Cyber security has been associated with ever-increasing complexities, threats, and even costs that arise and grow unprecedented with each passing day. Devices are becoming interconnected and this has caused many dangers in the cyber world. Interconnectivity has made it easy for hackers and criminals to compromise data both on a large scale and regardless of where it is located. Security risk management has continued to be a headache for many different groups of cyber users who happen to be both businesses and individuals. The need to proactively protect web applications, web processes and above all data must be approached with great seriousness and compliance in order to eliminate all kinds of threats both external and internal. Cyber attacks are not only the most feared threat, but infrastructure sabotage is feared as the incidences increase in number with each passing day.
The ever-changing cybersecurity landscape has individuals, organizations, and businesses on the alert to identify risks and vulnerabilities in their resources and systems. Threats, as mentioned above, have been increasing as communication networks expand and are able to collect huge amounts of data. Another form of threat has been the rise of digital and cyber weapons that have been designed and deployed to target specific control systems or target data stored in them with the intent of taking down each one. It should be remembered that threats to the infrastructure arise from the increase in access points within the network. Other threats have been the theft of data especially from governments, the theft of intellectual property data, the theft of financial information and cyber-attacks targeting mobile devices.
The cybersecurity landscape this year has seen the issues and challenges that mobile devices and applications have presented. The use of mobile devices has continued to grow and this growth has been matched by the growth of cyberattacks directed at these devices. The growth of the mobile application niche has also seen an increase in threats hidden and associated with many applications that are now free or for a small fee. Location-based apps will be at risk when apps are packaged with malicious code and malware so that they are then sold or exploited to unsuspecting users. Other applications have been created in such a way that they will download malware and programs like keyloggers and others that will record phone calls and text messages.
The threat of social engineering has also been on the rise with the intent to make people click on malicious links by using rogue antivirus and many other rogue and fake software such as fake backup software that mimics online computing services. Cloud.
Hacktivism has also been on the rise with different people or groups of people registering their discontent and non-compliance with political decisions and opinions and other social factors through cyber protests. Its biggest tool is denial of service attacks that aim to bring down websites and systems. DoS attacks will limit or completely break access to data across multiple websites and across a network. The other form of attacks has seen the publication of sensitive information, such as email information and credit card information, that have been stolen or hacked.
Advanced persistent threat is another form of attack that takes the form of long-term hacking that often targets intellectual property through stealthy and subversive means. Espionage is one way and the other is to capture the network by working on vulnerable points. Once captured, a network will be used to store data and information and for other people a relay point. Spear phishing attacks are targeting companies and higher levels of organizations with the aim of getting some sensitive data or gaining access to networks and companies.
With so many threats facing the cyber world, both individuals and businesses need to use strong security practices. The practices and measures taken are those that protect against attacks and cyber challenges and mitigate the impact of an attack.
