COVID-19 pandemic proves to show: people are easiest
exploited when scared. In response to peaking cyber
criminals' activity around the world, the annual Acronis global
survey exposes key vulnerabilities of both organizations &
individuals alike
Singapore - Acronis, a global leader in cyber
protection, marked its inaugural World Cyber
Protection Week by revealing that 42% of companies experienced
a data loss event that resulted in downtime last year. That high
number is likely caused by the fact that while nearly 90% are
backing up the IT components they're responsible for protecting,
only 41% back up daily - leaving many businesses with gaps in the
valuable data available for recovery.
The figures revealed in Acronis'
2020 World Cyber Protection Week Survey illustrate the new
reality that traditional strategies and solutions to data
protection are no longer able to keep up with the modern IT needs
of individuals and organizations. That is why Acronis has expanded
World Backup Day - the annual holiday celebrated on March 31 as a
reminder to back up data - to World Cyber Protection Week.
The annual survey, completed by nearly 3,000 people, gauges the
protection habits of users around the globe:
· 91% of individuals back up data and devices, but 68%
still lose data due to accidental deletion, hardware or software
failure, or an out-of-date backup
· 85% of organizations aren't backing up multiple times
per day, only 15% report they are
· 26% back up daily, 28% back up weekly, 20% back up
monthly, and 10% aren't backing up at all
· Of those who don't back up, nearly 50% believe backups
aren't necessary: while 42% of organizations reported data loss
resulting in downtime
· Only 17% of personal users and 20% of IT professionals
follow best practices, employing hybrid backups on local media and
in the cloud.
These findings stress the importance of implementing a cyber
protection strategy that includes backing up your data multiple
times a day and practicing the 3-2-1 backup
rule.
Cyber Protection Changes the Game - And The Game
Changed Too
A peaking volume of COVID-19 related cyber scams was detected in
Asia in the past 2 weeks - in China, Vietnam, South Korea and more.
Singapore being
one of the most exposed as a country. Both state-sponsored and
freelancers - there is no shortage of those looking to prey on the
fear and chaos caused by the global pandemic.
With increasing cyberattacks, traditional backup is targeted by
cyber criminals and no longer sufficient to protect data,
applications, and systems - our survey shows that relying on backup
alone for true business continuity is too dangerous:
· 88% of IT professionals are concerned with ransomware,
86% - cryptojacking, 87% - social engineering attacks like
phishing, and 91% - data breaches. Personal users: nearly as high,
rose by 33% compared to Acronis' 2019 survey
· 30% of personal users and 12% of IT professionals
wouldn't know if their data was modified unexpectedly.
· 30% of personal users and 13% of IT professionals
aren't sure if their anti-malware solution stops zero-day
threats
· 9% of organizations reported that they didn't know if
they experienced downtime as a result of data loss this year.
To ensure complete protection, secure backups must be part of an
organization's comprehensive cyber protection approach, which
includes ransomware protection, disaster recovery, cybersecurity,
and management tools. This deeply integrated approach also
addresses the Five Vectors of Cyber Protection, delivering safety,
accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security (SAPAS) for all
data, applications, and systems.
World Cyber Protection Week Recommendations
Whether you are concerned about personal files or your company's
business continuity, Acronis has five simple recommendations to
ensure fast, efficient, and secure protection of your
workloads:
· Always create backups of important data. Keep
multiple copies of the backup both locally and in the cloud - to
guarantee you have everything if a fire, flood, or disaster hits.
· Ensure your operating systems and applications are
current. Relying on outdated OSes or apps means they lack the
bug fixes and security patches that help block cybercriminals from
gaining access to your systems.
· Beware suspicious email, links, and attachments.
Most virus and ransomware infections are the result of social
engineering techniques that trick unsuspecting individuals into
opening infected email attachments or clicking on links to websites
that host malware.
· Install anti-virus, anti-malware, and
anti-ransomware software while enabling automatic updates so
your system is protected against malware, with the best software
also able to protect against zero-day threats.
· Consider deploying an integrated cyber protection
solution that combines backup, anti-ransomware, anti-virus,
vulnerability assessment and patch management in a single solution.
An integrated solution increases ease of use, efficiency and
reliability of protection.
Find out more about how you can protect your data at:
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/celebrating-final-world-backup-day
Read more about the 2020 World Cyber Protection Week survey
results here:
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/results-are-cyber-protection-week-2020-survey
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