Regardless of the type of company, all seek to keep intact the security of the systems with which they deal in their day to day, as these are the places where all your important data are stored and necessary to work.
However, the different softwares of these companies are threatened in a more frequent way than is usually thought because the attacks they receive are shown in different presentations, and go unnoticed if the correct monitoring of work systems is not done.
But its purpose is the same, to break the computer security of companies to access their data. And although this happens all over the world, in the American continent it has affected so much the operations of the companies that now it is their main concern.
Threats to computer systems
An ESET Security Report 2016 uncovered the main concerns of enterprises in all areas of work:
- The vulnerability of work systems.
- The different types of viruses or malware that enter them.
- The use of data and information for other purposes.
- Fraud using their resources.
- Attacks on operating systems (DoS attacks)
- Social engineering techniques.
What is each threat about?
The three main reasons are closely related to each other, as each threat to the systems or programs used by companies represents a risk to the information that is stored and handled in them, and that if exposed can harm companies permanently.
Inadequate access to information and its misuse is one of the most worrying factors for companies, as maintaining the image they have built in front of the public is important so that it does not affect their reputation.
The attack on DoS also poses an even greater danger to companies.
While programs store information in their databases, there are documents and files on company disks and computers that do not depend on connections. These are the targets of these attacks; they seek to penetrate the system by inserting themselves directly into the disks of the computers to use the fundamental information of the company.
Phishing, or the use of false identities to also collect information from companies, is another threat they face more frequently. People may even pass themselves off as companies in order to make a profit for the public.
What is the form of attack?
Although every threat to information systems may be different, the most common method of assault is through emails, where attackers generally phishing to make emails look reliable.
Here, through links and downloadable files, the viruses infiltrate the computers and execute their harmful functions to the systems, although the assaults can also be remote.
The issue is that attackers seek access to information and data internal to companies for their own uses, and each year the number of incidents increases. But equally, every year companies give more of their budget to maintain their internal networks and IT systems, either for IT staff or through Managed Service Providers (MSPs).
Protection of systems
Knowing that their vulnerability is due to failures in their code or malicious intruders, there are different ways to keep programs safe, or at least more protected.
It is true that the vast majority of computer problems can be prevented, so the first option is to have a team that is responsible for monitoring, looking for faults and acting on them more quickly and effectively to provide solutions to possible problems that may arise.
The second option is to raise the awareness of company employees, so that they have specific knowledge of the platforms used and so that they know how to differentiate them from those that have misleading elements, whose purpose is the implementation of malware discreetly in the main programs of the company.
Another important point is how necessary digital security has become over the years. It is important that companies have a basis in their budget to professionally safeguard all their information to avoid such incidents.
