2023-04-28 14:00:40
Brazil suffered 103.16 billion attempts to breach computers, steal data and misuse digital systems in 2022, according to the latest survey by the FortiGuard Labsthe threat intelligence and analysis laboratory of Fortinet. The largest volume of these attacks was motivated by financial gain (73.9%), with 82% of cybercrimes involving the use of ransomware (malware/virus that steals information silently). Given this scenario, security and data protection are gaining increasing importance in addition to accelerating the digital transformation of organizations.
A study of Deloitte indicates that 93% of companies worldwide use some form of cloud storage and that this global market has the potential to grow by 24% by 2026, according to a report by Mordor Intelligence.
“Until recently, cyber attacks hit individuals massively, but what we are currently seeing is that the focus is on companies”, warns Patrick Machado, CEO of DataEnv, a Brazilian company specialized in cloud to hosting business management systems (ERPs).
With increasing digitization and the volume of company data that is migrated to the cloudinternational certifications for the security of cloud services are considered a decisive differential that must be observed by Information Technology (IT) managers when hiring a cloud service company. cloud. One of the most important seals to be verified is the ISO 27017 certification, a standard recognized worldwide with regard to the cloud/cloud.
“The ISO 27017 certification establishes guidelines and requirements for managing information security in a safe and reliable cloud computing environment. This international standard was developed to create a set of specific security practices that include data protection, application security, protection against internal and external threats and guarantee of compliance with applicable legislation”, details Patrick Machado, CEO of DataEnv, who recently achieved certification.
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According to market monitoring, ransomware attacks have become a common threat to cloud companies that do not have ISO 27017. Therefore, certification is an indicator for customers to assess the level of cloud security when hiring the service.
“Achieving ISO 27017 certification demonstrates proven risk and vulnerability mitigation, ensuring that cybercrime such as a ransomware attack does not occur in our environments. With this new seal, it is possible to enjoy cloud services with the confidence that your data is protected and well managed”, concludes Patrick Machado, from DataEnv.
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