{"id":184146,"date":"2024-04-10T03:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T02:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=184146"},"modified":"2024-04-01T16:03:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:03:02","slug":"cyber-attacks-definition-and-modus-operandi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/cyber-attacks-definition-and-modus-operandi-2","title":{"rendered":"Cyber attacks: Definition and modus operandi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"184146\" class=\"elementor elementor-184146\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e6ea7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e2e6ea7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc940a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddc940a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One morning, users turn on their computers and discover that access is blocked... The website is down and no transactions can be recorded. Many companies have experienced this disaster scenario. What are cyber attacks and how can you do your best to avoid them?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00330ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00330ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Ask CEOs in the major democracies: <em>&#8220;What is the main threat to your business today?&#8221;<\/em> Chances are they will say that the number one risk is a cyber attack.<\/p><p>These are the findings of a study conducted by Forrester Consulting and covering the year 2022. The <strong>survey was conducted in France,<\/strong> the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, as well as in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.<\/p><p>According to the study, 52% of <strong>French companies surveyed<\/strong> suffered at least one <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/cybersecurity-the-ultimate-guide\">cyber attack<\/a> in 2021, making France the second most affected country in Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a98f956 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a98f956\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d6197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54d6197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Attack on the computer system<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3198e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d3198e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We might as well face the facts:<\/strong> cyber attacks have become formidable. What do we mean by this term? Various types of action aimed at a company&#8217;s computer system, from rendering it inoperable for a short or long period to diverting users to counterfeit sites.<\/p><p>The hacker&#8217;s motivation is often financial: by denying access to a company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/it-infrastructure-everything-you-need-to-know\">computer system,<\/a> he can demand a ransom.<\/p><p>Other attacks are more simply aimed at exploiting the credulity of certain users.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc5094 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"fdc5094\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c56c64f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c56c64f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Major cyber attacks<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49c44f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a49c44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/adversarial-attack-definition-and-protection-against-this-threat\">Cyber attacks<\/a> can take many different forms. However, the main ones are as follows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfce797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfce797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cyberattaque_datascientest1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed1fae elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0ed1fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">All you need to know about cyber attacks<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4001d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e4001d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Ransomware<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7352fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7352fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This type of attack is the most feared of all. A <strong>ransomware attacker<\/strong> scrambles the contents of computers using a &#8216;key&#8217; (a complex sequence of numbers) known only to the hacker.<\/p><p>The hacker then demands payment of a ransom, usually in <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/bitcoin-how-it-works-its-advantages-and-limitations\">Bitcoin<\/a>, as a condition for returning the data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4097eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4097eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Virus<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7750962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7750962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Viruses<\/strong> are more traditional malware. They are small programs that infect one or more software programs.<\/p><p>They come into action at a given moment and can slow down the operation of a computer or delete or scramble the contents of files.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337481e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"337481e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Phishing<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1dee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f1dee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This type of attack is indirect.<a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/zero-click-attack-how-does-it-work-how-can-you-protect-yourself\"> Phishing<\/a> consists of simulating a service or website as perfectly as possible in order to lure a user into entering confidential information that the hacker can then retrieve: passwords, bank details, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cffd864 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"cffd864\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cab8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13cab8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some infamous cyber attacks<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80cbd0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80cbd0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The phenomenon of malware dates back to the late 80s, but it gained momentum with the advent of the Internet. In March 1999, Melissa appeared, a<strong> virus concealed in an e-mail message<\/strong>. It accessed the user&#8217;s address book and resent the message to 50 correspondents. Believing the email to be from a friend, they would open it and send it back, setting off a chain reaction. Within a week, six million computers were infected.