in a dialogue with Channel E, Sergio OronaThe cybersecurity expert and CEO of XparFound analyzed the evolution of cyberattacks in Argentina and warned about the lack of digital culture in small and medium-sized enterprises.
The outlook for small and medium-sized businesses in Argentina is alarming. According to Orona,”Small businesses are in the middle of a storm.なぜなら、「10 社中 6 社が昨年、少なくとも 1 回のサイバー攻撃の被害者だった」からです。”.
“And more”They are part of a supply chain with large companies, and it only takes a single link to be affected for the entire chain to be compromised.”.
Orona,””.
The first is ransomware. A virus that encrypts information and demands a monetary ransom. The second is phishing. This is a deceptive link sent via email. The third is credential theft. This allows attacks to spread across multiple platforms.”.
Orona In summary:The three most important attacks today are ransomware, phishing, and credential theft”.
Cultural challenges and the need for national legislation
The expert warned that the problem was not just due to a lack of resources. “Sometimes it’s not a budget issue, it’s a cultural issue“That’s what he said. That’s how most companies describe it.”The idea of protecting data with the same strength as it grows technologically does not yet exist.”.
Orona It was powerful:”We’ve grown in cloud, SaaS services, and artificial intelligence, but we haven’t grown to the same extent in cybersecurity.That is why he insisted on the importance of “.Shaping the culture of each company, government, and state”.
Currently, only the financial sector has mandatory standards. “The only regulated industries are banking and finance, which are regulated by the central bank. The rest is what we call best effort, where everyone does the best they can.” he explained.
The country needs to move forward with clear regulations for professionals.Argentina also needs stricter laws. This is already the case in Chile and Brazil, where compliance with cybersecurity standards is required in all sectors.”.
In that sense, he also considered the problem to be more than technical.Cybersecurity is a cultural issue, not a technical one”, he said, emphasizing that:From businesses to media, it affects us all because we are all digitized.”.
Finally, Orona He called for a change in perspective on the issue. “Cybersecurity needs to be on the table. Although it still feels technical, it is actually transcendent for the future of all countries and Argentina.”.
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