According to CISCO published the research results "Cybersecurity for small and medium enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region to prepare for digital defense", the percentage of businesses in countries around the world being hacked by hackers. The most attacked are: India and Newzeland (about 74%), followed by Australia and Thailand (about 65%). Vietnam and Taiwan are about 59% of SMEs in Vietnam experiencing network problems in the past 12 months. Next is the Philippines with about 57% of businesses experiencing problems. Countries experiencing problems by hackers from about 50% down include: Malaysia (50%), China(42%), Hong Kong(43%), Singapore(40%), South Korea(33%), Indonesia(33) %), Japan(37%) Cyberattack incidents have caused 86% of businesses to lose customer information into the wrong hands.
This situation is making small and medium enterprises more concerned about cybersecurity risks. According to a Cisco report, 71% of businesses say they are more insecure about cybersecurity than they were last year, and 67% feel threatened by cybersecurity threats. Research shows that businesses are taking many strategic measures such as conducting simulation campaigns to improve their cybersecurity posture.
Cisco said that cyberattacks with malicious code and malware are the most common form, affecting 89% of small and medium enterprises in Vietnam.
These incidents are having a significant impact on the business situation. Thirty percent of businesses affected by cyber attacks said they lost about $500,000 or more, of which 4% said the loss could be more than $1 million.
39% of small and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam who have experienced cyberattacks emphasize that cybersecurity solutions are not strong enough to detect or prevent the attack as the leading cause of these incidents. Meanwhile, 32% cited the lack of cybersecurity solutions as the main reason.