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The growing number of cyber attacks in the pandemic threatens the data security of many companies. After 86.2% of companies were exposed to at least one cyber attack in 2021, cybersecurity investments are becoming more and more on the agenda. At the CyberDays 2021 Q3 event organized by Berqnet, Bitdefender and Narbulut, the growing cybersecurity needs were discussed on the occasion of 5G technologies and growing IoT devices on the doorstep.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - As the internet and smart technologies penetrate more into our lives, more and more doors are opened to cyber attacks. While the increased use of technology and smart devices with the pandemic increases the possibility of being exposed to cyber attacks, it becomes a necessity for companies to increase preventive and reparative investments. A cyber threat defense report from 2021 shows that 86% of companies have suffered at least one cyberattack in the past year. Even as companies' IT security budgets are rising, there are many organizations that fall victim to ransomware. More than half of them had to pay a ransom last year. 28% of ransom payers were unable to recover their data.

In the statement made by Berqnet about the CyberDays 2021 Q3 event held on September 22 with the title "Pandemic, Quarantine and Safe Working Environment", the following was noted: "As Turkey's leading software and cyber security company, cybersecurity has become a regular part of our lives we undertake as a mission to contribute to the increase of awareness towards attacks. To this end, we organize a free online event every quarter of the year. We discuss the latest developments, trends and the future of the sector in the field of cyber security in the world and in our country, and learn the current developments from the experts. At CyberDays 2021 Q3, attended by more than 250 professionals, we talked about how we can create safe working environments in the shadow of the pandemic.”

How were we hacked in the pandemic? 

At the first session of CyberDays 2021 Q3, Cyber Security Expert Alper Başaran said, “How did we get hacked in the pandemic? he gave a presentation entitled". Noting that user, network and system security should be ensured, Başaran said that cybercrime will reach a size of 10.5 trillion dollars in 2025, making it the 3rd largest in the world. it will become equivalent to its economy, he noted. October Addition to ransomware, there is an increase in data theft, Başaran said, “Attacks can be carried out in many types in the form of phishing, web-based, malicious software. While 90% of cyber attacks are caused by user errors, fishing is the most common attack,” he said. “Is a world without a password possible " from the participants?"answering the question, Başaran stated that the systems must be logged in to talk to each other safely, and verification is needed for logging in - whether the name is a password or not.

How did we get hacked in the pandemic?

In the first session of CyberDays 2021 Q3, Cyber ​​Security Specialist Alper Başaran made a presentation titled “How did we get hacked in the pandemic?” Noting that user, network and system security must be ensured, Başaran stated that cybercrime will reach 10.5 trillion dollars in 2025, equaling the world's 3rd largest economy. Stating that there has been an increase in data theft in addition to ransomware, Başaran said, “Attacks can be carried out in many forms such as phishing, web-based, malicious software. While 90% of cyber attacks are caused by user errors, phishing is the most common attack. A question came from the participants “Is a password less world possible?”. Answering the question, Başaran stated that a login is required for the systems to talk to each other securely, and that there is a need for verification - whether the name is a password or not.

Industries victimized by ransomware: Retail, professional services, government, healthcare

Laykon Information Technologies General Manager Barbaros Akkoyunlu, the second expert speaker at CyberDays 2021 Q3, shared important data about ransomware: “As a result of the attacks in 2020, there was a 311% increase in ransom payments. This figure corresponds to 350 million dollars in crypto money. Comparing the first half of 2020 and 2021, there is an increase of 150%! The US Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI announced that there are more than 100 types of ransomware.” Stating that SMEs still stand out among the ransomware victims, Akkoyunlu said that the sectors targeted by cybercriminals are retail and professional services, public and health. Akkoyunlu; He explained that to protect against ransomware, all common attack paths should be covered, and explained different methods such as preventive protection, blocking and prevention, monitoring and early detection, vulnerability patching, user behavior risk monitoring.

“by 2025, the use of cloud systems will increase by 50%”

3rd of CyberDays 2021 Q3. the session was attended by the presentation of Logo Cybersecurity General Manager Hakan Hintoglu. Addressing the new security needs posed by multi-branch structures and remote work, Hintinoğlu said, “The transition to a remote work model in the pandemic has created new security needs. It is necessary to be able to easily scale multi-branch networks and monitor them from a single center,” he said. With the increase of enterprise systems in the cloud, the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) concept is being discussed more and more, Hintinoglu said that a single service model providing network and security services through the cloud will be preferred. “The SASE concept, which simplifies management and operation, paves the way for scaling and performance. The concept, which offers consistency and less risk regardless of where users are located, stands out with its flexible cost infrastructure. The SASE concept will occupy a very important place in the cybersecurity sector in the coming period, and we have very important work in this field, we will soon put our products on sale,” said Hintoglu, who also informed about the free and certified "Cybersecurity for All" social responsibility project that Berqnet launched 6 months ago and attended by more than 10 thousand people. 

“Use of cloud systems will increase by 50% by 2025”

In the 3rd session of CyberDays 2021 Q3, Logo Cyber ​​Security General Manager Hakan Hintoğlu's presentation took place. Addressing the new security needs arising from multi-branch structures and remote working, Hintoğlu said, “The transition to the remote working model in the pandemic has created new security needs. It is necessary to be able to easily scale multi-branch networks and monitor them from a single center.”Talking more about the concept of SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) which has started to be talked about more with the increase in corporate systems in the cloud, Hintoğlu said that a single service model that provides network and security services over the cloud will begin to be preferred and continued stating “Simplifying management and operation, the SASE concept paves the way for scaling and performance. The concept, which has consistency and less risk regardless of where the users are, stands out with its flexible cost infrastructure. The concept of SASE will have a very important place in the cyber security sector in the future and we have very important studies in this field, we will put our products on sale soon”.  He also gave information about the free and certified "Cyber Security for All" social responsibility project, which was started by Berqnet 6 months ago and attended by more than 10 thousand people.

The pandemic is giving the cloud its golden age

The last expert guest of the online event held at the end of each quarter on September 22 was Narbulut Co-founder Abdurrahim Vural. Vural shared striking statistics about the data increasing at an incredible rate: “Last year, each user produced an average of 1.7 MB of data per second. The data production, which has increased further with the pandemic, is expected to reach a total volume of 200 zetabytes (ZB) in 2025. I should also say that 1 ZB equals 1 trillion GB. To explain the real size of this data: 33 ZB of data can be downloaded in 181.3 million years with an average speed of 46 Mbps! Parallel to this growth, data storage products are also developing. External storage options that started with cartridges and floppy disks are now moving to the cloud.” Stating that human error, viruses, software errors and cyber attacks are among the main causes of data loss, Vural said that 25% of end users experience data loss every year and 94% of companies that experience major data loss cannot survive, 43% will never re-open. cannot be opened, and 51% close within two years. Explaining how data losses are experienced over different topologies, Vural shared the measures that companies can take with small budgets. Talking about the advantages of cloud in data management, Vural said, “COVID-19 caused cloud computing to experience its golden age”.aying that cyber attacks increased simultaneously, Vural stated that during the pandemic, harmful e-mails increased by 600% and malware by 75%.