<\/p><p>Based on the same model, I love you (May 2000) was long considered to be the virus that caused the most damage. Internet users received a mysterious love letter, which they had to open by clicking on the attachment. The virus immediately scanned the user&#8217;s address book and sent the same infected love letter to each person in the address book. Because of the chain reaction, I love you affected 10% of computers connected to the Internet &#8211; including institutions such as the <strong>CIA and the FBI.<\/strong><\/p><p>The most costly virus was NotPetya (2017), which spread via an update to financial software, MeDoc. The damage it caused was estimated at $10 billion in damages. <strong>Saint Gobain was one of the groups hit hard by NotPetya.<\/strong><\/p><p>More recently, the phenomenon that has hit many companies has been ransomware. The developers of Wannacry combined the flaw in a program developed by the NSA (US intelligence agency) with self-replicating software. In spring 2017, Wannacry spread to more than 150 countries.<\/p><p>It affected factories, which had to suspend production, but also hospitals, temporarily unable to use their medical equipment. Wannacry hit Renault via a subsidiary based in Slovenia. And Fleury Michon saw its IT system blocked for five days. The consequences were more serious for smaller companies: an SME selling spare parts in Clermont was <strong>forced to close down following a ransomware attack.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f4dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2f4dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cyberattaque_datascientest2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f946ed elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3f946ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Mastering security measures against cyber attacks<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a938af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9a938af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b5df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15b5df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A few precautions to take<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ef081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ef081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How can you <strong>protect yourself against cyber attacks?<\/strong> As far as the IT department is concerned, it is crucial to carry out ultra-regular, encrypted data updates so as to be able to restore the company&#8217;s files to the most up-to-date state possible at any time.<\/p><p>In addition, a number of protection systems have recently been introduced, and it is essential to adopt one or more of them.<\/p><p>The first is <strong>two-factor authentication<\/strong>, which requires users to enter a code received on their mobile phone whenever they log on from an unusual device.<br \/>Specialised software such as <strong>Malwarebytes<\/strong> can analyse the slightest intrusion into a system and eliminate it. In the same vein, the best recent anti-virus programs use the so-called &#8220;EDR&#8221; approach: they analyse dubious software behaviour rather than simply looking for virus &#8220;signatures&#8221; (specific code).<br \/>A &#8216;safe&#8217; service such as<strong> Dashlane<\/strong> creates ultra-secure access passwords and manages them automatically.<br \/>Some advocate the use of security USB keys, such as Google&#8217;s Titan, which incorporates a hardware chip and firmware capable of performing a cryptographic calculation to uniquely identify each user.<br \/>Biometrics (recognition of physical attributes such as fingerprints or faces) is another type of tool that can protect computers.<br \/>etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c234c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"45c234c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fd56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15fd56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The major risk comes from the uninformed user<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559ac5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"559ac5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It turns out that the number one risk faced by most businesses is linked to the negligence of certain users.<\/p><p>A <strong>large number of people<\/strong> are capable of being fooled by spurious offers received in their email. It is important to teach them never to click on an attachment or website address without first checking that the sender is known and genuine.<\/p><p>It is also important to teach them how to design their passwords properly, as this is a huge Achilles heel. Every year, Splashdata publishes a list of the 25 most frequently used passwords. What emerges is that the majority of Internet users use very easy-to-identify passwords, such as the number one of the lot: &#8220;123456&#8221; or &#8220;iloveyou&#8221;. The code &#8220;123456&#8221; has even topped the rankings for almost 10 consecutive years. If anyone wanted to make the hackers&#8217; job easier, they couldn&#8217;t do better.<\/p><p>There are many other protective measures that can be taught, such as avoiding using a company computer on a public <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/understanding-lan-local-area-network-definition-and-functionality-explained\">Wi-Fi<\/a> network, such as that in a caf\u00e9.<\/p><p>Let&#8217;s not forget one point: it is crucial to train everyone who uses a computer in the basic principles of cybersecurity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fcb8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11fcb8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Cyberattaque_datascientest3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8deff59 elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8deff59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start a training in cyber security<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad049a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ad049a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"How widespread are cyber attacks in Europe?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Interview CEOs in the major democracies and ask them the question: \"What is the main threat to your business today? 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