Business markets
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Bank
Banks have definitively adopted the use of digital technology and remodeled their service offerings, which are now mainly online. This shift has led to the rise of a new type of fraud targeting online banking. The protection of users, their digital identity and their means of remote payment is a critical security issue for banks in order to preserve the trust of their customers. Cybersecurity is at the heart of the banking sector's strategy to deal with cyber-attackers and ever more numerous and sophisticated frauds. This involves reassessing identity verification methods and rethinking the security of banking transactions, relying in particular on artificial intelligence to better identify and analyze risks.
Industry (Chemistry / Parachemistry / Agrifood / etc.)
Cybersecurity and regulatory compliance are essential to secure industrial facilities and ensure the controlled development of Industry 4.0. Industrial companies must protect their intellectual property, the integrity and the continuity of their manufacturing process against cyber-attackers. This is to preserve their market share, maintain a competitive advantage, offer new services and products, and even ensure their survival. Digitization and new forms of automation are essential and can no longer be driven by cyber risks. Industrial cybersecurity is therefore a major challenge for preserving and developing companies in the sector.
Energy
The energy sector represents a critical infrastructure of countries. Any shutdown or breakdown in this sector following cyberattacks poses human, financial, societal and environmental risks. Whether fossil, nuclear or renewable, all energies are concerned. Its systems are complex, made up of connected objects that must be secured from end to end, and require specific skills, protocols, processes and technologies.
Health
Cybersecurity in the health sector is a major goal. The increasing number of attacks on health establishments have highlighted the vulnerability of this sector, and the human and technological deficit on this subject. At the same time, the world of health is undergoing a digital transformation which is transforming the processing of medical data, in particular via the IoHT (Internet of Health Things), and is impacting patients, health personnel, hospital structures, or even provident and insurance mutuals. Felis imperdiet proin fermentum leo vel. Egestas maecenas pharetra convallis posuere morbi leo urna molestie at.
IT / Telecommunications
Frederick Chang (2012), former Director of Research at the NSA (National Security Agency) explained: “[...] Humans must defend machines that are attacked by other humans using machines. [...] ” IT and telecommunications impact all businesses, organizations, societies and States. They represent the technical part of cybersecurity, the most visible part also called computer security. Indeed, IT security is the foundation that protects other parts of an organization, a company or more broadly a society or a State. However, as crucial as it is, computer security is necessary, but not sufficient, it only represents a tiny part of the field of cybersecurity.
Business services
The growth of cyber threats and attacks is driving awareness of the importance of cybersecurity in an increasingly connected world. However, not all companies or organizations can afford to have a dedicated Cybersecurity department within them. Also, to cover all or part of these risks, they call on Digital Services Companies (ESN) which therefore face a double challenge: to cover their cyber risks and those of their customers.
Transport / Logistics
Whether by sea, rail, air or road, transport is now piloted and controlled by computer systems. A cyberattack could compromise business continuity or the physical security of users of these services. In addition, the interconnection of these systems increases the exposure surface and therefore the potential attack surface of cyber attackers.
Public Administrations & Communities
Public administrations and communities have become prime targets for attackers due to the quality and quantity of personal data that they process and store. This sector is also experiencing its digital transformation with more and more services accessible only online. The challenges are multiple, both in terms of the diversity of IT services and the size of local authorities and budgets.
What is cybersecurity?
Set of means, processes that allow data to be protected.
Cybersecurity market
The cybersecurity market is a rapidly expanding market with around 15% annual growth. In 2020, revenues generated by cybersecurity worldwide amounted to $156 billions. In 2025, these revenues will reach $352 billions.
