Nowadays, all businesses rely on extensive IT equipment, including computers, printers, storage systems, mobile devices, and tablets. However, all of this equipment requires regular maintenance to address performance issues, fix vulnerabilities, or update the operating system.

Performing poor maintenance on this IT equipment or neglecting it altogether can impact its performance or compromise its security. In today’s article, we will explore the consequences of poor IT maintenance on your company’s technological devices.

Predicting, identifying, and mitigating threats before they can cause significant damage to a company—automatically—is the goal of proactive cybersecurity. This approach focuses on detecting attacks before they occur by minimizing vulnerabilities in IT systems.

To achieve this, advanced technologies, constant monitoring practices, and rapid response capabilities are utilized.

In a time when cyberattacks are on the rise due to the high level of digitalization around us—and are becoming increasingly sophisticated and harder to detect—proactive cybersecurity is the key to addressing them successfully. It tackles the problem before the system "catches fire," rather than responding when it is already "in flames."

Therefore, prediction and identification are its main features and objectives.

Adware is a type of malware that infects a device and launches its attack through fraudulent advertisements. The victim clicks on the link, thinking it’s the offer they had been waiting for, but in reality, their private and sensitive information is being stolen.

Cybersecurity has become one of the most important aspects to ensure the future of a company. 70% of cyberattacks target PYMEs, and it is estimated that approximately 60% of these businesses close within six months after suffering an attack.

Spain is one of the most cyberattacked countries, with nearly 40,000 daily threats. Notable attacks include DDoS (distributed denial of service), DoS (denial of service), ransomware attacks, and phishing.

As we have been discussing throughout the year, cyberattacks against companies continue to rise due to the use of increasingly sophisticated technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence. The problem is that once they gain access to the systems, they are also more difficult to combat.

Cyberattacks against companies are multiplying year after year, increasingly affecting businesses of all sizes and sectors. One of the most dangerous cyberattacks launched against these companies is ransomware.

A ransomware attack is a cyber threat in which an attacker uses malware to encrypt the files or data of a system or network, demanding a ransom in exchange for the decryption key.

WhatsApp is undoubtedly one of the most widely used communication tools, not only for personal use but also for business purposes with WhatsApp Business.

As companies began sharing information and exchanging data through this tool, cybercriminals saw an open door for launching their cyberattacks, which has significantly increased.

Phishing attacks, identity theft, sending malicious links, banking fraud through payments, account theft, sending spam to customers, and social engineering attacks are some of the most commonly used methods by cybercriminals when launching their cyberattacks via WhatsApp Business.

Cybersecurity has become an essential element for companies seeking to prevent cyberattacks. However, there are still some sectors and markets that continue to believe that IT security is only for large companies.

Despite nearly 20 years having passed since the arrival of fiber optics as the most widespread method for internet connection, there are certain areas where this connection method is not viable. This makes it necessary to seek alternatives to these connections.

Cloud computing, or cloud computing, is a model for delivering computing services over the Internet. Instead of a company having to purchase, install, and maintain its own hardware and/or software infrastructure, it can rent computing services and resources through cloud providers, who are responsible for managing and maintaining the underlying infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence arrives in the new version of Petam.io, a highly anticipated update that allows for the acquisition of more specific data and information.

Malware is malicious software or a program with harmful code that aims to damage or perform unauthorized actions against computer systems. The use of malware has increased by 28% compared to 2023. One of the most commonly used malware currently is ransomware. Spain is among the top 10 most cyber-attacked countries by this type of malware.