Experts at Davos 2023 sound the alarm on cybersecurity | World Economic Forum - 0 views
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2023 will be a consequential year for cybersecurity.
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cyberattacks such as phishing, ransomware and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise.
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a major US cybersecurity firm that provides protection services for over 30% of Fortune 500 companies
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“This is a global threat, and it calls for a global response and enhanced and coordinated action,” Jürgen Stock, the Secretary-General of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL),
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“The key to winning the battle against cybercrime is, of course, to work together to make it a priority across the geopolitical fault lines.”
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This concern has been raised particularly around critical infrastructure sectors like energy, public transportation and manufacturing. SecurityScorecard, a US cybersecurity rating and analysis firm, reported recently that 48% of critical manufacturing companies surveyed were at significant risk of a cyber breach.
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“Vulnerabilities within the critical manufacturing sector haven’t gone unnoticed by cybercriminals either,” said Aleksandr Yampolskiy, SecurityScorecard's CEO.
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The Forum's report also notes that the potential targets for cyberattacks are increasing. Today, targets include not only government agencies or major corporations, but largely any organization that handles consumer data—no matter how small.
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There is no such thing as a hundred percent security. It's about resilience in the face of insecurity.”
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As more things get connected to the internet there's just more risk. ”— Matthew Prince, Cloudflare CEO
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Zero Trust approach to cybersecurity, which creates a framework that eliminates implicit trust and ensures that any user—even those who are supposed to be inside an organization's network—is authenticated and validated at every turn.