In today’s connected world, everyone
benefits from advanced cyberdefense programs. At an individual level, a
cybersecurity attack can result in everything from identity theft, to extortion
attempts, to the loss of important data like family photos. Everyone relies on
critical infrastructure like power plants, hospitals, and financial service
companies. Securing these and other organizations is essential to keeping our
society functioning.
Everyone also
benefits from the work of cyberthreat researchers, like the team of 250 threat
researchers at Talos, who investigate new and emerging threats and cyber attack
strategies. They reveal new vulnerabilities, educate the public on the
importance of cybersecurity, and strengthen open source tools. Their work makes
the Internet safer for everyone.
There are two broad categories of cyber-crime,
breaches in data security and sabotage. Data security breaches refers to the
theft of personal data, intellectual property or trade secrets, for example,
whereas sabotage usually culminates in service attacks. These attacks flood web
services with bogus messages, as well as more conventional efforts to disable
systems and infrastructure.
Commercial losses, public relations issues,
disruption of operations and the possibility of extortion aside, cyber-attacks
may also impose companies to regulatory action, negligence claims, the
inability to meet contractual obligations and a damaging loss of trust amongst
customers and suppliers.
Cyber-crime is unlikely to slow down, despite
government efforts and input from specialists. Its growth is being driven by
the expanding number of services available online, and the increasing evolution
of online criminals who are engaged in a continuous game with security experts.
With constant technical innovation, new dangers are
constantly coming to the surface. For example, the migration of data to
third-party cloud providers has created an epicentre of data and therefore,
more opportunities to misappropriate critical information from a single target.
Similarly, mobile phones are now targets, expanding the opportunities to
penetrate security measures.
M2M (machine-to-machine) is used globally. This
development of the Internet of Things, which enables communication between
machines, is said to be responsible for a boost in information misuse. With
much of the worlds controlling services and critical infrastructure already
depending on M2M, protecting the network that controls and carries these
services is imperative, especially since decision marketing is often done
without human involvement.
Cyber security should be thorough and seamless,
regardless or business size or organisational standing. Computer networks will
forever be the target of criminals, and it can be argued that the danger of
cyber-security breaches will only increase in the future as networks continue
to expand. Having the right level of preparation and specialist assistance is
vital to minimise and control damage, and recover from a cyber breach and its
consequences.
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