Describe the Most Common Types of Threats
Organizations face a wide range of threats on a daily basis. In this section, we’ll look at a few different types of common threats and attacks.
Phishing
Phishing emails are one of the most common cybersecurity attacks. In a phishing scenario, attackers pose as a legitimate entity, such as your bank or a partner organization, in an attempt to gain your trust and trick you into revealing sensitive information. This sensitive information could be things such as credit card information or other payment details or credentials to a financial institution or other important system.
Attackers may use this information for themselves or bundle it up with other stolen data and sell it to other attackers.
Let’s go phishing
It is important to remain vigilant about phishing attacks. It applies to your personal data, as well as that of the business. To learn more about how to identify and protect yourself from phishing attempts...