Top 10 Types of Cyber Security Threats
yber Security Threats Cyber Security is an offensive action that targets computer networks, personal or professional devices by using various methods to alter, steal, or destroy data.
pes of Cyber Security Threats. Malware Phishing Man-in-the-middle Denial-of-service attacks SQL Injection attack Cross-Site Scripting Ransomware Password Attack Trojan Horses Drive-By Download Attack
Malware
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Malware is considered as software that deliberately developed to disrupt computers, servers, and other Blocks access to key components. computer networks. nstall harmful software.
Steal valuable information from your system can damage certain hardware components.
Phishing
Phishing is a form of social engineering commonly used to steal user data such as credit card numbers and credentials for logging in. Take fraudulent action to cheat users.
Steal restricted and private information.
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Man-in-the-middle
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In Man-in-the-middle (MitM), the invader can modify the chats and dialogues between two individuals who communicate with each other. ďƒźInterference from the third party.
ďƒźModify chats
enial-of-service attacks 4
In Denial-of-service attacks, the offender to attempt to make digital assets unavailable to its expected users in a denial-of-service ďƒźMake digital assets attack. inaccessible
ďƒźUsing different IP addresses
QL Injection attack In the SQL Injection attack, the intruder can access the data and can easily add, modify, and delete the data from the database.
Personal data Intellectual property Customer information Trade secrets, and more.
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ross-Site Scripting In Cross-Site Scripting, the intruders sent malicious code to different users by embedding them into a trusted site, usually as a browser-side script. ďƒźBrowser-side script
ďƒźAccess to personal data
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Ransomware
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Ransomware is a kind of malware attack that restricts access to your devices or files and displays a pop-up message that demands payment for the restriction to be removed.
ďƒźRestricts access to devices ďƒźContains malicious attachments.
Password Attack
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Passwords are the main gateways to enter into your personal accounts securely. The passwords are usually connected to our life’s incidents, people, and places that can easily sniff and gain access to our unencrypted passwords. passwords. Unencrypted
Enter personal accounts
Trojan Horses
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Trojans are considered among the most dangerous types of all malware, as they are often designed to steal financial information.
nfluence a victim to install it. hey are specially designed to steal financial informa
ive-By Download Attack 10 Drive-by –download attack is a commonly used method to spread malicious scripts or codes on users’ systems. These scripts will be automatically installed in the system or might redirect to a website that is controlled by the Automatically installed attacker. Spread malicious scripts
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