06/07/2021
Newsletter May 2021
Network Attacks::
Network attacks remain a high priority for organizations as they transition to remote operations, with increased reliance on confidential network communications. Malicious parties may strike at any unsuspecting moment. The top priority for any organization is to have a cyber vigilance security system. According to ISACA’s State of Cybersecurity 2020 Report, social engineering is the most popular network attack method, with 15 percent of compromised parties reporting the technique as the vehicle of infiltration. Social engineering involves elaborate techniques in deception and trickery techniques like phishing. Phishing leverages a users’ trust to gain access to their private data in order to advance a persistent threats. A team of bad actors can then prepare and deploy a complex cyber-attack campaign to exploit multiple network vulnerabilities while remaining undetected by network security measures such as firewalls and antivirus software.
Email Attacks::
Email security refers to security measures that an organization takes in order to secure various aspects of its email system such as identity, content, media attachments or email access. All email security can be a target of a phishing attack, identity theft, spam emails and virus attacks. The purpose of an email attack campaign is to create a pathway to a larger data breach, or a targeted data breach to gain access to your personal or proprietary data. Phishing attacks are the primary attack that all businesses face every year. Most organizations use either Microsoft Office 365, G-Suite, Zoho or similar suite services to manage their email systems. Since users use these suites to store confidential data, which will be exposed if an attacker gains a handle on the end user’s email account it is imperative that a corporation have the tools and ability to block phishing attacks. Phishing attack tactic for the end user has different techniques to each type of attack that has its own target audience and purpose.
Spam is the most commonly known form of email attacks. We all have a spam folder within our email accounts where we receive unwanted emails or emails we didn’t subscribe to. Pharming is another form of a malicious attack,where the bad actor changes IP addresses associated with the target's website. A common Pharming technique, scams the user by posing as a legitimate website and asks for money. Spear phishing is the same technique except that this attack makes the user hand over personal data. A Virus attack is designed to lure the end user into downloading an attachment. If the attack is successful, the virus could quickly spread across the network in a short time and can even have the ability to shut down the complete network.
Be Aware, Be Skeptical, Be Diligent
What is WPA3::
The WiFi alliance introduced the first major security improvement to WiFi in the last 14 years, known as WPA3. This is a significant addition to WiFi’s security protocol for its greatest protection, a simple password. Individualized encryption for personal and open networks but even more secure encryption for enterprise networks
I know you are saying to yourself, how does this benefit me? This allows you to have better functionality to WPA3 Personal networks with a simple passphrase. This makes it much harder for bad actors to crack your passphrase using off-site methods. It’s easy for someone to guess a very simple password when they’re attempting to directly connect to the WiFi with a device. The encryption with WPA3 Individualized users on a Personal network. You can’t snoop on another user's WPA3 personal traffic, even when the user has the WiFi password and has successfully connected. WiFi Easy connect, is an optional feature announced recently in many WPA3 Personal devices such as cellphones, tablets and residential modems.
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