{"id":49,"date":"2024-09-08T19:08:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T19:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/?p=49"},"modified":"2024-09-08T19:08:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T19:08:25","slug":"identifying-it-security-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/?p=49","title":{"rendered":"Identifying IT Security Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Complexity of IT Security<\/h2>\n<p>Modern businesses \u2013 of all sizes \u2013 are becoming increasingly vulnerable to security breaches even as they enable their workforces with state-of-the-art technologies.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-325\" alt=\"cyber-attacks-on-rise\" src=\"https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/cyber-attacks-on-rise-284x300.jpg\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cyber attacks are up <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>100%<\/strong><\/span> since 2010.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cyber attacks can be costly. The average time to resolve a cyber attack is 24 days at an average cost of $591,780, or nearly <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>$25,000<\/strong><\/span> per day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The most costly cyber-crimes are caused by malicious code, denial of service, stolen or hijacked devices, and malevolent insiders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Threat 1:<\/span> Data Loss &amp; Leakage<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Unintentional distribution<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-327\" alt=\"information-leakage\" src=\"https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/information-leakage-224x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/><br \/>\nof sensitive data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>financial<\/li>\n<li>employee<\/li>\n<li>customer data<\/li>\n<li>intellectual property<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Due to:\n<ul>\n<li>loss or theft of laptops or mobile phones.<\/li>\n<li>electronic transmissions, such as unencrypted emails, IM, webmail and file transfer tools, hacking, virus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Threat 2:<\/span> Denial of Service Attacks<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-332\" alt=\"denial-of-service-attacks\" src=\"https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/denial-of-service-attacks-224x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DoS attacks <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">flood a network<\/span><\/strong> with more traffic than it can handle, consuming bandwidth or server resources.<\/li>\n<li>Distributed DOS attacks <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">use multiple systems<\/span><\/strong> to launch the offensive, making them difficult to shut down.<\/li>\n<li>DDOS attacks are growing in size \u2013 to more than <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">50GBps<\/span><\/strong> in 2012 \u2012 and last more than 30 hours, according to data from Prolexic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Threat 3:<\/span> Malware<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Malicious software (aka malware) is <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">unwanted software<\/span> installed without consent.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-333\" alt=\"malware\" src=\"https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/malware-300x215.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Examples include:\n<ul>\n<li>viruses<\/li>\n<li>worms<\/li>\n<li>Trojan horses<\/li>\n<li>spyware<\/li>\n<li>Botnets, Zombie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Threat 4:<\/span> Phishing\/Social Engineering<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-337 alignright\" alt=\"phishing-social-engineering\" src=\"https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/phishing-social-engineering-300x237.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cyber criminals use phishing and \u201csocial engineering\u201d schemes to trick people into sharing personal information, such as:\n<ul>\n<li>account information<\/li>\n<li>credit card data<\/li>\n<li>social security numbers<\/li>\n<li>passwords<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Phishing\u00a0 and social engineering are done typically with links to fill-in forms from:\n<ul>\n<li>e-mails<\/li>\n<li>Websites<\/li>\n<li>social media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Threat 5:<\/span> Human Error\/Malevolence<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-340\" alt=\"human-error-malevolence\" src=\"https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/human-error-malevolence-265x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 50% of security problems are due to employees or IT staff inadvertently:\n<ul>\n<li>failing to follow procedure<\/li>\n<li>being careless<\/li>\n<li>lacking expertise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Insiders or former insiders, such as disgruntled or malicious employees or contractors can be dangerous attackers because they know the organization\u2019s:\n<ul>\n<li>security codes\u00a0 and measures<\/li>\n<li>computers and applications<\/li>\n<li>actions that will cause the most damage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Understanding Data-Centric Security<\/h2>\n<p>Before you even think about technology, you need to determine who will be responsible for security. The development and communication of your security strategy is critical.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand present, potential and future risks<a href=\"https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/complexity-of-it-security.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-326 alignright\" alt=\"complexity-of-it-security\" src=\"https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/complexity-of-it-security-272x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Employee vulnerabilities<\/li>\n<li>Internet, cloud vulnerabilities<\/li>\n<li>LAN vulnerabilities<\/li>\n<li>Premises security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Implement\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum security codes and measures<\/li>\n<li>Define business and personal computer and applications use<\/li>\n<li>Define consequences for violating company security policies<\/li>\n<li>Educate users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/cyber-attacks-on-rise.jpg|https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/complexity-of-it-security.jpg|https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/information-leakage.jpg|https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/denial-of-service-attacks.jpg|https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/malware.jpg|https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/phishing-social-engineering.jpg|https:\/\/info.globalit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/human-error-malevolence.jpg<\/p>\n<p>Internet Security|Webmaster<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Complexity of IT Security Modern businesses \u2013 of all sizes \u2013 are becoming increasingly vulnerable to security breaches even as they enable their workforces with state-of-the-art technologies. Cyber attacks are up 100% since 2010. Cyber attacks can be costly. The average time to resolve a cyber attack is 24 days at an average cost [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internet-securitywebmaster"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizenmarketing.noumanshahid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}