Local Threats on the Rise: Kaspersky Reveals 34% of Indians Battled 74 Million Incidents in 2023
According to Kaspersky, 34% of
Indian users faced local threats in the previous year, with their products
intercepting and preventing 74.3 million such incidents within the country.
These threats encompassed malicious programs discovered on users' computers or
on connected removable media, such as flash drives, camera memory cards,
phones, and external hard drives, as outlined by Kaspersky. This also includes
programs that initially infiltrated computers through non-open formats, such as
complex installers or encrypted files. In 2023, India's cybersecurity market
surged to $6.06 billion.
"Kaspersky products detected
and blocked 74,385,324 local incidents on the computers of Kaspersky Security
Network (KSN) participants in India, placing the country in 80th position
worldwide," the company stated. With India's advancement in digital
connectivity efforts, the cyber threat landscape is expected to continually
evolve.
Jaydeep Singh, General Manager
for South Asia at Kaspersky, emphasized the need for both enterprises and
individuals to reassess their cybersecurity strategies. "With the rise of
AI use and consistent digital payment adoption here, it has become imperative
for organizations to continuously improve their cybersecurity posture to
protect their assets and maintain stakeholder trust," Singh said.
Despite a slight decline in local
threat numbers, Kaspersky underscored the importance of users remaining
vigilant. It recommended several preventive measures, including keeping devices
and software updated, using strong passwords, exercising caution with
suspicious communications, enabling two-factor authentication, and employing
reliable security solutions.
For organizations, Kaspersky
advised enhancing recognition and protection against attacks through regular
patch updates, cybersecurity training for employees, standards,
data backups, multi-factor authentication, and trusted business security
solutions.
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