19 Feb 16 Common Types Of Cyberattacks And How To Prevent Them
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
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Sausalito, Calif. – Feb. 19, 2024
Today’s cybercriminals are not part-time amateurs or script kiddies but rather state-sponsored adversaries and professional criminals looking to steal information and make large amounts of money.
TechTarget reports that disruption and vandalism are still prevalent, and espionage has replaced hacktivism as the second main driving force behind cyberattacks — after financial profit. With these different motives and the increasing sophistication of attackers, many security teams are struggling to keep their IT systems secure.
Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that the global cost of cybercrime would hit $8 trillion in 2023 and increase to $9.5 trillion in 2024.
The costs of cyberattacks are both tangible and intangible, including not only direct loss of assets, revenue and productivity, but also reputational damage that can lead to loss of customer trust and the confidence of business partners.
Security managers and their teams must be prepared for all the different attacks they might face. To help with that, TechTarget lists 16 of the most damaging types of cyberattacks and how they work.
The list includes obvious attacks such as Malware, Ransomware, Password, DDoS, Phishing, and Botnet, and some that you might not be thinking about. TechTarget provides details on each one, and how to prevent them.
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