactive layers. Although it's a no brainer companies still don't regularly patch vulnerabilities early and often in order to affect usability, if companies decide to automate the process, they will experience a few changes every once in a while but will be much better protected. Companies also fail to notice the importance of securing everything that is mobile. Communications must always be encrypted and protection should enabled wherever possible.
"Caution is needed when sending information via the Internet. For instance, you shouldn't connect to communication channels that are known to be unsecure, such as a public Wi-Fi network, because information may be intercepted. It is also important that consumers are careful when choosing online tools for personal communication, and only use a device reliably protected by a password and an Internet security solution," comments Elena Kharchenko, Head of Consumer Product Management, Kaspersky Lab.
Companies that are able to safeguard themselves from cyberattacks are the ones that deploy a complete security strategy, from the prediction of possible dangers and risks to the prevention of ongoing threats. Cybersecurity and IT often require different skillsets and the complexity of cybersecurity is often too much for generic IT staff to handle. Investing in a dedicated Security team is not a luxury in today's world, it is a necessity and even if you go for a smaller IT team and one or two dedicated security guys it is better than having a big IT team where everybody knows very little about cybersecurity.
"Financial cyberattacks are evolving into sophisticated, state-of-the-art campaigns," said Ross Hogan, Global Head of the Fraud Prevention Division at Kaspersky Lab. "Unfortunately, too many businesses are a step behind cybercriminals and are not doing enough to improve their protection against fraud. When a weak cybersecurity strategy is faced with the current sophisticated cyberattacks, financial loss becomes inevitable; however, this does not have to be the case. By implementing a comprehensive fraud prevention strategy, businesses are able to provide a secure environment for their customers to conduct various online payment methods used today."
"It's no secret that a security solution alone is not enough to protect a company's data. And the results of this study confirm that," comments Konstantin Voronkov, Head of Endpoint Product Management, Kaspersky Lab. "What's required is an integrated multi-level approach powered by security intelligence and other supplementary measures. These measures may include the use of specialized solutions and the introduction of security policies, such as restricting access rights."
Individuals need to invest in a robust security solution for all devices, especially mobile as it carries a lot of data and is not always the best protected. Experimenting with the additional features of the security solution you use can also make your entire computing experience more reliable. Learn and use whitelisting, encryption, and automated Backups.
"2016 will also see more players entering the world of cyber-crime. The profitability of cyber-attacks is indisputable and more people want a share of the spoils. As mercenaries enter the game, an elaborate outsourcing industry has risen to meet the demands for new malware and even entire operations. The latter gives rise to a new scheme of Access-as-a-Service, offering up access to already hacked targets to the highest bidder." added Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade, Senior Security Expert, Global Research and Analysis Team, Kaspersky Lab.
"A new year of challenging developments lies ahead for the IT security industry. We believe that sharing insights and predictions will promote the necessary collaboration to proactively face oncoming challenges head-on."
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