What is cyber security? - 1

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What is cyber security? - 1
« on: July 18, 2017, 04:19:08 PM »
Cyber security consists of technologies, processes and measures that are designed to protect systems, networks and data from cyber crimes.

Effective cyber security reduces the risk of a cyber attack and protects entities, organisations and individuals from the deliberate exploitation of systems, networks and technologies.

What are the consequences of a cyber attack?
A cyber attack is usually intended to inflict damage or expropriate information from an individual, organisation or public entity, for the purpose of theft (of payment card data, customer details, company secrets or intellectual property), unauthorised access to networks, compromise of official records or financial and/or reputational damage.

Why are cyber crimes increasing?
Cyber criminals are indiscriminate. Where there is a weakness, they will try to exploit it. Due to the massive financial gains being made, cyber crime has become a multibillion pound industry.
Cyber crimes are constantly evolving. Cyber attacks are becoming more complex and organisations are struggling to keep up with the pace of change.
Cyber attacks come in various forms and are designed to not only target technological weaknesses (for instance, outdated software) but also exploit people (for instance, uninformed employees who click on malicious links) and a lack of effective organisational processes and procedures.
Cyber criminals use a variety of malware and vectors to attack their targets:Malware
Malware is a type of software designed to allow criminals to achieve their objectives, and can be categorised as follows:

Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious program that demands payment after launching a cyber attack on a computer system. This type of malware has become increasingly popular among criminals and costs organisations millions each year.

Viruses
A virus is a small piece of code that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another by attaching itself to another computer file.

Worms
Worms are self-replicating and do not require a program to attach themselves to. Worms continually look for vulnerabilities and report back to the worm author when weaknesses are discovered.

Spyware/adware
Spyware/adware can be installed on your computer when you open attachments, click on links or download infected software.

Trojans
A Trojan virus is a program that appears to perform one function (for example, virus removal) but actually performs malicious activity when executed.

ref: https://www.itgovernance.co.uk/what-is-cybersecurity

Offline maruf.swe

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Re: What is cyber security? - 1
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2018, 08:15:34 PM »
Good post.