The COVID-19 pandemic that has plagued the world for the past two years is seen to have led to an increase in the number of cyber attacks through techniques such as malware, hostage software and DDoS attacks on various individuals, institutions and businesses.
A10 Networks, a digital security analyst company has recently reported that the use of DDoS attacks is on the rise, saying that as many as 15.4 million computers with DDoS software installed are ready to be used for the next major security attack.
In the meantime, they also say that attacks on server machines using vulnerabilities from Log4j (a log system that processes and displays error messages such as 404 Page Not Found) have increased year-over-year, and it is reported that 75 percent of Log4j scans originate from Russia, which it shows that hackers from that country are looking for as many vulnerabilities as they can find.
In fact, important institutions and businesses are now recommended to use Zero Trust or Zero Trust security system where every part of the internal system usage process, from users, devices, software and even infrastructure is constantly checked to ensure that no space is given for outsiders to access data. , information and functions of a network.
“Recently, attacks on businesses and government entities are seen to have left a very serious impact around the world. A10 Networks tracks the origins of these DDoS attacks in addition to other attack vectors to ensure that our customers are always protected from hacking attacks like these. The use of this Zero Trust security system is important to enable institutions to remain safe and able to operate normally as the number of attacks on individuals and companies increases. ” according to Dhrupad Trivedi, president and CEO of A10 Networks.