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Cyber Attacks: Types and how to prevent attacks!

On average, daily consumers experience phishing attacks, ransomware, theft of identity, data invasion, and financial losses. This makes cybersecurity a crucial component of a secure and well-structured digital world.<br>

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Cyber Attacks: Types and how to prevent attacks!

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  1. CYBER ATTACKS: TYPES AND HOW TO PREVENT ATTACKS! Let’sopenoureyesandfacereality- welikeinaworldthatisrunbytechnology; it’sthedigital age. Ourpersonallives, professionallives, andfinances- everythinggravitatestowardstheworld oftheinternet, cellularcomputing, anddigitalmedia. Sadly, thisphenomenonhasmadeusmorevulnerabletomaliciousattacks, datainvasions, privacybreaches, phishingscams, andothersuchfrauds. Thismakescybersecurityacrucialcomponentofasecureandwell-structureddigitalworld. It safeguardsusfromhackers, cybercriminals, andotherfraudulentindividuals. Buthowdoyouensurecybersecurity? Whyisthereaneedforcybersecurity, whatkindofthreats areoutthere, whatarethebestcybersecuritymeasures, andhowdoyoubesafewhenusingthe internet? Well, weareheretodelveintotheseimportantquestions. CYBERSECURITY IS VITAL Accordingtoastudy, cybercrimeshavecosttheworldnearly $2trillionintheyear2019, anditis predictedthatthedamageswouldhit $6trillionby2021. Thisindicatesthatabout $10billionwill beutilizedbytheyear2027tosecureagainstsuchcatastrophiclosses. However, ifwelookclosely, it’snotjustthebigorganizationsandbusinessesthatgethitby cybercrimes. Onaverage, dailyconsumersexperiencephishingattacks, ransomware, theftof identity, datainvasion, andfinanciallosses. Ittakesaboutfiveminutestohackintoaninternet- connectdevicelikeyoursmartphone, smartwatch, computers, smartTV, homecontrolsystems, andothergadgets. Thisimpliesthatthemorewerelyontheinternet, themoreweneedasecurecybernetwork. WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING AGAINST? Hackersarereadywithanentiretoolboxoftrickswhenitcomestoinvadingyoursystem:- Denialofservice (DoS) Attacks:- Attackersfloodanetworkwithrequeststhatexhaustthebandwidthcausingabiggernuisance thananythingelse. Maninthemiddle (MitM) Attacks:- Hackersenterthemselvesintoatwo-partycommunication, andoncetheygetin, theystealthe data. PhishingAttacks:- Hackersusefakeemailsandmessagestoaccessusers’ privateinformation. Thisisoneofthe mostcommontypesofattacksagainstgeneralusers. MalwareAttacks:- Thiscanbefurtherclassifiedintoransomware, spyware, worms, andviruses. Emailsor downloadsareusuallythemediumsthatdelivertheseattacksthroughsuspicioussites. SQLInjectionAttack:- Inthistypeofattack, thehackersinsertmaliciouscodeintotheSQLserverthrougha vulnerablewebsitesearchbox. Oncesuccessful, thehackerscanthenseetheinformationthat isotherwisekeptoff-limits. PasswordAttack:- Justasitsounds- hackersusuallycrackapassword- onethatisoftenpoorlychosenandgain entryintothenetwork. CYBER SECURITY PRACTICES:- Consideringthenumberofcyberattacksenoughtomakeyoudizzy, employingactive cybersecurityservicesiscrucial. Afewsimplestepscanreducetherisksofcyber-attacksandensureasafecybernetwork:- Educatingallemployeesofyourorganizationabouttherisksofsocialengineeringscams- phishingattacks, etc. Investintechnologiesthatlimitthelossofinformation, monitorthird-partyrisksandvendor risks, andconstantlyscanrisksofdataexposureandcredentialleaks. Usemethodstoreducecostsaspartofacompletecybersecurityriskassessmentstrategy. Simplyadheringtothesemeasurescanreducethelikelihoodofhavingacybercrimeonyour hands. CREATEDBYIGNITEC

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