Post by account_disabled on Feb 17, 2024 9:45:27 GMT
The gap is confirmed by the study by the Cybersecurity & Data Protection Observatory of the Polytechnic of Milan. In 2022, Italy spent 1.85 billion euros on cybersecurity products and services (+18% compared to 2021), however, this figure represents only half of the investments of Germany, France, Canada and Japan and only a third of those in the United States and the United Kingdom. , Italy has become a prime target for hackers, recording a 168% increase in cases of malicious actions compared to 2021.
In 2022, the Italian manufacturing sector was particularly profitable for cybercriminals, with 27% of all attacks recorded globally targeted this sector. Malware remains the most common type of attack Mobile Phone Number worldwide, but in Italy its diffusion is even more significant (53%, +6% compared to the global average). These attack techniques are now standardized and are the result of the cybercrime industry. This partly confirms the hypothesis according to which the increase in attacks in Italy is caused by the lack of adequate defense on the part of the victims.
In fact, 64% of incidents are caused by "clumsy" actions by users or ICT staff. Phishing and social engineering attacks in Italy are less frequent than in the rest of the world (8% compared to 12% globally). However, the percentage of incidents based on known vulnerabilities remains concerning, as it could easily be avoided with the implementation of effective vulnerability and update management processes (6% in Italy compared to 12% globally). According to the 2022 Netwrix Cloud Data Security Report, 53% of IT professionals surveyed experienced a cyber attack during 2022.