More than 2,500 cyber security incidents were reported by ETECSA in 2023

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Text: Editorial Cuba Noticias 360

According to state media Cuba Sí, a spokesperson for the Cuban telecommunications company, between January and September 2023, ETECSA has captured more than 2,500 incidents in the field of cyber security.

In this sense, what was recorded in organizations or institutions with legal personality were the following types of cyber attacks: denial of services, sending and receiving spam emails, malicious traffic generated by malicious code, scans of services and exploitation of vulnerabilities that compromised websites. and other computer elements.

Natural persons, for their part, were the victims of 70% of incidents, with cyber threats, identity theft and scams via social networks or electronic payment channels being the main ones.

“The year 2023 is marked by an increase in cyber attacks worldwide, which threaten the security of companies and people’s data. Human error is a major cause of cyber incidents in organizations, where violations of information security policies by those responsible for computer security and users of this technology prevail. is,” reported the director of digital business and specialist in computer systems and cyber security at ETECSA. , Daniel Ramos Fernandez.

Adding later: “Weak passwords are used and not changed on time, people visit insecure websites, and system software or applications are not updated when necessary.”

The same source revealed that using services or devices without security guarantees is another important factor for cyber incidents. In fact, the use of unauthorized systems and devices to share data that is confidential has been discovered.

“It is necessary to create structures to address cyber security and advance in the completion, preparation and management of personnel in this area,” the expert said, clearly stating that the legal regulations in this matter “need constant updating, as they arise from time to time. Time.