Your Application Security
is a Big Deal

Insecure web and mobile applications are a key catalyst to the emerging cybercrime wraith. Skyrocketing financial losses and incalculable intangible damages preoccupy all companies and organizations, from SMEs to multinationals. Explore application security risks below.

Why Should I Care?

British Airways faces a record
$230 million fine for website breach
Marriott to be fined over
$123 million website-related breach

Cybercrime and Application Security

Applications, not the infrastructure,
represent the main attack vector
for data exfiltration

According to Akamai, the number of
web application attacks
increased by 38%

Hacking via
Web Applications All Hacking Vectors

Largest breaches via
web applications Total largest breaches

Hacking via
Web Applications All Hacking Vectors

Largest breaches via
web applications Total largest breaches

Applications, not the infrastructure, represent the main attack vector
for data exfiltration

According to Akamai, the number of web application attacks increased by 38% in Q2 2018 compared to Q2 2017

Why Do Attackers Purposefully Target Applications?

Largest Attack Surface

Total vulnerable applications Exploitable vulnerabilities
in network services Exploitable vulnerabilities
in applications

Highest Profit for Cybercriminals

Profit from stolen data
sale on Dark Web Cost to steal data from
web application Cost to breach
web application

Attack Simplicity

Skills required to attack
application Skills required to attack
network service

Open Door to Crown Jewels

Applications allowing direct
access to sensitive data Applications allowing indirect
access to sensitive data

Based on average from 17 cybercrime
reports issued in 2016-2020

What Do Experts
and Analysts Say?

Lawsuites and Legal Costs

Lawsuits by individual victims Class-action lawsuites by victims Fines imposed by law and
regulatory authorities

Direct and IP Theft

Financial data and PII theft Intellectual property theft Other sensitive data theft

Loss of Business

Reputational costs
and loss of new
business Reputational costs
and loss of current
business Business
interruption
costs

Direct Losses

Legal costs Cost of investigation
and breach mitigation Cost of service
restoration

Based on average from 17 cybercrime
reports issued in 2016-2020

State of Cybersecurity at
Top 100 Global Airports

State of Stolen Credentials in the Dark Web from Fortune 500 Companies

100% of the mobile apps contain at least 2 vulnerabilities
97% of the websites contain outdated web software
87% of the airports have data leaks on public code repositories
66% of the airports have stolen credentials sold on the DarkWeb

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State of Stolen Credentials in the Dark Web
from Fortune 500 Companies

21M credentials are available in the Dark Web
16M credentials compromised during the last year
95% of stolen credentials are accessible in plaintext
36% of passwords are bruteforceable in a minute

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State of Application Security at S&P Global World's 100 Largest Banks

97% of the World's Largest Banks are Vulnerable to Web and Mobile Attacks

85% of e-banking web applications failed GDPR compliance test
49% of e-banking web applications failed PCI DSS compliance test
92% of mobile banking applications contain at least 1 medium-risk security vulnerability
100% of the banks have security vulnerabilities or issues related to forgotten subdomains

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