Founder of a school that trains developers, security engineers and AI specialists, shareholder in several start-ups and co-founder of various companies, including Itrust… Serial entrepreneur Jean-Nicolas Piotrowski also offers his expertise in cloud security to the French National Assembly. Here are 3 essential questions to better understand the importance of cyber security today.
Who does cybersecurity concern?
It’s estimated that 100% of computer networks are infected (source: Cisco 2019), which means that everyone is affected, businesses and individuals alike. Just like Covid, numerous viral strains of computer attacks appear and spread every day. We’re all at risk of losing data, being subject to ransomware demands or having our IT and communications systems blocked. In the same way, a company that doesn’t use IT can be affected, since its supplier or customer may itself be affected by a cyber attack.
How widespread is this cyber-maliciousness, in France and around the world?
The threat has evolved over the last five years, becoming more professionalized. There are around thirty well-identified groups of hackers worldwide, conducting organized campaigns of attacks and theft. They are financed by ransomware, credit card theft, pornography, the sale of forbidden products on the darknet… Like the pirates of the Caribbean era, they are controlled by governments and mafias as orders come in.
How to protect yourself against attacks?
There are solutions to all types of malware: cybersecurity is a profession that is 30 years old, highly organized and structured. If you want to protect your business, you need to take very concrete action. ITrust is a company specializing in cyber security expertise and software, such as IKare, a vulnerability scanner. IKare provides proactive protection against vulnerabilities in your IT architecture. It maps the information system, giving the level of security and vulnerability of each element in real time. It’s a powerful tool capable of generating comprehensive reports onnetwork status. The latest software development represents a major technological breakthrough, making it possible to combat APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats, a type of stealthy, continuous hacking targeting a specific entity) and unknown viruses. Reveelium’s behavioral engine, developed over the last six years in collaboration with leading national laboratories, is now being marketed. Our aim is to become the leaders in cyber security AI in Europe. The company develops and markets the only European breakthrough technology in machine learning.
This article is taken from the first issue of our Audace Magazine.