Protect Your Cyber Security using Ethical Hacking!
Cyber Security today is the biggest threat in the ever-increasing and ever-developing Cyber world. From Macro to Micro to Multi National Corporations, everyone seems to have experienced the threat at one point of time. Hence, it is essential organizations irrespective of size or type get the Cyber Security analysis done on a regular basis.
In this article, we shall learn about the different types of cyber attacks that the attackers can choose and how ethical hacking is one of the ways to respond to it.
Types Of Cyber Attacks:
The numerous ways through which the attacker can breach the cyber security wall are:
- Malware
- Phishing
- SQL Injection Attack
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Denial-of-Service (DoS)
- Cross-Site Scripting
- Denial-of-Service
- Credential Reuse
But, the good news is that these cyber security breaches can be stopped by taking some steps and some of them include:
- Internet security suite
- Use strong passwords
- Using software latest versions
- Learning the major security breaches
- Ethical Hacking
Advantages of Ethical Hacking:
- Knowing Vulnerabilities: Knowing your organization cyber vulnerabilities can be really helpful. The breaches/threats can be easily taken into consideration and can be fixed to avoid maximum damage
- Testing Security Measures: Ethical hackers test a company's security measures in a controlled, safe environment. They help companies by imparting the effective security measures, new updates for existing software, and various dangerous prone areas. Hence, allowing management to make informed decisions on how they would like to improve their information security.
- Reducing Loss: When ethical hackers pass on the knowledge of how unethical hackers can attack, they can take preventive measures to avoid as maximum loss.