t cht lk formed by thousands of digital devices such as Smart TVs and routers , equipment used in attacks without the owners of these devices knowing about it .”
Mexico ’ s digital gangs focus on the US
Countries with large populations which are intensely digitized , such as Brazil and Argentina , are ‘ fertile ground ’ for these two types of attacks . Mexico also fits these criteria , but , in Vieira ’ s view , most Mexican digital gangs prefer to focus their efforts on the US and not on other Latin American countries .
“ This explains why Mexico does not stand out in the list of countries that most attack our region ,” he said .
Experts from F5 Labs and Effluxio also analyzed the incidence of attacks focused on web pages .
“ We tend to think that the Internet and the web are the same thing – they aren ’ t . The Internet represents the way where IP traffic will pass . The web , heavily dependent on the browser , servers , the URL and the way in which the page was developed , is the platform that uses Internet routes ,” said Vieira .
“ Companies ’ businesses are closely linked to their presence on the Internet through Web pages that serve as an interface for large corporate applications . For this reason , web-focused attacks are more sophisticated and profitable than attacks against Internet infrastructure .
“ Fraud actions against B2C or B2B transactional portals are advancing every day in our region .”
Chile leads attempts to invade web pages in the region
The F5 Labs study shows that Chile is the country in Latin America that makes more attacks against web pages – almost 24,000 hacking attempts in the first quarter of the year . Next comes Brazil , with 23,500 searches for breaches in web interfaces . Another highlight is Argentina , with 9,000 , Colombia , with 5,500 invasion attempts and , finally , Panama with 1,200 .
“ These results prove that cybercriminals in these countries are dedicating themselves to more precise and more profitable actions ,” said Vieira .
Cybercriminals in these countries are dedicating themselves to more precise and more profitable actions .
These attacks can be focused on unencrypted pages – written in the HTTP language – or on encrypted pages developed in HTTPS .
The growing use of encryption makes fighting digital intrusions even more challenging . Web checking to identify illegal traffic is a complex operation that requires solutions based on AI and ML to , in highvolume processing demands , separate the chaff from the wheat without , however , affecting the performance and UX offered by pages of business-critical web sites in the region .
“ In other words : HTTPS protects the company , but it can also protect the hacker ,” said Vieira .
Pandemic increases incidence of attacks on remote access ports
The study by F5 Labs also analyzes the degree of vulnerability of communication ports for remote access .
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