There are many types of cyber attacks. The most common are as follows:
1. Malware
Software programs designed to damage or do unwanted actions on a computer. Common examples include: viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, and ransomware.
2. Phishing
Attacks sent via email and ask users to click on a link and enter their personal data. They include a link that directs the user to a dummy site that will steal a user’s information.
3. Password Attacks
Involves a third party trying to gain access to your systems by solving a user’s password.
4. Denial of Service Attacks (DoS or DDoS)
Attackers send high volumes of data or traffic through the network until the network becomes overloaded and can no longer function
5. Man in the Middle (MITM)
Information is obtained from the end user and the entity the user is communicating with by impersonating the endpoints in an online information exchange (i.e. connection from smartphone to website).
6. Drive-by Downloads
A program is downloaded to a user’s system just by visiting the site. It doesn’t require any type of action by the user to download.
7. Malvertising
Malvertising ("malicious advertising") is the use of online advertising to spread malware. It typically involves injecting malicious or malware-laden advertisements into legitimate online advertising networks and webpages.
8. Rogue Softwares
Rogue security software is a form of malicious software and internet fraud that misleads users into believing there is a virus on their computer and aims to convince them to pay for a fake malware removal tool that actually installs malware on their computer. It is a form of scareware that manipulates users through fear, and a form of ransomware
This Article Was Written & published by Meena R, Senior Manager - IT, at Luminis Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd, India.
Over the past 16 years, Meena has built a following of IT professionals, particularly in Cybersecurity, Cisco Technologies, and Networking...
She is so obsessed with Cybersecurity domain that she is going out of her way and sharing hugely valuable posts and writings about Cybersecurity on website, and social media platforms.
34,000+ professionals are following her on Facebook and mesmerized by the quality of content of her posts on Facebook.
If you haven't yet been touched by her enthusiastic work of sharing quality info about Cybersecurity, then you can follow her on Facebook:
Click Here to follow her: Cybersecurity PRISM