Vulnerabilities in the legal software used by employees continues to be a "headache" for business security, as its research has shown Kaspersky Lab in partnership with B2B International.
Among the IT executives from around the world, some of the professionals from our country also took part in the survey, based on responses that appear to be vulnerable to legitimate programs as "Achilles heel" and to Greek businesses. And that, at 38%, reported that such vulnerabilities were hidden behind corporate computer contamination or critical data leakage that they encountered in the last 12 months.
According to Kaspersky Lab, although the number of such incidents worldwide has dropped significantly compared to 2011 (from 47% to 39%), the threat is only negligible. It is indicative that, based on research, safety-related incidents have been reported by nearly 85% of companies worldwide and 87% of Greek businesses. Outbreaks that were mostly due to legitimate software vulnerabilities.
At the same time, 18% of respondents from our country stated that they suffered data leaks related to the companies' business activities, which were caused by vulnerabilities in the corporate software. Furthermore, 7% of Greek companies reported leaks of critical corporate data that led to financial losses.
According to Kaspersky, the data αυτά δείχνουν γιατί είναι ιδιαίτερα κρίσιμο για κάθε εταιρεία να uses a security solution that has advanced technologies that facilitate the detection and intercept attacks resulting from any loopholes.
At the same time, such a platform, such as Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, helps businesses determine their priorities in updating software programs once vulnerabilities have been identified.
