We have been working on cyber security since we built our own data centre.
In 2022, we expanded our entire portfolio and now offer clients a comprehensive range of services.
From analyzing an organization’s current security, through vulnerability scanning and penetration testing, to designing the appropriate remediation solution, providing indelible backups and continuous monitoring of network traffic security.
The current times also demand examples from practice and social engineering is not new to us.
The situation in cyberspace is constantly evolving, and our goal is to respond quickly and effectively to external attacks and prevent these threats. One of the important steps in the fight against cyber-attacks is the training of management and employees of companies. This is quite often overlooked or underestimated.
Take a look at the dramatic numbers and rising trend in cybercrime
- The average number of cyber attacks on Czech companies reached 2,153 attacks per week in Q3 2024, an increase of 69% year-on-year. Czech companies are among the most vulnerable in Europe, with other countries peaking at a weekly average of 1,557 attacks (Source: Security Report, Check Point, 2024).
- In general, estimates indicate that 60% of Czech companies have been subjected to a cyber attack in the past. In the case of domestic organisations, the most common cause of these incidents is the launch of malicious code, attempts to communicate with compromised systems and take control of them through phishing scams, ransomware attacks, DDoS and APT (Source: IT Security Economics, 01/2025).
- Ransomware attacks and the associated demands of threat actors pose a significant economic, operational and reputational burden on organisations. According to the experience of Czech forensic teams, they demand ransoms of up to 15% of annual turnover for the return of encrypted data, its distribution to third parties or its publication. According to a study by the domestic branch of ComSource, the real amount of the ransom in 2024 was on average CZK 6 million, and this value is also on the rise. Meanwhile, an estimated 20% of medium and large enterprises globally have dealt with various types of ransomware.
- According to Kaspersky research, 42% of security incidents are caused by internal employees due to a lack of training to identify and eliminate potential attacks. Thus, according to the same study, the human factor is one of the major security risks actively used by social engineering techniques to effectively breach the security of corporate data and operations.
- The security ecosystem of Czech companies is not in optimal condition for the reasons mentioned above. An effective prevention against the fatal consequences of current cyber threats are tools for regular backups and tested data recovery plans. Even in this respect – especially small and medium-sized enterprises – have a lot of catching up to do. Indeed, according to an Ipsos survey for the Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Tradespeople (AMSP CR), 55% of their members take regular backups. The topic of effective data recovery plans and data availability tests also represents a major opportunity for domestic companies in terms of ensuring their own existence and survival.
Our FASTER-CSIRT (CZ) security team, registered to the European Trusted Introducer Service standard for 24/7/365 security and incident response, is here for you.
