up 42% targeted attacks during 2012
This alarming statistic in a way sums up the current form of online security landscape. Cyber attacks are becoming less passive and more focused on specific targets. Rather than an attack is something that an individual stumbles in unhappy when browsing online or opening a dangerous attachment, it is now increasingly common for companies and institutions to actively target by attacks specially designed.
increase in threat to SMEs
The report goes on to say that 31% of all targeted attacks are on the small and medium enterprises (SMEs); that is, 250 or fewer employees. It may seem cons-intuitive that there should be such a focus on SMEs, since the gain is generally likely to be much lower than a successful attack on a large company or institution. However, according to Andy Singer, Symantec, the reason behind this is that SMEs' lack of more adequate protection "against online threats and are sometimes used as a" springboard to bigger targets. "
'trough' biggest attacks
the report also highlighted the prevalence of a specific kind of threat, commonly known as an attack of "hole water ", which seeks not the business on which the malicious code website is seated, but individual visitors to the site. the malware is planted on the site, allowing all visitors to its pages open to indirect attack . Symantec notes that on one day 500 companies have been targeted in this way, allowing hackers to access to information valuable customer.
These three observations of the Symantec report should encourage enterprises and individuals to be more wary of the threat of crime online than ever before. Be sure to keep antivirus software up to date, and you use a reliable VPN service. A VPN can help protect against online spying potential to keep your personal information more secure from intruders.
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