What is Cyber Security Breaches?

Cyber Security breaches are basically compromising of user credentials or expose of sensitive data to unwanted or bad actors. Bad actors try to breach systems to get sensitive data where they can get control of access and demand any ransom or threat users in return of valuable data.

Types of Security breaches

• Phishing
• Malware attacks
• Social Engineering
• Data Breaches

Phishing Attack:

A phishing attack is a deception used to steal user data including but not limited to various login details, debit or credit card numbers, etc, it is also known as a social engineering attack.

Phishing happens when an attacker pretends to be a trusted party and urges the victim to open an email or chat message. The email recipient is then tricked into clicking a deceptive link, which can lead to a malware attack, which can steal your sensitive information by executing unauthorized programs on your system.

Malware Attacks:

Malware is collectively use for different kinds of threats or viruses plaguing the system which includes spyware, adware, ransomware, root kits and many more.

Social Engineering:

When dealing with Cyber threats, Social Engineering Awareness have becomes our shield to protect us and secure us from unwanted bad actors. To recognize the tactics of threat actors from personalized spear phishing to the misleading allure of deep fake videos and social engineering awareness, is a must and of paramount importance for each and every device and users.

Data Breaches:

It occurs purely when our sensitive and valuable data is leaked online or offline via USB or website and is easily available to an untrusted and unreliable source.

Controlling Act:

Users should be aware and educated about connecting any unknown USB to their systems and should connect to known and secure website for all financial transactions. Best practices should be to use VPN and MFA whenever and wherever possible to avoid getting compromise.