DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attacks usually hit their victims just as unexpectedly as the attack by the primeval monster hit our hero Brian. If operators of critical infrastructures become the target of such cyber attacks, modern humans will soon find themselves back in a cave – with no heating, electricity, or water. This is because critical infrastructures include utilities and systems that are essential for maintaining important societal functions such as health, security, and the economic and social well-being of the general public.

Compared to 2019, Myra Security registered an increase of more than 300 percent in attacks on the websites and portals of government agencies and public institutions in 2020. According to a Bitkom survey, 87 percent of the companies surveyed from the critical infrastructure sector saw more attacks in the past twelve months. Besides malware, DDoS attacks are the most frequent cause of damage. According to TechConsult, more than a third of all critical infrastructure companies have fallen victim to a DDoS attack in the past twelve months.

Myra’s  Security-as-a-Service solutions offer reliable protection from such denial-of-service attacks to companies in highly sensitive sectors such as healthcare . We prevent cyber attacks from sending us back to the Stone Age.

A decline of over 95% in 30 years – bank robberies are dying out. But only the classic ones – because assaults by cybercriminals on banks and financial service providers are 300 times more frequent than for companies in other industries. The methods have been adapted to the digital age: modern attackers target the digital services of institutions from a safe distance in order to extort ransoms.

Brian and Pete reluctantly push a few bundles of cash over the bank counter. For their modern counterparts, the losses are far more dramatic according to a study by Accenture, the financial industry can expect cybercrime-related losses of $347 billion between 2019 and 2023.