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| Source |  Anomali |
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| Identifiant | 2802241 |
| Date de publication | 2021-05-17 20:44:00 (vue: 2021-05-17 22:05:33) |
| Titre | Cyber Self-Defense Is Not Complicated |
| Texte | Anomali Sr. Director of Cyber Intelligence Strategy A.J. Nash recently penned a column for United States Cybersecurity Magazine about how few people in the modern world are immune to the threat of a cyber-attack. Hence, the importance of cyber self-defense. In “Cyber Self-Defense Is Not Complicated,” A.J. talks about why self-commitment is an increasingly effective way to minimize the risks that certainly lurk. Whether it be texts that include personal content not meant for public consumption, emails, hard drives, cloud storage containing sensitive business information, or the endless supply of finance transaction data that most of us pass across the Internet daily, few people in the modern world are immune to the threat of a cyber-attack. Hence, the importance of cyber self-defense. The most common avenue of attack for cyber actors continues to be phishing. Phishing enables cybercriminals to gain the access needed for a ransomware attack, cyber extortion, or the theft of personally identifiable information (PII) which is used to steal money or identities. While the threat of compromise may be daunting to many who do not see themselves as very technical, even those with limited knowledge can employ a few simple techniques and tools to greatly reduce the potential for being compromised. Before we talk solutions, let us briefly examine the common threats most of us face and nearly all of us can minimize through simple cyber self-defense. 4 Common Threats Faced in Cyberspace Phishing: Someone poses as a legitimate institution or individual in an email or text to lure victims into providing sensitive data such as PII, banking and credit card details, and passwords. Ransomware: Malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system, either by locking the system’s screen or by locking the users’ files until a ransom is paid. Theft of PII: The theft of data that may include a Social Security number, date of birth, driver’s license number, bank account and financial information, as well as a passport number. All this data can be assembled into a full financial record file (AKA, “fullz”) for identity theft. These reportedly sell for as little as $8/each on cybercriminal markets across the Dark Web. Cyber Extortion/Blackmail: A crime in which a threat actor demands payment to prevent the release of potentially embarrassing or damaging information. In most cases involving individual victims (not companies), a threat actor pretends to have compromised a victim’s computer or an account tied to something embarrassing. By quoting credentials usually gathered from a previously published breach, the threat actor quotes those credentials as “evidence” of access to the more embarrassing data. Because people commonly use the same credentials for multiple accounts, this bluff often works, leading to the victim being forced to provide more embarrassing content for extortion, pay money, or both. Cyber Self-Defense Practices: Safely Using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Wireless connectivity to the Internet and other devices is one of the most convenient inventions in recent memory. Unfortunately, these technologies also come with risks many users fail to recognize or mitigate. Thankfully, it only takes a few simple changes to greatly reduce the risk of personal compromise and practice cyber self-defense. Keep Wi-Fi and Bluetooth features turned off on mobile phones and la |
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