For experts on this topic, it is very important for young people to study careers related to technology and cybersecurity to confront these global risks.
By strategyynegocios.net
Artificial intelligence is also used by cyber criminals.
Cybercriminals use them to attack businesses and public institutions, but organizations use techniques from the past to defend themselves.
That’s the powerful way Fortinet’s CISO for Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, Jaime Chanaga, explained it at the International Cybersecurity Symposium.
During a full day at the symposium organized by ComDigital and Innovatec, experts from Europe, South Korea, Israel, the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica helped companies, organizations and local governments effectively prepare for and successfully respond to potential cyberattacks.
“Cybersecurity must be flexible, and it must include artificial intelligence. We need to use new technologies that adversaries are already using,” said Chanaga, who also mentioned that only 1% of organizations in Latin America have an information security directorate.
One worrying aspect is that from last year to this year, ransomware has grown by 13% worldwide and variants have increased by 175% in the past year.
Chanaga noted that the number one complaint of Latin American business leaders in Costa Rica and the rest of Latin America is that they do not have enough time to develop two- or three-year strategic cybersecurity plans.
The expert recommended that it is very important for young people to study careers related to technology and cybersecurity to confront these global risks.
Cyberattacks are not a new phenomenon, but their scale and sophistication have increased significantly in recent years.
The World Economic Forum has identified cyberattacks as one of the 10 biggest threats to countries’ economies. Moreover, according to the 2020 Global Cybersecurity Index, a cyber attack occurs every second, but on average, hackers operate in an organization or company for six months before they are discovered.
It is estimated that global losses from cybercrime range between $1 trillion in 2020 and $6 trillion in 2021. However, the costs of cyberattacks go beyond the financial costs, and we must take into account the emotional and psychological impact of being a victim of a cyberattack. .
