S21sec is a leading company in services and technology of Cybersecurity, shared the trends that are experienced in terms of cyber attacks, which suffers almost all over the world. These trends are the result of updating your annual predictions, which are accurate. This sets off the alarm to be alert to new and more advanced attacks, especially in the banking and retail industries.

1. IS THE FINANCIAL
SERVICES INDUSTRY
VULNERABLE TO
CONSTANT CYBER
ATTACKS?

2. S21sec is a leading company in services and
technology of Cybersecurity, shared the
trends that are experienced
IN TERMS OF CYBER ATTACKS

3. WHICH SUFFERS
ALMOST ALL OVER
THE WORLD

4. Advanced attacks, especially in the
BANKING AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES

5. THERE HAS BEEN
TALK ABOUT
GLOBAL
RANSOMWARE
ATTACKS

6. Which affected 150 companies in more
than 90 countries
Talk about
recent weeks is
WannaCry

7. Taking advantage of the vulnerability of the
systems, install an infected file that connects
to a URL to download the code and encrypt
the information

8. Taking advantage of the vulnerability of the
systems, install an infected file that connects
to a URL to download the code and encrypt
the information
THE RESULT

9. Taking advantage of the vulnerability of the
systems, install an infected file that connects
to a URL to download the code and encrypt
the information
THE RESULT
Data hijacking to gain profits by
extorting the user

10. FIVE MOST
IMPORTANT TRENDS
THAT THE INDUSTRY
AND ITS USERS
MUST TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT

11. The devices most
attacked by malware
INDUSTRY
1

12. Banking and financial services are the most
affected due to its economic strength and its
reach in users

13. 60%
Banking receives about 60% of the attacks
35%
Retail with about 35%
11%
Government with 11% of the attacks

14. The main objective
of cyber criminals
SMARTPHONES
2

15. Android, the most used operating system in
the world
The configurations
to create malicious
codes are
increasingly
sophisticated

16. Creating and putting apps on the market
Does not have the same
restrictions as iOS when it
comes to

17. Ability of hackers to
infect
GREATER SPEED
3

18. Cyber espionage
Cyber-sabotage
THROUGH APTS
(ADVANCED
PERSISTENT
THREAT)

19. Cyber espionage
Cyber-sabotage
THROUGH APTS
(ADVANCED
PERSISTENT
THREAT) Which has
evolved over
time

20. Increase in
autonomous cyber
attacks
AUTONOMOUS
4

21. Malvertising as a service
Cybercriminals who do not
require much infrastructure
and investment to act and
obtain profits

22. Attachments with deceptive
names are still the main form of
infection, as well as downloads
to non-legitimate sites

23. Lack of foresight and
protection from
attacks
FORESIGHT
5

24. Need for security once they are attacked
There is still not enough
awareness of the security
forecasts that companies
nee

25. S21SEC DETECTS
THREE PILLARS FOR
A CYBER ATTACK
PROTECTION
STRATEGY

26. It is very
important to
measure the
proper functioning
of the technology
and its correct
execution,
A priority pillar is
to maintain an
adequate level of
functioning of
backup and
incident
forecasting
systems
People are the
basis to keep
companies
protected, we
must raise
awareness
PROCESSES
TECHNOLOGY
PEOPLE

27. MORE INFORMATION
Is the Financial Services
Industry Vulnerable to
Constant Cyber Attacks?