Indonesia faced more than 11 million cyber attacks in the first quarter of 2022

Mr. Yeo Siang Tiong, General Director of the company network security Kaspersky Southeast Asia, said in a press release: “All stakeholders must be alert to this trend because Cybercrime always waiting for the opportunity to cyber attack“.

The risk of cyberattacks increases as more and more people use cyberspace to obtain non-fungible tokens (NFTs), participate in the Metaverse and conduct crypto asset transactions, invest in youth.

Between January and March 2022, Kaspersky detected and prevented a total of over 11.8 million different cybersecurity threats in Indonesia. This represents a 22% increase year-on-year in 2021 with more than 9.63 million cases.

However, the number of cyber attacks in the first quarter of 2022 decreased by 2% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

Indonesia is ranked first in Southeast Asia and 60th in the world for the dangers posed by Internet surfing. (Photo: Pexels)

Based on the statistics, Kaspersky notes that Indonesia is ranked first in Southeast Asia and 60th in the world in terms of the danger posed by Internet surfing.

Kaspersky recommends that Internet users think twice before clicking on suspicious links in e-mails or messages: “Do not open the message if you do not recognize the sender”.

When installing apps, users should only download them from authorized apps like Google Play and the App Store. Although these applications are not 100% secure, the risk of facing cyber attacks such as Trojan malware is greatly reduced.

The routine of updating operating systems and applications can help secure data. Updating the system helps patch the vulnerability of the previous version; Always use secure connections when using the Internet and avoid accessing banking software and other important services on public Wi-Fi.

Finally, be wary of free anti-virus software from dubious sources as it could be masquerading as malware.

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