IT managers facing a deluge of cyber attacks: Survey

Mumbai: Phishing emails impacted one in two Indian organisations that were hit by a cyber attack and IT managers are inundated with cyber attacks coming from all directions as they struggle to keep up due to a lack of security expertise, budget and up-to-date technology, a new survey by global cyber security major Sophos said on Thursday.
The survey included 3,100 IT decision-makers from mid-sized businesses in India, the US, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, and South Africa.
“Cyber criminals are evolving their attack methods and often use multiple payloads to maximise profits. Software exploits were the initial point of entry in 41 per cent of incidents, but they were also used in some fashion in 35 per cent of all attacks, demonstrating how exploits are used at multiple stages of the attack chain,” Sunil Sharma, Managing Director-sales, Sophos India & SAARC, said in a statement.