FEATURE : CYBERSECURITY
2 . Ransomware : is a type of malware that can be accessed through links , seemingly harmful files in emails , messages and websites , or even installed remotely by cybercriminals without user action by exploiting known flaws in systems and applications . This malware infects devices and gains access to companies ’ data , encrypting them and demanding millionaire ransoms to unlock them . The disruptions caused by this attack to operations are significant with extremely high financial losses .
3 . Social engineering attacks : a major highlight among current threats , especially due to the increased use of AI to put them into practice , social engineering attacks use psychological manipulation techniques to induce employees to disclose confidential information or perform actions that compromise security , with hackers posing as people close to the victim . From this attack , compromise and unauthorized access to sensitive business information can occur through the infiltration of malware .
4 . DDoS ( Distributed Denial of Service ): these are attacks that seek to generate a large number of accesses and very high traffic on a company ’ s network or systems in order to overload them and take them offline , making them unavailable to users . From this , hackers are able to interrupt services , taking down e-commerce , for example , generating high loss of revenue , drawing attention and causing damage to the company ’ s reputation .
5 . Software Vulnerability Exploits : These are types of attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in outdated
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or misconfigured software used by the company , finding gateways to access corporate systems . From this breach , hackers can gain full control over corporate applications , manipulate or steal business data and even install malware .
Although threats are constantly evolving , the cybersecurity market is increasingly updated to protect digital business assets . Even small and medium-sized businesses can now rely on complete technologies to combat threats . Among the solutions to deal with the main attacks that occurred in Brazil , the most important is the Next-Generation Firewall , which has complete security features such as Advanced Threat Protection ( ATP ), which offers behavioral analysis of files and the corporate network to detect and block www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO LATAM 47