We remain on the edge of the digital age, where innovation moves rapidly, and our lives have been changed by modern computing. Digitization has brought about an amazing measure of data coursing through the internet. Handling that information has prompted a transformation by how we store and access data. The developing prevalence of cloud computing among organizations could prompt them being the following conceivable focus of cyber criminals. So, that means cloud computing is not safe? No, thats not the case! Since cloud computing is trending so cyber criminals are hitting more on it. To read more about how cyber criminals are stealing data, infecting businesses and how you can prevent it!

1. Is Cloud the new
home for Cyber
Criminals? How to be
Safe?

2. The constant rise in cyber-crime speaks volumes about how
they are no less frightful than physical crime. Cyber crimes
are growing on a global scale with the treats scenario
becoming more sophisticated and complex. In the coming
year, programmers will dispatch progressively modern
assaults on everything from basic foundation to medicinal
gadgets, said Fortinet worldwide security strategist Derek
Manky. "We are facing an arms race in terms of security,"
said Manky. Fortinet provides network security software
and services, and its customers include carriers, data
centers, enterprises, distributed offices and managed
security service providers.
Cyber criminals looking to steal data, infect business with
malware or simply shut services down are preparing for a
new challenge within the cloud. In fact, they are sitting up

3. and planning to attack unsuspecting businesses and their
consumers.
According to research from a security firm, nearly 80% of
large enterprises say that they have been hit by application
attacks against their cloud-based systems. This new data
suggested the problem has increased 45% since last year. The
growth of attacks in the cloud doesn't mean that
organizations that use on-premises software deployments
are any safer; cyber criminals are still hitting in the
traditional environment. But as cloud hosting becomes more
popular among enterprises, cyber criminals are aiming at the
cloud with higher frequency.
We cannot ignore the benefits a firm or an individual gets
shifting to cloud computing such as saving time, money and

4. resources in comparison to traditional computing.
Notwithstanding, with the prospering measure of advantages
in cloud computing, comes a few basic issues that have been
seen as downsides to this rising innovation and developing
prominence of virtualization among organizations could lead
them to be the following conceivable focus of cyber criminals.
On the very pinnacle of worries with cloud computing has
dependably been the issue of information protection and
security. At the point when a customer chooses to utilize the
utilization of cloud computing, the information is no more
with the customer only. The merchant, or the specialist co-
op, stores the client's information all alone virtualized server
and in that capacity, sellers increase full access to the data
accessible, classified or not. Further, the servers are moved
outside the customary security edge making it simple for the

5. scope of digital hoodlums. This is a developing concern
especially when cloud computing stores delicate information
about clients.
Likewise, Cloud computing is regularly alluded to as virtual,
dynamic and borderless. These components of the cloud
assemble another layer of a hazard on the instability over
where touchy information dwells. The hazard incorporates
the wide conveyance of data crosswise over various locales,
each having distinctive lawful systems in regards to
information security and protection. This makes it
significantly more hard to oversee and manage the data.
Following are few cyber crimes every business is subject to
and few ideas to prevent them.

6. Malware entering through the Internet:
Malware from the Internet is acquired either by
downloading free projects (which entrepreneurs frequently
utilize) or by perusing the Web with a defenseless PC. If you
think your PC isn't defenseless? Then, think again! If you
have ever declined to refresh Java for any timeframe, your
PC was most likely defenseless against cyber attack.
Once malware downloads onto the PC from one of these two
sources, your PC may now be controlled by a billion-dollar
wrongdoing industry. These wrongdoing associations pitch
access to your PC, information procured from it (charge
cards, passwords, SS numbers, email addresses, restrictive
organization data, addresses, financial balance data, access
to your ledger, and so on.) and they can even secure your PC
to deliver it. They can do this by scrambling the information

7. or limiting access and expecting you to pay many dollars
with a MoneyPak card.
Malware Via Email:
This is acquired by a fantastically business-like phishing
attack. Cyber criminals acquire email records and send
messages that seem, by all accounts, to be from legitimate
domains and from legitimate organizations. Why is this type
of attack so effective? If you get an email from FedEx with
the details such as your tracking information or shipped
package, you would anticipate that it will originate from
something@fedex.com.
The fake messages really originated from the fedex.com
space, or so it shows up. Cyber criminals really parody the
email to demonstrate the legitimate domain.

8. The email is composed in such a manner containing your
package details that you will surely open the email and
follow the link to claim or track your package. This link
contains malware which may then taint your machine, and it
can wind up plainly misused much like malware from the
Internet. Remember this kind of messages are not only from
FedEx; they will ordinarily show up from very much regarded
organizations like UPS and even the Better Business Bureau.
Social Engineering:
This is also referred to as old style! Here an entrepreneur
will get an email who claims to be from Microsoft. In the
email, they put up some tale talking about the
entrepreneur's PC being traded off and that it should be
settled. The person (Cyberhiker) will guide the entrepreneur
to take actions on their PC to amend the issues. This usually
ends with a window/tab getting your card credentials and

9. access to your PC.
The frauds spoke above, usually result in the financial loss;
which leads to a loss in business for a long term. Now, the
question comes how to prevent your business/organization
from this?
Back-Up - Guarantee backups are consistently paid for, that
they are performing without coming up short, and that they
are put away offsite or in the cloud.
Always Opt for paid and recognized AntiVirus – Always opt
for paid and well recognized Anti virus. Don't go for free or
trial versions. They are not safe for your business. Remember
not all free things are good.

10. Pay for both Email and Spam Protection – Everyone will
agree that having your own domain will make your business
look more professional unlike free emails and spam filters.
By opting for a paid email and spam filters you are protecting
your business more because the spam filtration works better!
Stay Updated – One of the notifications in our PC we always
ignore is the 'Update'. Please pay attention to this
notification. Always keep your system and software updated,
else holes can be seen in the security.
Reject Unexpected Call or Mails – When we don't answer
unknown calls or messages on our phone then why we don't
implement this policy on our emails. Never ever entertain
those emails who ask for your personal information. This is
99.9% a spam because neither your bank nor any person

11. related to your business will ever ask you such details.
Always trust professionals when such issues are generated –
Never try to resolve these issues by yourself. Like when you
are not well you trust the doctor, similarly, when your
system is being attacked by outsider you have to trust
'professional'. Here the IT companies will provide you with
the best solutions.
With every technology, there will be pros as well as cons. No
matter which hosting you opt for there is always a little
chance of scams and risks. The above pointers will surely
help you to keep your business safe and secure at the same
time allowing your business run effectively.

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