Everything to know about cyber threats.
A cyber threat is “any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, or the Nation through an information system via unauthorized access, destruction, disclosure, or modification of information, and/or denial of service.”
Corporate Spies
Criminal Groups
Hacktivists
Malicious Hackers
Malicious Insiders
Nation-state attackers
Terrorist Groups
Data
Infrastructure
Network
Financial gain / Profit
Reputation enhancement
Seek revenge
Espionage Political Damage
Economic Damage
Cyber Warfare
Social Awareness
Ideological
Publicity
Propaganda
Geopolitical
Satisfaction
Discontent
An APT is a cyber attack launched against a specific company, person or institution. These attacks are usually deployed by well-trained attackers using advanced technology, strategic tactics and the necessary (financial) resources. APTs are well-structured and complex.
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5G is the 5th generation mobile network. It is a new global wireless standard after 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. 5G enables a new kind of network that is designed to connect virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices. 5G wireless technology is meant to deliver higher multi-Gbps peak data speeds, ultra low latency, more reliability,...
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In spear phishing, a criminal specifically targets an individual or an organization, trying to obtain specific pieces of information, often with a specific end goal in mind.
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A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt normal traffic of a targeted server, service or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic. DDoS attacks achieve effectiveness by utilizing multiple compromised computer systems as sources of attack traffic. Exploited machines can include computers and other networked resources such as...
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