According to a report by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) in partnership with Seqrite, an enterprise cybersecurity solutions provider, India faced an astounding volume of cyber threats in 2023, surpassing 400 million incidents across roughly 8.5 million endpoints, averaging about 761 detections every minute. Bengaluru and Surat had the highest percentages of detections (15 and 14 per cent, respectively).
Of all detections, behaviour-based detections made up 12.5 per cent with 49 million instances. According to the report, malicious URLs clicked in emails and on websites accounted for roughly 25% of attacks, while portable media and network drives were related to over 50% of detections.
A notable development in the security landscape for Android devices was the average of three attacks per month per device in 2023.
Vinayak Godse, CEO of the Data Security Council of India, stressed the growing sophistication of cybercrime engineering, especially about ransomware and malware. Ransomware assaults were found to be a significant threat, demonstrating their complex and ever-evolving methodologies. They are designed to elude existing detection measures.
Millions of consumers could be at risk due to the existence of hazardous and fraudulent apps, on the Google Play Store, such as SpyLoan apps, fake apps, and HidAdd apps, posing risks to millions of users.
With more than 5.28 million detections this year, crypto jacking became a prominent danger, illuminating the range of cyber threats encountered. Trojan horses (41%) and infectors (33%) were found to be the main sources of the variety of cyberattacks.
There were more detections in the automobile sector than in the government or education sectors, which led to concerns about cross-sector vulnerabilities.
Vishal Salvi, CEO of Quick Heal Technologies, emphasized the crucial need for strong cybersecurity measures and the need for cooperative efforts and creative ways to tackle the changing cyber world.
