Digital Services: Targeted Through a Wide Range of Attacks
Within the Czech digital services sector (telecommunications, digital infrastructure, internet
services, etc.), the NÚKIB recorded a total of eight incidents during 2022. Majority of them
targeted availability of services or data. The scanning of external network ports was the most
common type of cyberattack attempts according to the respondents. Compared to other sectors,
scanning reached a relatively high frequency score, which can be explained to some extent by the
nature of digital sector entities and their specialization. As digital services providers of internet
connection, etc., they can detect automated and massive scanning of the outer perimeter of the
network by attackers. Web application attacks, phishing, DoS and DDoS attacks, and attempts
to exploit vulnerabilities present additional common types of attacks (see Graph 28).
40%
37
30%
20%
16
16
11
10%
5
0%
Scanning
Web application
attacks
Phishing
Denial of service
(DoS, DDoS)
Vulnerability
exploitation attempt
Graph 28: Most Common Types of Recorded Cyberattacks in the Digital Services Sector
(in % of Respondents)
Compared to the previous year, the share of respondents whose organizations manage supply
chain security risks decreased. Exactly 80% of the surveyed respondents do so, while the majority
of these entities take into account technical as well as non-technical risks in accordance with the
NÚKIB recommendation for assessing the credibility of 5G network technology suppliers in the
Czech Republic (see Graph 29).
100%
80%
80
60%
40%
20
20%
0%
Yes
No
Graph 29: Do You Control Risks Related to Suppliers? (% of Respondents)
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