In the last 24 months, more than 54% of European companies (55%, in the case of Italy) have suffered a cyber attack. The most significant fact is that in 20% of cases no trace was left . This was revealed by Kasperksy during a meeting with the press called Evolving SecYOUrity .
" The results of the survey also confirm another trend that we in the IT security industry have been emphasizing for some time: attackers who manage to penetrate inside an organization sometimes leave no trace. This, on the one hand , makes the work of IT investigators increasingly difficult, on the other it highlights, once again, the importance of cooperation between cybersecurity professionals , "explained Morten Lehn, Kaspersky Lab's General Manager Italy .
A cooperation that in the case of Kaspersky must start from the moment of the purchase of the infrastructure, so that the global partner program Kaspersky United has been launched , through which the partners can maintain and make their specializations profitable through different access levels (Registered, Silver, Gold and Platinum Partner) in one or more areas of competence such as cloud solutions (Hybrid Cloud Security, Threat Intelligence, Fraud Prevention, Threat Management and Defense, Industrial Cybersecurity, Security Awareness), services ( As MSP - Managed Service Provider, MDR - Managed Detection and Response, ATC - Authorized Training Center.
" The Channel is transforming to meet customer expectations, thanks to the offer of new solutions and the appearance of new business models " - commented Giampiero Cannavò, Head of Channel Europe of Kaspersky Lab - "System integrators, for example, have established operational security centers within their data centers, offering them as a service. We are also witnessing the specialization by some companies in market niches, thanks to the development of truly specific skills in the SaaS field, such as for example with threat intelligence platforms. We also see more and more small and medium-sized client companies moving to outsourced IT models and seeing a growth in the MSP-side business that is following the same direction " .
Data centers move to Zurich
Since last November, as specified in the Global Transparency Initiative framework , Kaspersky has begun moving its data centers in Europe, to Zurich to be precise. A fundamental step to increase both transparency and the resilience of the structure and to better protect it from data theft and supply chain violations: Switzerland is recognized as one of the safest countries in Europe, both in terms of technical infrastructure and under the protection of privacy, thanks to very strict and stricter regulations than those applied in the rest of Europe. The transfer A guarantee for companies that rely on Kaspersky solutions and have the need to keep their information confidential .
Kaspersky presents the Automated Security Awareness Platform
ASAP , this is the acronym of the Automated Security Awareness Platform presented by Kaspersky. A sort of portal for training company employees who represent the most vulnerable part of corporate security. A constant and continuous training of the workforce greatly reduces the risk of being the victim of an attack and Kaspersky with ASAP aimed to create a simple platform, accessible even to those who do not have specific skills and above all pleasant to use, thanks to targeted exercises, sessions frequent but short training courses (from 2 to 10 minutes) and the introduction of gamification elements .
"Our goal was to create an easy-to-manage and web-based tool to help companies balance different levels of cyber security expertise for different groups of employees" - explained Morten Lehn - " Through a micro-based approach - learning and on automated training courses, we hope to involve the staff and to guarantee an easy acquisition of the skills to ensure that they are not easily removed.This approach is particularly important for small businesses, which do not have experienced staff or resources to manage an efficient computer security awareness program ".
Becoming a cyber spy has never been easier
During the meeting Giampaolo Dedola, GReAT Security Researcher , the Kasperski Labs research and threat analysis team, spoke about the new attack scenarios aimed at financial institutions and infrastructures. Dedola has placed particular emphasis on the importance of defending the supply chain - the supply chain - in every phase to avoid finding itself in scenarios like that of Shadowhammer , which recently involved Asus, putting at risk the security of a million users.
In such a complex scenario, Kaspersky's recommendation is to adopt a Security By Design approach along the entire supply chain. Even in this case it is impossible to guarantee that a system is truly impregnable but forces the attackers to invest much more time and resources in the attack . And to significantly reduce costs when defenses are violated.