Returning to Work Means Not Becoming Complacent About Cybersecurity: Kaspersky

Organizations that have resumed work-from-home policies are finding it easier to manage not just their staff but also their company’s cybersecurity demands. However, Kaspersky, a cybersecurity and digital privacy firm, feels that given the present atmosphere, businesses need be even more cautious.
The primary reason for this is that the macroenvironmental elements influencing the cybersecurity landscape have deteriorated since last year. Ransomware assaults have increased dramatically since late 2021. However, the nature and severity of the attacks have changed dramatically, not the number.
Ransomware has become more ubiquitous than ever before and it is now using advanced techniques through AI and ML to launch cross-platform attacks. It continues to target enterprises across multiple platforms to ensure that none of the systems work as intended.
Some of these ransomware groups are highly politically motivated, particularly regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict – they are using techniques that wipe your data files and storage rather than encrypt it. As a result, enterprises are looking at a sweeping loss of data, which could be detrimental for the business from a reputational as well as a legal standpoint. Ransomware is a chief cause of advanced persistent threats that organizations face in a digital landscape.
High-quality endpoint threat detection and security are the sole safeguards. As work from office resumes, businesses must ensure that each of their devices receives a cybersecurity check and update, as well as execute a few training programs to make their staff aware of the continual cyberthreats present in the environment in which they work. It is also critical for businesses to do frequent data backups, preferably in an offline mode to limit exposure to the internet.
Dipesh Kaura, GM, Kaspersky South Asia, explains why this matters particularly in the Indian context, “India is among the top 3 targets for cyberattacks in the APAC region. It does not help that businesses in India are still waking up to the scale of damage that cyberattacks can cause within the enterprise as well as the overall economic system by draining it of trust and confidence. It’s one of the major reasons why the country has moved rapidly to secure its internet pathways and national data security. Now businesses need to follow suit.”

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