Cybersecurity consists of two terms; "Cyber" means relating to the characteristic of computers, information technology, etc., and "Security" means protection or prevention. Thus, Cybersecurity is the term used to protect the systems connected to the internet, such as hardware, software, and data, from cyber threats. This practice of protecting these devices and especially data is done by individuals and enterprises to prevent unauthorized access for attackers trying to enter into the system. A good cybersecurity strategy adopted by the organization can prevent the systems from malicious attacks and stop further damage to the company and its reputation.
Cybersecurity Threats and Attacks A Challenge to the IT Sector.pptx
1. Cybersecurity Threats and Attacks:
A Challenge to the IT Sector
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Cybersecurity consists of two terms; "Cyber" means relating to the characteristic of
computers, information technology, etc., and "Security" means protection or
prevention. Thus, Cybersecurity is the term used to protect the systems connected to
the internet, such as hardware, software, and data, from cyber threats. This practice of
protecting these devices and especially data is done by individuals and enterprises to
prevent unauthorized access for attackers trying to enter into the system. A good
cybersecurity strategy adopted by the organization can prevent the systems from
malicious attacks and stop further damage to the company and its reputation.
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About Cybersecurity Threats
A cybersecurity threat is a malicious attack performed by attackers trying to gain
unauthorized access to a system or network to deface the IT assets, company's sensitive
data, and other intellectual property. There are different types of cybersecurity threats or
attacks, they are:
Malware: Malware is that kind of malicious software in which any kind of file or program
is used to harm a system. They may vary as per their severity and can be in the form of
viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, etc.
Ransomware: Ransomware is malicious software used to lock users' system files through
any kind of encryption program. Cybercriminals then demand payment to decrypt these
system files.
Social Engineering Attack: Social Engineering Attack is the wide range of malicious
activities accomplished through human interactions. It uses the psychological mindset of
employees, tricks them, and takes away the company's sensitive information.
Phishing: In a Phishing Attack, an attacker sends fraudulent or fake emails from a
reputed source to the users to steal sensitive information such as login credentials, credit
card, and bank account details. There are various types of phishing attacks like email
phishing, spear phishing, whaling, smishing, vishing, and angler phishing.
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DNS Attack: DNS Attack is where the attacker takes advantage of the vulnerabilities of
the Domain Name System (DNS) and redirects the users to other malicious sites. There
are various types of DNS attacks like Domain Hijacking, DNS Flood Attack, Cache
Poisoning, DNS Tunneling, and DNS Hijack Attack.
Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS): DoS attack is
the attack where the attacker floods the systems, networks, or servers with massive traffic
of legitimate requests. In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack,attackers attempt
to disrupt traffic of a normal server, network, or service by overwhelming the target with
flooding of internet traffic.
Man-in-the-middle-attack: Man-in-the-middle attack is a type of attack where an
attacker intercepts the message from the intended source, modifies that message, and
that modified message is then sent to an intended destination. The person from the
intended destination thinks that the message is received from the intended source where
the content was modified.
Wrap up
Cybersecurity is a challenging field where cybersecurity teams have to keep their eyes
peeled 24/7 as they have to continuously monitor the threats in the systems, network, and
especially the valuable assets of the organization. Attackers are continuously keeping
track of the vulnerabilities of the system and then take advantage of this situation and
perform data breaches that are creating huge financial and reputation losses for the IT
sector. So, the IT sectors should improve their cybersecurity strategy so as to stop these
threats.
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