Malware is malicious software such as spyware, ransomware, viruses, and worms. Malware is activated when a user clicks on a malicious link or attachment, which leads to installing dangerous software.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) describes Emotet as “an advanced, modular banking Trojan that primarily functions as a downloader or dropper of other banking Trojans. Emotet continues to be among the most costly and destructive malware.”
A denial of service (DoS) is a type of cyber attack that floods a computer or network so it can’t respond to requests. A distributed DoS (DDoS) does the same thing, but the attack originates from a computer network. Cyber attackers often use a flood attack to overwhelm the “handshake” process and carry out a DoS. Several other techniques may be used, and some cyber attackers use the time that a network is disabled to launch other attacks.
A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack occurs when hackers insert themselves into a two-party transaction. After interrupting the traffic, they can observe, filter, and steal data. MITM attacks often occur when a visitor uses an unsecured public Wi-Fi network. Attackers insert themselves between the visitor and the network, and then use malware to install software and use data maliciously.
Phishing attacks use fake communication, such as an email, to trick the receiver into opening it and carrying out the instructions inside, such as providing a credit card number. “The goal is to steal sensitive data like credit card and login information or to install malware on the victim’s machine,” Cisco reports.
A Structured Query Language (SQL) injection is a type of cyber attack that results from inserting malicious code into a server that uses SQL. When infected, the server releases information.
Submitting the malicious code can be as simple intercepting your web browsing and then inserting the search (on your behalf) as entering it into a vulnerable website search box that prompts your database for information.
With the right password, a cyber attacker has access to a wealth of information getting in as you. Social engineering is an often used procedure to obtain passwords. Data Insider says “a strategy cyber attackers use that relies heavily on human interaction and often involves tricking people into breaking standard security practices.” Other types of password attacks include accessing a password database or outright guessing. Ready made dictionary of diverse topics exists for rapid fire password guessing tools!
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Machine learning can be applied in various ways in security, for instance, in malware analysis it can make predictions, correlate and cluster seemingly unrelated security events. It can also be used to detect previously unknown attacks with no established signature.
We implement end-to-end encryption where possible. Making it difficult to discern content, value of content, and intention.
AI security refers to tools and techniques that leverage AI to autonomously identify and/or respond to potential cyber threated based on policies, best practices, abnormal behavior and performance monitoring.
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With containers we produce a smaller attack surface. We secure the host, lock down the Docker daemon (which is much smaller than a virtual operating system) and restrict access to applications through accounts, identification, and certificates for application running inside the container.
In SDN networking a greater granular visibility is produced by network segregation. In traditional networking, any security that impacts traffic is overarching.
Identification is the act of identifying a person, application, computer and/or network device. Authentication is the ability to prove that a user or application is genuinely who that person or what that application claims to be.
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