Vulnerabilities in legitimate software used by employees continues to be a "headache" for the better safety of businesses, as its research showed Kaspersky Lab in partnership with B2B International.
Among IT executives from all over the world, professionals from our country also took part in the research, based on their answers it seems that the vulnerabilities of legal programs are an "Achilles heel" for Greek companies as well. businesses. And this, in a percentage of 38%, reported that such vulnerabilities were hidden behind incidents of "contamination" of the corporate computers or critical data breach that they have experienced within 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 that were related to the companies' business activities, which were caused by vulnerabilities in the company's software. Furthermore, 7% of Greek companies reported leaks of critical corporate data that led to financial losses.
According to Kaspersky, the data these show why it is critical for every company to use a security solution that has advanced technologies that facilitate detection and intercept attacks that arise 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.
