25/12/2022
Types of cyber security attacks:
In these days, many companies or individuals are using different types of technology based applications. Some common examples of these applications include smart home, smart office, LinkedIn, Google apps, Twitter etc. There are a number of cyber- attacks which can obstruct the growth of these applications or organization. These can range from Phishing to Vishing to DOS attacks and many others. This section details the type of cyber attacks and information related to it.
We’ve outlined a few different types of phishing attacks for individual users to watch out for:
Phishing:
In this type of attack, hackers impersonate a real company to obtain your login credentials. You may receive an e-mail asking you to verify your account details with a link that takes you to an imposter login screen that delivers your information directly to the attackers. For example, emails coming from Gmail/Hotmail/any other service provider, or notifications from them etc.
Spear Phishing:
Spear phishing is a more sophisticated phishing attack that includes customized information that makes the attacker seem like a legitimate source. They may use your name and phone number and refer to Our Company in the e-mail to trick you into thinking they have a connection to you, making you more likely to click a link or attachment that they provide.
Whaling:
Whaling is a popular ploy aimed at getting you to transfer money or send sensitive information to an attacker via email by impersonating a real company executive. Using a fake domain that appears similar to ours, they look like normal emails from a high-level official of the company and ask you for sensitive information.
Shared Document Phishing:
You may receive an e-mail that appears to come from file-sharing sites like Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive alerting you that a document has been shared with you. The link provided in these e-mails will take you to a fake login page that mimics the real login page and will steal your account credentials.
What You Can Do
To avoid these phishing schemes, please observe the following information best practices:
•Do not click on links or attachments from senders that you do not recognize. Be especially wary of .zip or other compressed or executable file types.
•Do not provide sensitive personal information (like usernames and passwords) over email.
•Watch for email senders that use suspicious or misleading domain names.
•Inspect URLs carefully to make sure they’re legitimate and not imposter sites.
•Do not try to open any shared document that you’re not expecting to receive.
•If you can’t tell if an email is legitimate or not, please call customer service or investigate email
•Be especially cautious when opening attachments or clicking links if you receive an email containing a warning banner indicating that it originated from an external source.
