While it may not be the first target one might think of when it comes to cyberattacks, a recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on the Vatican\u2019s official website only proves that cyberattacks can potentially influence any organization. Let\u2019s consider the situation, as well as what lessons we can all take away from it.<\/p>\n
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Widely suspected to be a response to the Pope\u2019s comments regarding Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Holy See reported that \u201cabnormal access attempts\u201d had taken down the Vatican\u2019s official website and the various other sites that the Church maintains.<\/p>\n
It took a few hours to restore these sites\u2019 accessibility, but this is far from the only example of cybercrime targeting the Vatican. Around mid-2020, Chinese hackers were accused of infiltrating the Vatican\u2019s internal network before negotiations began between a deal was to be struck between the two. In 2019, the Church released an app to assist users track their prayers called \u201cRosary,\u201d which was hacked within fifteen minutes<\/em> of it going live (fortunately by a security researcher), revealing some serious privacy flaws.<\/p>\n When you consider the 2022 budget for the Church came out to around $887 million, it\u2019s hard to imagine that there wasn\u2019t some room for some cybersecurity. While we have no way to confirm how much of an investment the Vatican actually makes into their cybersecurity, one would imagine that it should have been sufficient to protect their infrastructure and websites. However, it clearly was not sufficient, but the Vatican has reportedly taken steps to remedy this.<\/p>\n The thing is, the Vatican has the capability to bounce back from these attacks\u2026can you say the same about your business? Dollars to doughnuts is that the Vatican has significantly more resources available than you do. This makes it all the more important that you\u2019re properly investing in your cybersecurity to help keep your business safe.<\/p>\n Nexela can help you shape your business\u2019 protections to do just that. Give us a call at (215) 525-3223 to ensure that you\u2019re ready to resist cyberattacks of all kinds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While it may not be the first target one might think of when it comes to cyberattacks, a recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on the Vatican\u2019s official website only proves that cyberattacks can potentially influence any organization. Let\u2019s consider the situation, as well as what lessons we can all take away from it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,61],"tags":[174,83,67],"class_list":["post-6000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-security","tag-current-events","tag-hackers","tag-security"],"yoast_head":"\nIf the Catholic Church Can Be Hacked, So Can Your Business<\/h2>\n