Latin America. Given the conditions of the new work environments and their technological dynamics, the progressive increase in cyber attacks during the last two years has been evident. According to the Colombian Prosecutor's Office, during the first half of 2021 there was a 30% increase in these events, with a total of 23,000 criminal incidents of this type.
The financial sector remains the most affected by these incidents while organized crime remains the category of actors that commit these crimes the most. Automation can help scale companies' defensive operations, but it can also help attackers increase their offense. From Gamma Ingenieros, an expert company in cybersecurity, a compilation of some of the most common trends in this industry is made.
"Our goal is to determine some relevant aspects that are of great importance for companies in terms of cybersecurity, we hope to minimize the damage of cyber attacks and support the strengthening of IT areas in organizations for their growth and comprehensive security from a global knowledge of some value trends," said Carolina Masso, UEN Technology Manager of the company.
Blockchain: The digital identity and data integrity associated with this technology, which is perhaps the most disruptive in recent times, represent a breakthrough that can add value to companies to better face the risks caused by digitalization. It contributes to the defense of cybersecurity and the prevention of fraudulent activities with a lower operational risk, reduction of losses, cost savings and the creation of new markets.
Passwordless: Organizations have sought to advance exponentially in passwordless authentication, making use of technological systems in biometric, SSO and MFA capabilities, which are much more effective in identity than any other protocol.
Advanced encryption and data integrity: The encryption of files, documents and data will continue to grow, especially in e-commerce and financial transactions, thus reducing the possibility of third parties gaining access to confidential information that may harm their representative. Encryption techniques are designed for specific industry-specific environments.
Zero trust: This is a model that through a comprehensive set of security processes and solutions allows organizations to identify users and devices (business and non-business) seeking access to the network, thus facilitating internal security policy analysis, simplifying network management and expanding control of the organization.
Evolution of Ransomware attacks: New ransomware technologies are cheaper and easier to implement as they are affordable to any user of the darkweb. In terms of downtime and damage to organizational systems every day are more frequent and costly.
Cloud Security: Organizations have rapidly decentralized to give remote access to the organization's systems from anywhere and enable telecommuting. For this reason, attacks on systems hosted in the cloud represent a challenge for IT areas in companies that must join efforts in the detection, protection and response to possible threats.
