Around 120 thousand IT security incidents, according to the National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE), were recorded in our country last year. Curiously only a little more than were reported 66 a billion accounts were stolen.Most of the attacks were economically motivated and targeted SMEs since, having lower purchasing power, they do not invest enough resources in IT security, many of these companies mistakenly believe that they are not important enough to be targeted by, For example, a ransomware (data kidnapping by encrypting it).
The economic losses worldwide are estimated to exceed 400 billion euros per year, above the amounts moved by drug trafficking, according to the cybersecurity expert group Thiber.
Given that, thanks to technical advances, it is increasingly easy for poorly trained criminals to launch an attack on thousands of users due to its simplicity of execution and acquisition, the immediate future seems rather worrying. Not many years ago only well-trained hackers were capable of creating viruses or attacks, now on the dark Web for a few dollars (generally in cryptocurrencies) a wide variety of malicious programs can be acquired to defraud trusting SMEs.
We will not tire of repeating that prevention is the best way to avoid attacks on our computer systems, in addition to good training for users both in personal and work environments.
Furthermore, governments should carry out informational campaigns frequently so that the most common crimes, which can be prevented more or less easily by a user with little computer knowledge, are tackled before they occur.