Cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats for companies right now. They affect States, societies, companies, and people the same. Because of this, cyber security measures are now a priority, mainly in those companies or businesses which fully rely on the Internet to run their operations.

– Malware: The fact that malware, which comes from malicious software, is first in the cyber attack ranking should not surprise us. Unfortunately, most of us have already had some experience with malware in the past in our house or jobs.

The generic term malware includes virus, worms, Troy horses, spyware or those programs meant to harm computers and devices. Now, the best solution to protect oneself from malwares is still antimalware programs. Many developers also offer special solutions for businesses.

– Phishing: Phishing: Is a very common cyber attack. Cyber criminals try to extract sensitive information such as passwords or payment information with the use of forged emails. In addition, email spoofing. The threat of supplanting the URL can also be present.

The latest version of phishing uses malicious web site instead of emails. Due to the technological advances and growing cases of phishing, the attacks are difficult to identify them as such. Encrypting emails and digital signatures are the go-to tools to effectively protect against this type of attack. In the corporative world, S/MIME certificates established an excellent way of protection.

– Social Engineering: Cyber criminals’ access to the computing systems of a company is not necessarily technological, it can also happen out of negligence and distraction of the employees. Social engineer is about exploiting a system’s vulnerabilities, and to elude business’ security measures.

For cyber criminals, social engineering methods are quick and easy to implement.

Comparing piracy in a network is a difficult task since social engineering methods can go from asking for help, pretend there is an emergency, and even extortion. These attacks are usually hard to prevent; nevertheless, there are ways to prevent this: creating conscience in employees about social engineering and IT security is the only way to fight this threat.

– (Distributed) Denial of Services: The use of Denial of Services (DoS) by cyber criminals is meant to compromise Internet services accessibility as well as the access to a web page. Companies fear DoS attacks because of its consequences that can include economic loses.

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A variation from it are thee distributed DoS (DDoS). Different devices attack the IT infrastructure of a company until its overload. InterNetx DDoS Protection can provide the necessary protection against these attacks. DDoS Protection guarantees that the servers overload does not extend to other servers.

– Virus: Is a code that affects the system through a malicious code, but it needs the user to run it. Once done, it spreads through our system where our device or user account has access. Hardware devices, virtual units or remote network locations can also be affected.

– Adware: The main purpose of adware is to advertise. Although its intention is not harmful, it is considered by some as a spyware since it can file and send data to study the users’ behavior, and to better orient the type of publicity.

– Ransomware: One of the most sophisticated malwares meant to lock data by encrypting it, and then demand ransom for it. Usually, the digital currency, Bitcoin, is used with ransomware to avoid tracing and location. This type of cyber attack keeps growing, and is highly feared today.