To ensure the proper functioning and protection of cybersecurity systems within a company, periodic monitoring and evaluation are of utmost importance. Evaluating the organization's IT systems and infrastructure is crucial to understanding their level of cybersecurity.

The MITRE ATT&CK matrix, designed by the MITRE Corporation, is used to describe and catalog fraudulent behaviors in cybersecurity. To do this, it relies on tactics and techniques commonly used by cybercriminals to prevent users from such attacks.

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a variant of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and aim to disable a server, a service, or an infrastructure.

One of the most common cyberattacks is phishing and email account hacking. These attacks, increasingly sophisticated, are becoming harder to detect, resulting in a higher success rate compared to other types of attacks.

In a previous article, we talked about Petam.io, the automatic online scanner we have developed to detect security breaches as a tool to democratize cybersecurity.

MDR (Managed Detection and Response) is a managed cybersecurity service, which means it provides real-time monitoring, threat detection, and incident response autonomously. It's a solution that continuously monitors a client's network, identifies potential threats, and takes actions to contain and mitigate them.

In the realm of cybercrime, new methods of cybercriminals violating our rights and taking advantage of them are constantly being detected.

Technology has also made its way into the education sector. Teaching through computers and screens is the most common and widely used method by educational institutions nowadays.

Ransomware  is a type of malware that prevents access to our inforamation. In other words, cybercriminals block access to our files and demand an economic ransom in exchange for restoring access. If we don't comply, they threaten to publicly disclose the encrypted information, wich often includes sensitive data sucha as bank accounts and emails.

What is the main objective of cybercriminals when attacking a company or user? To obtain confidential information that could jeopardize the reputation of an organization or individual, aiming to gain economic benefits in exchange for not making it public.

In 2022, cyberattacks in the healthcare sector surged by 650%, according to Tehtris. These attacks can result not only in the loss of sensitive and confidential data about clients, patients, suppliers, collaborators, etc., but also in the potential theft of formulas or disruption of the organization's activities.

At ESED, as a company specialized in cybersecurity, especially in the healthcare sector, we want to discuss some of the ethical hacking techniques we use in the pharmaceutical sector to ensure the security of their information and prevent data leaks.