Monitoring and analyzing the threat landscape is vital to achieving effective protection. Knowing your enemy allows you to better plan against their tactics. In cybersecurity, these enemies are called bad actors
Sign up today for real-time threat monitoring. Try the Avast Business Hub for free today What are the benefits of cybersecurity? Cybersecurity protects computer networks against cyberattacks, ensuring the safety of individuals’ and businesses’ critical data. Cybersecurity helps you and your ...
In essence, threat hunters assume that threat actors already have access to the environment they're investigating. They evaluate all systems until they find any malicious activity and remediate the causes. What tasks are involved in cyberthreat hunting? The cyberthreat hunter's job is to supplement...
The list of potential cybersecurity threats is long and frequently changes asthreat actorsdevelop new tools and techniques to break into systems. Examples include: Phishing andsocial engineering Malware Ransomware Keystroke logging Denial of service(DoS) attacks Zero-day exploits Supply chain attacks The...
IoT attacks: As Internet-connected devices proliferate in both home and industrial settings, so do opportunities for malicious actors to hijack these devices—turning them into gateways to wider networks or forming botnets. The prevalence and sophistication of these threats underscore the ongoing arms ...
Definition 13 Feb 2025 What is a denial-of-service attack? A denial-of-service (DoS) attack is a security threat that occurs when an attacker makes it impossible for legitimate users to access computer systems, networks, services or other IT resources. Continue Reading By Scott Robinson, ...
Cyber extortion is a nefarious cybercrime where threat actors exploit security vulnerabilities to breach digital security systems and gain unauthorized access to valuable assets. Cyber Hygiene Cyber hygiene, or cybersecurity hygiene, refers to the practices and procedures that individuals and organizations ...
2025 CYBER THREAT PREDICTIONS2025 THREAT LANDSCAPE REPORT Cyber Attack: Meaning & Definition Acyber attackis the process of attempting to steal data or gaining unauthorized access to computers and networks using one or more computers. A cyber attack is often the first step an attacker takes in gai...
To effectively protect against cyberattacks, it’s essential to understand threat actors and their intentions. Following are some of the sources of Cyber threats: 1. Hackers Hackers use various tactics and techniques to exploit vulnerabilities and attempt security breaches in a computer system or ...
In this definition, learn what cybersecurity is, what the top security threats are, how threats are evolving and how small and large enterprises can defend against them.