Cybersecurity. Come spopravvivere alle tempeste | Nicolas Fasolo

Cyber Security Threats & Trends - Cyber attacks are evolving from individual hackers to organized criminal groups with economic, political, or ideological motivations [4][5] - Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by attackers to automate attacks, reduce the time to compromise a system (potentially from 10 days to a few hours), and lower the cost of entry by providing access to expertise and malware creation capabilities [19][20][21] - Attackers are shifting from technical exploits to social engineering, including voice clone attacks that can replicate the voice of a CEO or IT leader to gain unauthorized access or credentials [21][22] - Disinformation campaigns using AI-generated video, audio, and images are expected to increase, requiring users to verify information from trusted sources [26] Incident Response & Recovery - Incident response teams focus on transforming catastrophic events into learning opportunities to improve skills, collaboration, and knowledge within an organization [9] - A real-world example highlights a company with billion-dollar revenue that was completely encrypted, with all backups lost, leaving them at the mercy of the attacker [10][11][12] - In the aforementioned case, a partially compromised production file allowed the incident response team to develop code to reconstruct the file and restore production, preventing further losses [13][14][15] - Even with production restored, the company was still severely impacted, with technical departments lacking files, payroll unable to function, and customer/supplier trust damaged [17][18] Mitigation & Future Strategies - Companies should invest in training and education to promote the correct use of digital tools and data management [27] - Developing critical thinking skills is essential to avoid over-reliance on technology and pre-packaged responses [23][24] - Organizations need to evolve, develop critical thinking, and preserve human skills to navigate the digital landscape effectively [29]