Vishing Vishing is also phishing. It uses voice VoIP communication technology for fraud—the criminals spoof calls from legitimate sources using voice over IP (VoIP) technology. The victim can receive a recorded message that appears legitimate. Vishing works just like phishing, but it does not always occur over the Internet and is carried out using voice… Read more
What is Vishing, Smishing, Pharming, and Whaling Read More »
As I said in one of my earlier articles, phishing is easy to execute, and it requires minimal effort; therefore, many cybercriminals use this method. The criminals sent fake emails and text messages and created a website that looked authentic. They use email, messages, and websites to steal personal and financial information from users. This
In the previous article, I discussed malware, including its types: viruses, worms, ransomware, trojan horses, logic bombs, back doors, and rootkits. This article should discuss malware types, spyware, adware, and scareware. Spyware A computer installs this software without the end-user knowledge, enabling a criminal to get information about the user’s computer activities. The spyware activities
Email is a universal service for billions of people worldwide. It is one of the most popular services worldwide, but it has the highest vulnerability to Internet users. These e-mails are also known as “junk mail”, an unwanted email, the majority of an advertiser using these junk emails. However, criminals send harmful links, malware, or deceptive
Malware, or malicious software, is a program or file designed to disturb computer processes and operations or gain entrée to the computer system without the user’s knowledge or permission. Malware has become a common term for all hostile or intrusive software, computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, scareware, and other malicious programs. The
Innovators and visionaries are two types of cybersecurity experts. These experts build different cyber domains of the Internet. They have the capability to find the power of data and bind it. They provide cybersecurity services and build special organizations for these services. These organizations provide protection services to people from cyber attacks. These professionals must
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Thwarting cybercriminals is not an easy task. However, companies, governments, and organizations have started to take parallel action to limit and discourage cybercriminals. The following are actions thwarting cybercriminals. The following are the measures for thwarting cybercriminals and a brief explanation of each. Vulnerability Database The National Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) was developed as
Thwarting Cybercriminals – Exclusive Explanation Read More »
The typical cybercriminals in the cyber world in the early days were youngsters or hobbyists. Their attacks were generally limited to pranks and vandalism. But now, cybercriminals have become very dangerous. The attackers are individuals or groups. They try to make use of the vulnerabilities for their mission. These criminals are interested in credit cards,
Weaknesses of the network which is intrinsic in every network and its device which included routers, switches, servers, desktops and even security devices e.g. firewall etc. Usually, the endpoints, such as servers and desktop computers, are under attack. Defending the privacy of information, securing from unauthorized access and shielding the network against attacks is the
Types of Vulnerabilities to Network- Exclusive Explanation Read More »
Security Threats to network are an emergent problem for the individual as well as organizations in the whole world, and the security threats become worse and multiply day by day. Computer networks are necessary for everyday activities and both Individuals and organizations depend on their computers and networks. Intrusion to these computers by an illegal