Typical risk factors: How to protect your company from cyberattacks
The 5 most common gateways for cyberattacks & how to avoid them
The 5 most common gateways for cyberattacks & how to avoid them
In the digital world, protection against cyberattacks is more important than ever. Companies are constantly exposed to threats that can jeopardize their systems and data. But which vulnerabilities are most frequently exploited by attackers? Here, you can discover the five biggest risk factors — and how to protect your company.
Over 20,000 new vulnerabilities were reported in 2022 alone - a 25% increase compared to 2021 (CVE Details 2023). Lack of patch management and inadequate lifecycle management are among the main causes.
Errors in the source code can lead to serious security risks. Known attacks such as SQL injection or cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit such vulnerabilities.
Common configuration errors, such as the use of default passwords, can give cyber criminals easy access to systems.
A lack of network segmentation allows attackers to move laterally within the network and access sensitive data without restriction.
In 2020, around 25% of all data breaches were caused by phishing attacks (Bassett et al., 2021). Social engineering exploits human weaknesses to gain access to sensitive data.
These five risk factors show how diverse the threats in the cyber world can be. But with the right security measures, you can protect your company effectively. Our Pentesting+ service helps you to identify and close security gaps in a targeted way. Further articles:
Bernd Koberwein is Head of Security Services at BearingPoint and supports organizations with security solutions against cyber threats. With over 20 years of experience at BearingPoint, he is both an expert in offensive and defensive security services.