Cyber attacks are becoming increasingly common and can be a major threat to businesses and individuals, especially if they have sensitive information. In recent years, hackers have become more sophisticated in their methods of attack, so it is important to stay up to date with the latest cyber security measures. To protect ourselves and our companies, we must understand the risks we face, such as passwords, software, websites, browsers, and Wi-Fi. Employees are often the easiest targets for cybercriminals, as they can access businesses software and systems. The pandemic has caused an increase in cyber attacks, and ransomware is one of the most expensive types of attack. To prevent ransomware, we must avoid spam, malvertising, and phishing. API attacks are automated threats, such as bot attacks or access violations, which can lead to data loss, stolen private information, or service disruption. To protect against these, we should use antiviruses, VPNs, and ad blockers. Social engineering attacks are made through psychological manipulation, tricking victims into making security mistakes, such as giving away sensitive information. To prevent these, we should ignore emails and attachments from suspicious sources, use a multifactor authenticator, be wary of tempting offers, and use an antivirus. Supply chain attacks target organizations to hack their supply deliveries and steal them to sell to third-party vendors. To protect against these, we should use antivirus, malware software, and a VPN, and always connect to secure Wi-Fi. Fileless malware is one of the hardest malware to detect since it leaves no footprints and relies on no files. To protect against this, we should use an antivirus, avoid spam, and activate a VPN and an Ad Blocker. Cyber attacks can be divided into three categories: financial gain, corporate espionage, or patent theft. To prevent these, we should not click, download, log in, or give access to others to our devices, accounts, and emails. To improve our cyber security, we should use strong passwords and change them every four months, separate work and personal information and account access, and research new ways to protect ourselves at least twice a year. We should also take care of Wi-Fi protection and always run a malware and virus test if we use public Wi-Fi. As an employee or executive, we should ask/create cybersecurity training programs, have different devices for both home and work usage, perform a regular audit of cyber protection procedures, install antivirus and VPN software on all work devices, and create a backup of all employees and clients data.
This Cyber News was published on www.hackread.com. Publication date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:39:02 +0000