Miranda Blake
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Cinque segnali comuni di criminalità informatica da tenere d'occhio nel settore degli autotrasporti

Creato: 16/09/2024

Aggiornato: 16/09/2024

Nessun settore è al riparo dalla minaccia dei cyberattacchi, non ultimo quello dei trasporti. Infatti, il 4,3% ha preso di mira [le aziende di trasporto nel 2023] (https://www.fusionmanageit.co.uk/node/cybercrime-in-road-transport/). Per gli hacker sono una vittima ideale. Infatti, trattano dati sensibili di notevole entità e non possono permettersi ritardi, il che le rende ottime prospettive per il ransomware.

Le aziende del settore dei trasporti sono anche suscettibili di altri tipi di attacchi informatici a causa del modo in cui la tecnologia e l'AI hanno trasformato il settore, aumentando la dipendenza da questi e da molteplici sistemi connessi, il che consente ai criminali informatici di entrare nelle organizzazioni più grandi. Se si considerano altri motivi per prendere di mira l'industria, tra cui la generale mancanza di consapevolezza in materia di sicurezza informatica, è evidente che il settore è incredibilmente vulnerabile.

Le statistiche confermano la preoccupazione. Ad esempio, gli attacchi ransomware in Europa sono aumentati fino al 41%, in particolare nel settore dei trasporti. Anche se questo può sembrare spaventoso, conoscere i segnali della criminalità informatica vi aiuterà a ridurre le possibilità di esserne vittima. In questo blog condividiamo i cinque più comuni.

1. Deterioramento delle prestazioni

I dipendenti si lamentano della lentezza del sistema operativo, di Internet o del software? O non riescono ad aprire una particolare applicazione? Anche se non si tratta necessariamente di un attacco informatico, è un indicatore chiave. Quindi, se notate un qualsiasi tipo di deterioramento delle prestazioni, segnalatelo alle persone interessate. È fondamentale che il problema, qualunque esso sia, venga eliminato dal mondo online il prima possibile.

Analogamente, se l'attività del sistema, della rete o del disco è insolitamente elevata, si tratta di un altro segnale: la maggior parte delle applicazioni è solitamente inattiva in background.

2. Email sospette

Probabilmente conoscete gli attacchi di phishing, che stanno diventando sempre più sofisticati. Se qualcosa sembra provenire da un'azienda legittima e richiede informazioni bancarie o un pagamento, è meglio verificare con l'organizzazione in questione.

L'apertura di un link e la necessità di inserire un ID e una password è un altro modo in cui gli hacker possono intercettare le e-mail. Anche la risposta all'e-mail è un problema: conferma l'indirizzo e-mail del destinatario, che può scatenare ulteriori attacchi di phishing. Di conseguenza, è fondamentale una formazione adeguata.

3. Attività scettica

Le e-mail non sono l'unica cosa a cui voi e i vostri dipendenti dovete prestare attenzione. Le finestre pop-up del Web sono da evitare, non dovreste nemmeno chiuderle. Anche se alcune sono del tutto innocenti, c'è sempre il rischio che una di esse contenga malware o spyware che mettono a rischio la vostra rete.

Inoltre, assicuratevi di affrontare qualsiasi attività strana da parte di un utente. Potrebbe trattarsi di accessi effettuati in orari insoliti e da luoghi anomali, oppure di accessi effettuati da più luoghi diversi in un breve periodo di tempo.

4. Sistemi autogestiti

Un programma sta facendo una delle seguenti cose:

  • Esecuzione in proprio

  • Spegnersi da solo

  • Riconfigurarsi

O ci sono addirittura più programmi che lo fanno? Per prima cosa, verificate se c'è una fonte all'interno dell'azienda che potrebbe aver causato questo problema. In caso contrario, si tratta di un sintomo di un attacco informatico.

5. Accesso limitato

Se un dipendente non riesce ad accedere a un account o a un documento, oppure è in qualche modo bloccato da un sistema e ha ricevuto un'e-mail in cui sostiene che la sua password è stata cambiata, questo è un altro indizio chiave di un crimine informatico.

Anche se non è possibile impedirlo, un'ottima pratica è assicurarsi che ogni membro del team abbia una password forte, aggiornata regolarmente. In questo modo si evitano situazioni come l'eliminazione di software o file da parte degli hacker, la modifica del contenuto dei file o l'installazione di software.

L'importanza di collaborare con fornitori sicuri

Come si vede, la prevenzione è fondamentale per non incorrere in un attacco informatico. E a tal fine è fondamentale garantire che la tecnologia dei fornitori sia il più sicura possibile.

Con SNAP, avrete un conto sicuro da utilizzare per le operazioni della vostra flotta, garantendovi la massima tranquillità rispetto al rischio di criminalità informatica - per saperne di più su ciò che potremmo fare per la vostra azienda, visitate il nostro sito web.

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