E-commerce, telework, teleconsultation… under the effect of the pandemic, digitization has accelerated sharply. To the point that today we spend more time online than in sleep.
However, if this digitization has become widely accepted, it increases dependence on technologies and, de facto, exposure to cyber risks. A collateral effect that greatly complicates the management of IT security for companies. Especially since in terms of attacks, cybercriminals are constantly professionalizing themselves and constantly adjusting their attack TTP (Threat Intelligence Tactics).
Thus, to traditional threats such as trojans, ransomware and spam bots have been added data destroyers. And with telework, phishing campaigns and destabilization attempts have exploded. Let’s also be aware of customer responsibilities in cloud security.
AI and ML are not powerful enough to fight human intelligence
Companies have never been so exposed. And behind each severe cyberattack, the observation is always the same: it is human adversaries who are in charge, who act according to their own and very specific needs, motivations and capacities.
In such a context, only a human can wisely fight another human. Because if ML, AI and analysis tools can be aids in the prioritization and efficiency of cybersecurity, they are insufficiently powerful to counter human intelligence. They are naive as a puppy.
Effective cybersecurity therefore requires, and for a few decades to come, analyses, investigations and responses carried out by human beings. This is why the global cybercrime business is expected to reach 8 trillion euros per year by 2025, probably the largest transfer of wealth in history.
So how can companies protect themselves against cyberattacks?
Accelerating adoption of cloud services requires companies to create a secure and sustainable environment between customers, employees, business partners. However, the speed of deployment of cloud services has been much faster than the speed of adaptation of organizational cultures.
Users are also often the weak link in cybersecurity. Indeed, who has never clicked on a fraudulent link? Thus, lack of knowledge of techniques of cyber criminals leads users to make lots of mistakes. While technology can help reduce cybersecurity risks, it is not a panacea.
Aware of all these risks, many companies do not have the experience or the resources to deal with them. In France alone, more than 15,000 cybersecurity expert positions are open in France and not filled (2022 study by the consulting firm Wavestone.).
For fear of being hacked and faced with the difficulties of organizing a real cyber defense strategy, some companies let themselves be tempted by the sirens of publishers advocating miracle solutions. They then invest in tools without having laid the foundations for reflection. A process that inevitably leads to failure.
This is why today, companies aspire to be supported by partners specialized in cybersecurity. Extensions of their own cyber team, these partners are there to help them build security strategies that are logical, defensible and able to adapt to cyber security incidents. With Threat Hunting and the associated remediation services in the event of a major incident, organizations give themselves the means to act proactively or reactively to counter and respond to all attack phases. This cybersecurity built and delivered by expert human beings then ensures greater peace of mind for companies and gives them the means to achieve their business objectives.