The Importance of Hosting & Security

Cybercrimes come in many different forms, here are some that you should keep your eye out for:

Phishing

• Phishing is an attempt by cybercriminals posing as legitimate institutions. These are most commonly seen in emails, which attempt to obtain sensitive information from targeted individuals.

Malware Attacks

• This is a common cyberattack where malware (normally malicious software) executes unauthorized actions on the victim’s system. 

Ransomware Attacks

• This is a type of malware that threatens to publish or block access to data or a computer system. This usually means the attacker encrypts the system till the victim pays a ransom fee. 

DDoS (distributed denial-of-service)

• A distributed denial-of-service is a cyber attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network source unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting the services of a host connected to a network. 

APTs

• An advanced persistent threat (APT) is a general term used to describe an attack campaign in which an intruder or team of intruders, establishes an illicit, long-term presence on a network to mine highly sensitive data.