Let's talk about cyber security.
According to the Report Defense Cyberthreat 2020, Mexico ranked first for most organizations that experienced a successful attack, with 93.9%, above Spain, Italy, Colombia, China, USA and England.
Many specialists describe ransomware as an easy way to make money, hence its success. Hijacking information is faster than selling passwords and accounts, as it involves investing more time to achieve this task. Today, ransomware is compared to kidnapping, as cybercriminals retain vital information from a company or organization, whether public or private, and demand a payment or ransom for the release of that information.
Experts recommend that such ransom should not be cancelled. There are two main reasons why these groups of cybercriminals are funded, and most of the time the information they hold cannot be sold.
According to statistics, approximately 27% of the world's organizations pay a ransom.
In recent months, these cyberattacks have evolved, including virtual blackmail. Cybercriminals extort money by threatening to publish some of the information if they do not make payment within the requested time frame.
What can be done to prevent these cyberattacks? Mainly, keep software and applications, business and personal use updated, make backups of information and educate employees and family members to avoid downloading files that affect virtual security.
The financial sector is one of the sectors that invests the most in cybersecurity, with up to 15% of its annual budget going to this area.
Cybercrime is a business - the economic impact, according to a Juniper Research study, is expected to cost the global economy $8 trillion by 2022. This means that we must learn to defend ourselves from attacks, both in the workplace and in the personal sphere.
"It's okay to assume a gap, no one is exempt from a cyberattack," says Gina Marie Hatheway, director for the Americas in the cyber security group at Microsoft.
Microsoft invests more than $1 billion a year in security research and development, and its goal is to create a secure platform that helps keep the information of businesses, organizations and individuals safe and secure.
Microsoft's security team of about 3,500 security professionals detects and blocks nearly 5 billion pieces of malware each month, protecting email, identities, applications, infrastructure, and more.
Ensuring that users of their applications are confident that their information is safe, investing time and resources to strengthen other areas of work for business growth or have more time to enjoy with their families.
