Question

What are some of the trends in the latest cyber-security exploits? How would you describe some of the major issues worrying the cyber security world, and what are some good ways to protect ourselves from these types of threats?

If you could help me with 3-4 concepts/topics, I would be very thankful.

Answer 1

Cyber Security is the process of protecting the computer systems, networks, devices, data from attack or damage or unauthorized access. A cyber security attack can lead to loss of information and it aims at destroying important details, demanding money from the users by misusing their data.

There are many ways cyber attack can happen and some of them are listed below,

1. Virus
2. Information Theft
3. Ransomware
4. Password Attacks
5. Download of Torrents
6. Unwanted Emails

Some of Latest Cyber-Security Trends are:

1. Cyber Security Experts Should Think like Hackers: Though we try to keep our systems safe and away from cyber threats, extra security is needed to safeguard our information as the world is emerging with new techniques of hacking. So, the experts in cyber security should think in a way of hackers to avoid threats.
2. Mobile Devices are at Risk: As there is a rapid growth in software industry and technology is more prone to threats due to lack of security skills. As far as Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud are becoming a new trend, there is ample chances of getting exploited by criminals. And now the most commonly used devices is Mobile and people tend to store every bit of information of theirs in mobile, there are lots of chance for mobile to get hacked through anyway like SMS, EMAILS, URL's and to steal the data for money.
3. Cyber Attacks are Growing: Cyber attacks are growing day-by-day without our knowledge, as we share files, download files from online where malware can attack our system or mobile, unknowingly threats are near us.

Major Issue of Cyber Security and Protective Measures:

1. Ransomware: The malware can be introduced to the system or phone through may ways. Email attachments, Software downloads, SMS and through Operating system.The attacker send malware in any of these forms and when it gets executed files get corrupted. This is the common issue, the victim needs the data as it is important for them they pay the attackers and retrieve their data.
2. Application Security: Other type of cyber threat is through applications, when an infected application is run, full system control is taken by the hacker. By this way they unauthorized access happen, attackers just tricks in the code and enables us to run the application for granting access which becomes and unauthorized access for attackers.
3. Blackmail Attacks: Attackers steal the victims confidential data and they blackmail the victims for demanding money.
4. Lack of Security Management: In the world of emerging technologies, security is lacking in all the area's of technology especially in cyber security.

Preventive Measures:

1. Awareness: We need to be aware of these attacks and ensure that we check before we open or download any software in system or mobile. At most care should be taken when handling with confidential data.
2. Use of strong Passwords: When creating passwords, follow the guidelines specified, which will be best practice for security with authentication.
3. Backup Confidential data: Whenever a data is seemed to confidential, backup will be preventive measure, which leads to avoid risk.