Compared to a decade ago, people today take cyber threats more seriously and are always proactive about handling them. The reason is that with these cyber-attacks, people and software attempt to maliciously steal your data or cause disruption in your business functioning.
It is because of these reasons that the popularity of cyber security software has increased incredibly, and people are making them a priority when it comes to handling or managing a server or a network. There are different types of cyber threats for small businesses, and in this post here, we go through the most commonly seen threats from phishing.
Phishing
This attack usually targets users directly through email or other forms of communication like text messaging. In this type of attack, the attacker disguises himself as a trusted contact and attempts to victimise you by sharing your personal data, such as passwords and OTP’s. Small businesses can use checkpoint software to make sure that phishing attempts and phishing scams are diminished right in the beginning.
Watering Holes
Till around five years back, this was not the most common type of cyber-attack, but its use has increased incredibly over the past some years. In this attack, the cybercriminal targets a specific group of individuals or businesses that share the same interest. They will infect one website that is visited the most by those individuals or companies, and here also, social engineering is very effectively used.
Drive By Downloads
According to the cyber security software solutions vendors, this cyber-attack occurs when a user downloads software into the computer. This software is malicious, and once it is in your computer, it will perform the following –
Spy on activity, such as recording keystrokes to capture passwords
Hijack the device by exploiting security flaws
Infect the device by downloading even more software or files that ultimately render the device useless.
This cyber-attack is more effective when the operating system is not updated, and small business owners ignore the security patches of the software.
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