- File manipulation attacks have increased by 36% in 2022.
- According to a report from IBM, the average global cost of a data breach is $4.24 million per incident.
- All of this underscores the need to use new technological proposals to mitigate such vulnerabilities.
The impact of data manipulation
Never before have the financial and reputational consequences due to vulnerabilities from data manipulation been so concerning.
The “2022 Vulnerability Statistics Report” by Edgescan revealed that the average time to detect and resolve a data manipulation attack was 205 days. This delay in addressing these vulnerabilities exposes organizations to significant risks as it jeopardizes the continuity of the services provided.
On the other hand, an Accenture study found that the cost of data manipulation attacks increased by an average of 11% compared to previous years, with companies experiencing an average of 22 such breaches.
These statistics highlight the critical importance of adopting robust information security measures, including the implementation of innovative technologies like blockchain, to mitigate the risks associated with data vulnerability and manipulation. Keeping up with the latest trends and solutions in cybersecurity is essential to protect digital assets in an increasingly threatened environment.
Blockchain: The perfect complement to prevent data manipulation
Blockchain is a distributed and decentralized ledger technology that allows for reliable and immutable evidence of everything that occurs in a given process.
The term “blockchain” is primarily known because it is used as the underlying technology for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ether. However, the concept upon which it is based allows this technology to be applied to various uses, such as the certification of data and files or the traceability of processes and products.
The main advantages it offers include:
- Security: blockchain uses strong cryptography to create fraud-resistant records, as they cannot be altered. Additionally, any attempt at manipulation can also be recorded, thus achieving full traceability of operations performed on any data or file.
- Distributed architecture: the nodes and blocks that make up the blockchain are governed by decentralized protocols, so their security increases as more of these nodes and blocks are added.
- Inability to backdate changes: once records are written into the network’s blocks, they cannot be subsequently modified, making this feature usable as a timestamp.
Blockchain-based services for data certification allow for the certification and verification of all types of critical company data, creating and recording a digital footprint of these data. This provides companies with independent validation of data authenticity and demonstrates their existence at a specific date and time (timestamp).
iBS and Certyfile: iCommunity’s blockchain file certification solutions
iBS is a platform that offers cloud service providers the possibility to easily and quickly integrate this technology into their platforms (SOC) and solutions (SIEM) through its API. Through iBS, these solutions can implement a system for certifying critical files. iBS links each piece of evidence with a verified identity, thus ensuring the reliability and validity of the records of everything that occurs in the client’s systems, becoming a perfect complement for SOCs and SIEMs.
iBS operates under the Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) model, similar to the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. This model allows companies to access and use blockchain technology without having to worry about anything, as iBS manages all the necessary activities to keep the infrastructure and the services it provides fully operational.
On the other hand, Certyfile is a solution that allows for the direct registration and certification of files and documents of any type through its simple web interface. It generates a certificate that serves as publicly verifiable proof of its date and time, integrity, and authenticity. Once a document or signed file is certified, clients can verify it on any device, at any time, directly from the solution’s user interface.
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