In a digital environment where threats are relentless, national productive sectors face a critical scenario: an attempted cyber intrusion every minute. Given this reality, analyzed by ESET Venezuela experts during their 7th Technology Breakfast for Journalists, data protection has ceased to be a technical option and has become a priority for economic survival.

Today, efficient risk management and the adoption of global standards are the only barriers capable of preventing a complete business shutdown.

During this high-level meeting, emerging trends that are redefining the protection of digital assets were explored. Special emphasis was placed on how local organizations must adapt their infrastructures in the face of the increase in sophisticated attacks that jeopardize operations and data integrity in an increasingly interconnected and demanding ecosystem.

Michele Flammia, General Manager of ESET Venezuela, welcomed attendees, highlighting the brand’s commitment to digital education and protecting strategic assets against current challenges.

Alarming figures that drive proactive action

Carlos López Rodríguez, the company’s Support and Training Manager, emphasized that cybersecurity must be viewed as an ongoing process: “Prevention and training cost less than stopping an attack once it has begun.” He also emphasized that certifications and work on control frameworks provide a real guarantee to third parties and clients.

For his part, José Luis Rangel, Commercial Manager of ESET, warned about the lack of visibility in the market: “Almost 40 % of companies don’t know if they are currently being compromised or if they were in the past.”

According to experts, a cyberattack occurs worldwide every 39 seconds, making it a statistically more likely threat than a fire. The economic impact of this operational paralysis can be reduced by up to 97% with adequate investment in training and frameworks such as ISO 27001 or NIST.

The human factor and social engineering

Martina López, a cybersecurity researcher at ESET Latin America, highlighted that social engineering remains the primary entry point for criminals. Using techniques like quishing (QR phishing) and dynamic phishing, attackers exploit the sense of urgency and trust of employees. In the country, the most frequently impersonated entities include DocuSign, MetaMask, and the Telegram platform, taking advantage of peak interest in AI tools and the current national situation.

Key recommendations for resilience

To strengthen defenses, specialists suggest three fundamental pillars:

• Tabletop Drills: Practicing crisis scenarios allows for the identification of weaknesses in response protocols before a real disaster occurs.
• Real Certification: Obtaining third-party endorsements that validate international standards provides real trust and security to clients.
• Device Security: Disable notifications on the lock screen to prevent the theft of passwords or credentials and always enable two-factor authentication (2FA).

Cybersecurity requires operational maturity; it is contradictory to fear quantum computing while working with obsolete systems. As López concluded, “training and practicing will always cost less than stopping a cyber intruder’s operation once it has begun.”

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Through on-site coverage and information from ESET and Comstat Rowland Comunicaciones Estratégicas Integrales

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicks off on Sunday, November 20 and, in addition to attracting millions of fans from around the world, it also attracts the interest of cybercriminals looking to make a quick buck.

The Qatar 2022 World Cup has not yet started, but it is already starring in various phishing websites designed to steal bank details and passwords from users, as analysts at the cybersecurity company Kaspersky warned.

The experts of this company found fake pages that offer everything from event tickets or merchandising to match viewing services, as well as scams with non-fungible tokens (NFT) that exploit the pull of the Soccer World Cup.

A distinctive feature of the threat landscape on the eve of the 2022 World Cup is the spread of crypto scams, mostly exploiting the popularity of NFT.

Some Internet sites propose to bet money on a match in order to win cryptocurrencies or digital works of art. Another type of fraud is that of crypto investments. Fraudsters create real coins and convince the user to invest in them with the promise of growth in value.

The absence of the limitations imposed by the pandemic will cause the World Cup to be the scene of many events with in-person spectators, in which thousands of tourists will participate on those days in Qatar, something that has not gone unnoticed by fraudsters.

K. Tovar

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Black Friday is celebrated every November 26, and businesses take the opportunity to settle discounts and offers that attract consumers. In many cases such offers are used by criminals to deceive with false free products or impersonating a parcel company and commit cyber scams.

Since 2012, Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday have become popular in Spain and other countries, which aims to offer important discounts to its customers at the beginning of Christmas. The eCommerce and physical stores accumulate sales record for that date.

The purchase of products online increases during Black Friday, activating cybercrime. The cybersecurity company ESET conducted a study where it determined the four most common cyber scams for this occasions:

• Free products: This strategy is very popular within cyber scammers, who use social media to fill out a survey or intervene the likes to end up scamming customers through “pay in a click”.
• Delivery company spoofing: Cyber criminals pretend to be a delivery o transportation. They send an email or SMS with the name of a well-known company in the market (Phishing) and when the message is opened it runs a ransomware that encodes the computer files and requests a reward for their decoding.
• Typing Errors: ‘Typesquatting’ is a big threat. The cyber attackers takes advantage of the errors users make when typing a web address. They  use it to redirect to a fake page, with a name very similar to the original, which was designed to host malicious ‘software’ that infect the user’s device, offer contests or advertisements for unreliable services to steal users’ data or money.
• Amazing discounts: It is important that users apply common sense to differentiate a real offer from a cyber scam. It is very significant that they check if it really is a legal page by looking at the spelling, the content it displays, or the description of the company. Also, they should contact the company directly and carefully observe the comments of other clients.

M. Rodríguez

Source: europapress

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