To protect your business against cybercriminals, it’s important to understand the techniques that hackers are using. Here are some common techniques that they use:

Social Engineering Attacks

Social engineering attacks are designed to manipulate human behavior to gain access to sensitive data. These attacks can involve tactics such as pretexting, baiting, and tailgating. Often, attackers will pretend to be a trusted source and will contact users through email, phone, or even social media. Hackers will use information on social media accounts and other compromised email accounts or social media accounts to learn behaviors and contacts.

Brute Force Attacks

Brute force attacks are a type of cyber attack where hackers use automated tools to try to guess user passwords. These attacks can be successful if users have weak passwords or if they reuse passwords across multiple accounts. The shorter the password the quicker it will take to crack. This is most successful when there is no MFA.

Phishing

Phishing is a social engineering technique that involves sending fraudulent emails or messages to trick users into giving sensitive information or clicking on malicious links. Hackers can use phishing to gain access to financial information, user credentials, and other sensitive data. These emails are getting more sophisticated and will often use very similar domains and emails from trusted sources.

Malware

Malware is malicious software that can be used to gain unauthorized access to systems and networks, steal data, or disrupt operations. Types of malware include viruses, Trojans, and ransomware. Malware can be sent in many ways, through websites, emails, and files. Once it is installed it can be operate in the background gaining access, but difficult to detect or remove.

SQL Injection Attacks

SQL injection attacks involve exploiting vulnerabilities in web applications to gain access to databases or steal data. Hackers can use SQL injection attacks to modify, delete, or extract data from databases.

DDoS attacks

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks involve overwhelming a website or network with traffic to make it unavailable to users. Hackers can use botnets or other techniques to launch DDoS attacks. A DDoS attack can take a network completely down.

You can implement security measures to protect against hackers by understanding the techniques they use. This can include using firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and security software to detect and mitigate attacks. Also, teaching your employees on how to recognize and respond to cyber threats, can help prevent these attacks from being executed. Let our team protect your business!