Cybersecurity is constantly evolving and becoming more sophisticated. Yet, there are still many high-risk hacking incidents or other security attacks. There is no doubt that companies or organizations are becoming more vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks due to several factors, including advancing digitization and shifting to hybrid work systems. This development is a clear sign that both public and private companies or organizations must start taking the issue of cyberattacks more seriously than ever and implement the right solutions for their security system. With this in mind, McAfee has made several threats or cyberattacks predictions for 2022 to watch out for, and here are some of them.

Cyberattack Perpetrators Create Affiliates

Technology that has become more sophisticated has changed the way cyber attackers work. The convenience offered by advanced technology has made anyone can carry out cyberattacks. Many competitors currently employ cyberattackers (hackers) to enter other companies’ systems and perform cyberattacks or retrieve important data. Therefore, companies need to conduct a visibility audit on their IT systems. Technological developments also create convenience even for perpetrators who do not have adequate capabilities to carry out cyber attacks. They take advantage of ransomware that has been developed by experts and becomes affiliates. The affiliates created by these cyberattack experts will provide greater profits even though they have to share it with the affiliates. With the increasing number of cyberattack perpetrators entering the market or IT environment, companies must implement solutions with extra security to protect company systems.

Approach to Attack Through Social Media

Approaching individuals within a company or organization is not a new tactic used by cybercriminals, but in fact, it is one of the most successful strategies to perform cyberattacks. Almost everyone has social media and wants to connect with many people, even those they have never met. Thus, cyber criminals use this opportunity to target individuals through social media approaches. This approach to attacks through social media is the most efficient method of avoiding traditional security controls, as attackers will communicate directly with targets within the company through direct messages without any suspicious alerts. This cyberattack approach typically uses job offer messages through certain applications, which contain malware to attack company systems.

API Becomes an Attractive Targets

Cyberattackers usually pay attention to system trends that many companies are currently using. The cloud is a system solution used by many companies to store important data and information. The cloud applications that companies use have more or less changed the way APIs are designed, developed, and used to manage these cloud systems. Usually, the spread of important data and information in the cloud is behind the API. Thus, the API is becoming an attractive target for cyberattacks to exploit and get profit. The nature of the connected API is a factor that can pose a major risk to enterprise businesses because cyberattack perpetrators can misuse it as a threat for companies to launch attacks on corporate data.

Those are some of the trends in cyberattacks on companies predicted to occur in 2022. Cyberattackers will continue to sharpen their skills and arm themselves with more sophisticated cyberattack systems that are difficult to detect. Hence, companies need to update their security focus and keep up with the trends and developments. Aplikas Servis Pesona, a subsidiary of Phintraco Group engaged in IT Security, will be ready to support companies implementing the best IT security solutions to deal with more sophisticated cyberattacks.

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References:

https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/enterprise/mcafee-enterprise-atr/mcafee-enterprise-fireeye-2022-threat-predictions/