Hitachi Vantara: Overcoming Cybersecurity Challenges Is A Team Sports

Illustration of ransomware attacks (photo: Unsplash)

JAKARTA - At the CIONet event which was held recently in Zurich, Switzerland, IT seniors and business leaders found interesting ideas, where dealing with cyber threats turned out to require solid teamwork. In essence, cybersecurity must be a team sport.

A report from Hitachi Vantara, a business unit of Hitachi, a modern infrastructure provider company, data management, and digital solutions, shows that 75 percent of companies have been hit by ransomware attacks in the past 12 months.

Furthermore, of these, there were about 48 percent of companies claiming to have been victims, and more severely, 23 percent of them experienced more than one attack.

Specifically in Indonesia, a report issued by the National Cyber Security Index (NCSI) states that in 2022 Indonesia's cybersecurity will be ranked 6th safest in Southeast Asia with a score of 38.96 out of 100.

For this reason, the Enterprise Solution Consultant Lead, Indonesia, Hitachi Vantara, Sony Chahyadi provided several tips or strategies for the company to properly address external threats. Among these strategies are:

Categorizing challenges first. Sony thinks that the company needs to start by looking at the three main areas when facing cybersecurity challenges, including data protection, educating human resources, and balancing business continuity with security.

Furthermore, he also argues that companies should approach threats through methodology, technology, and culture. This means that companies must conduct training on cyber incident prevention and recovery methods. Thus, Sony stressed to implement a 'prevent better than cure' mission.

In addition, ransomware often asks for ransom as a form of threat. However, Sony said that paying the ransom is not a solution. Because, Gartner's report highlights, where paying the ransom often does not guarantee that the data will recover completely.

"So, it is important for companies to focus on readiness and resilience in data management," Sony said in an article received on Thursday, December 21.

Furthermore, he also mentioned that preparing a preparation and preparation test strategy, such as special training is needed for each employee, so that they can get used to the types of attacks that will emerge in the future.

"A solid back up solution. A thorough mitigation strategy of ransomware attack is indispensable, useful for helping companies protect against ransomware risk. Modern data protection techniques, such as creating irreversible storage and utilizing object storage can help protect important data," he added.

Finally, although the back-up solution serves as the last security measure, Sony feels there are still many things that need to be compiled beforehand, such as prioritizing attack prevention over recovery.