A cyber attack is an assault launched by cyber criminals using one or more computers against a single or multiple computers or networks. A cyber attack can maliciously disable computers, steal data, or use a breached computer as a launch point for other attacks. Cyber criminals use a variety of methods to launch a cyber attack, including malware, phishing, ransomware, denial of service, among other methods.
Top 10 Most Common Types of Cyber Attacks
Today I’ll describe the 10 most common cyber attack types:
- Denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks
- Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack
- Phishing and spear phishing attacks
- Drive-by attack
- Password attack
- SQL injection attack
- Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack
- Eavesdropping attack
- Birthday attack
- Malware attack
Despite the prevalence of cyber attacks, Check Point data suggests that 99 percent of enterprises are not effectively protected. However, a cyber attack is preventable. The key to cyber defense is an end-to-end cyber security architecture that is multilayered and spans all networks, endpoint and mobile devices, and cloud. With the right architecture, you can consolidate management of multiple security layers, control policy through a single pane of glass. This lets you correlate events across all network environments, cloud services, and mobile infrastructures.
In addition to architecture, Check Point recommends these key measures to prevent cyber attacks:
- Maintain security hygiene
- Choose prevention over detection
- Cover all attack vectors
- Implement the most advanced technologies
- Keep your threat intelligence up to date
