Consumers are not only increasingly living their lives online but are also surrounded by smart home technology, expanding the attack surface for malicious actors. In a market with a high volume of free cybersecurity services and a number of consumer safety players offering premium digital life protections, how can telcos carve out an opportunity in the consumer market?
The Cyber Threats in a Time of Pandemic webinar takes a look at some of the most important threats businesses and consumers have been facing since the beginning of the pandemic. We are revealing what Bitdefender telemetry and research has shown in terms of malware spread during this time and how threats were designed to exploit fear and misinformation in order to trick victims into clicking, downloading, and executing malware.
In this webinar, co-hosted by Bitdefender and Parks Associates, we explore how the security of the average home network has become exponentially more critical as shelter-in-place and work-at-home policies have caused more families to live, work, and play at home. Especially since the line between work and the personal environment has been blurred, cybersecurity takes on a whole new value in addition to the regular concerns of today’s households.
Most home routers are vulnerable, this translates into increased costs for operators, due to increased customer support load and abnormally high bandwidth consumption during attacks. For service providers, Bitdefender offers the security & privacy layer that delivers safe, optimal and seamless experiences for subscribers, so they can enjoy digital experiences without issues.
Italian operator WINDTRE partnered with Bitdefender to protect clients from cyberthreats. The new product aims to protect WINDTRE subscribers’ mobile devices and privacy, while also strengthening the company’s reputation as a trusted value-added service provider
NETGEAR selected Bitdefender to integrate the Bitdefender IoT Security Platform into their consumer-grade routers. Our solution allowed the Connected Home unit at NETGEAR to introduce a subscription-based service for home users, provide key differentiation for their customers, and build a new recurring revenue stream.
Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumer, enterprise, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry’s most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience.
The Bitdefender Subscriber Protection Platform is an all-in-one, multi-layered cybersecurity ecosystem tailored to the specific needs of service providers and device manufacturers. Among its many features, it offers Endpoint Security, Privacy, Smart Home Protection, Network Security, Market Intelligence and GTM Support and is designed to protect subscribers' digital lives while helping providers boost revenues.
A recent user behavior study conducted by Bitdefender and Ipsos reveals that for most telco subscribers in Canada, cyberthreats are a serious issue, with 77% of those polled expressing fear of cyberattacks and 33% revealing they experienced a phishing attack or scam in the last 6 months. The biggest reason for concern appears to be financial fraud, with 57% of participants concerned about losing money to cybercriminals. At the same time, 55% are worried about identity theft, and 53% fear data breaches.
45% of Canadians believe that their network operator should be responsible for cybersecurity, with 86% saying that having an online security solution from their provider is very important and 31% saying they would even consider switching service providers for a better cybersecurity offer.
According to a user behavior study conducted by Bitdefender and Ipsos, for US users cyberthreats remain a hot topic with 79% of those polled expressing fear of cyberattacks. The greatest concern appears to be identity theft, with 53% of participants concerned about their digital identity and 49% concerned about losing personal information due to data breaches.
Moreover, 45% believe that cybersecurity should be the responsibility of their service provider, with 74% stating that having an online security solution offered by their provider is very important and 26% stating that they would even consider switching service providers for a better cybersecurity offer.