To determine which threats are becoming more dangerous to entrepreneurs, Kaspersky Lab researchers compared the dynamics of attacks between January and April 2022 and the same period in 2021.
Cybersecurity can seem complicated and unneeded for a small business owner juggling production costs, financial reports, and marketing. In contrast, cybercriminals are exploiting this non-concern for IT security.
When compared to the same period in 2021, the number of Trojan-PSW (Password Stealing Ware) detections in Kenya grew by 16 percent in 2022, with 12 639 detections compared to 10 934 in 2021.
Trojan-PSW is a piece of malware that collects passwords and other account information, allowing attackers to gain access to a company’s network and steal sensitive data.
Internet attacks, such as web pages with exploit redirects, sites with exploits and other harmful applications, botnet C&C centres, and so on, are other common attack methods used against small enterprises in Kenya.
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In the country, the number of these attacks has climbed by 47 percent. Kaspersky researchers discovered 130 111 infections in the first four months of 2022, compared to 88 455 infections in 2021.
Many firms have implemented the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), a technology that allows computers on the same corporate network to be linked together and accessed remotely, even when employees are at home, as part of the shift to remote working. While the aggregate number of attacks on RDP in Kenya has fallen slightly, the danger remains a global concern. For example, there were around 47.5 million attacks in the first trimester of 2021 in the United States, compared to 51 million in the same period in 2022.
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“With the shift to remote working and the introduction of numerous advanced technologies in the daily operations of even small companies, security measures need to evolve to support these sophisticated setups. Cybercriminals are already well ahead of the curve, to the point where practically every company will be breached at some point.’’
‘‘It’s no more a question of if, but when, a cybersecurity catastrophe would strike a small business. Having trained staff and an educated IT specialist is no longer a luxury but a must-have part of your business development.” This is according to Denis Parinov, Security Researcher, Kaspersky