How These Top 3 Companies Were Cyberattacked and How You Can Prevent Yours from Losing Everything

Large companies also suffer cyber attacks, although they are not like most cyberattacks, these tend to be much more sophisticated than the rest.

They know who the responsible person is and their weaknesses.

They know who they have to call and who they have to ask for.

They know where the files they need are.

For this reason and because I know firsthand some of the most famous cyberattacks that were carried out against large companies, I am going to tell you, as far as possible and without revealing essential information (I don't want to get sued), the flaws and where these companies were attacked.

Top 3 Famous Companies That Were Cyber-Attacked

I'll tell you about the top 3 famous companies that were cyber-attacked and the reasons for these same cyberattacks.

1. Trivago and Telefonica

These two very famous companies, being leaders in technology, were attacked by a famous virus called Wannacry, what this virus did was encrypt all your files and would not decrypt them unless you sent a series of Bitcoins to the designated address.

These two companies took different strategies when responding to the attacks:

• Telefonica: The company, which had been attacked massively, made the decision to have a strategy of sending a mass email, putting everyone into a panic but quickly stopping it from spreading through other services by sending an email.


• Trivago: The company evaluated its cost and its gain from that attack using the cost-benefit rule: How much the ransom costs me * cost of having my company stopped / time in this way what it achieved was getting rid of the problem as quickly as possible without incurring a massive loss of information.

2. Uber

American companies are much more aware of the cybersecurity issue than companies in the rest of the world, and just before the IPO that would put Uber in the eyes of the biggest investors, there was an attempted cyberattack that was stopped due to control in the procedures and a very clear action plan when an anomaly is detected.

3. Glovo

The typical case when a company grows very quickly is that it normally doesn't build an infrastructure adjusted to its cybersecurity, which in many cases leads to creating a series of gaps that are later attacked.

In Glovo's case, it was a combination of everything, on one hand, massive hiring led to many people entering without really knowing where they came from, and zero cybersecurity training for key people who had key information about the company led to the entire deep web and dark web getting hold of the codes and accessing Glovo's operating system for years. Selling the information of the company's employees on all the websites.

What You Can Do to Protect Yourself

Well, the logical thing is to usually have a team to mitigate and detect these threats, but in case you can't afford it, here are some tips you can follow to protect your company without breaking the bank.

• Update your systems regularly: Cyberattackers will know about the weaknesses of many software, for that very reason companies update that software, to patch those holes that can arise over time. Update your software regularly and that of your employees.
• Employee training: Your employees are your first line of defense and at the same time your last line in an attack, so the best thing you can do is prevent those attacks from arriving by training and educating them to avoid those emails that are specifically designed for them to click on.
• Use protective software: In case you cannot hire a person, there are many free options and software that you can install to prevent information from leaving your computer. You can also book a call with us so we can explain a little better what we do.
• Have a plan: There are times when the cyberattack can overwhelm you and nobody is ever prepared for new types of cyberattacks, so the best thing you can do in these types of cases is to have a plan. And this plan has to be super defined, since when it happens you won't have time to talk or debate with your colleagues, that time is over and you have to prevent the impact from being bigger.

Conclusion

Cyberattacks can happen to any company, but it is how we act against them that can make the difference between a company that closes and one that remains.