Is it difficult to keep up with the changing cybersecurity landscape? Over the past two years, cyber security risks have evolved and a variety of new threats have emerged. There would likely be a difference between the top cybersecurity risks of today and those of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this blog, we'll look at four different types of threats your enterprise faces today.
Top 4 Cybersecurity Risks
1. Social Engineering
Cybercriminals continue to employ social engineering as one of the most dangerous hacking techniques, mostly because they rely on human error instead of technical vulnerability. In other words, it's much easier to trick a human than it is to breach a security system, making these attacks even more dangerous.
2. Third Party Exposure
It is possible for cybercriminals to circumvent security systems by hacking network resources belonging to third parties that have access to the hacker's main target. In 2021-22, hackers exposed the personal information of 214 million Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn users as part of a third party breach.
3. Configuration Mistakes
Almost all security software, even the most professional ones, contain errors in their installation and configuration. A series of 268 penetration tests conducted by cybersecurity company Rapid7 detected exploitable misconfigurations in 80% of cases. The amount of exploitable configuration errors rose to 96% when the attacker had access to an internal system (that is, in tests that mimicked a third party or office infiltration).
4. Poor Cyber Hygiene
Cyber hygiene consists of using technology in a secure way, such as avoiding unprotected Wi-Fi networks and using firewalls, VPNs, and multi-factor authentication. Cyber hygiene habits among Americans are generally poor, according to research.
More than half of organizations manage passwords by relying on human memory, and 42% use sticky notes to do so. Only 37% of individuals use two-factor authentication for personal accounts, while more than half (54%) of IT professionals don't require two-factor authentication for company accounts.
Just 34% of Americans say they regularly change their passwords, and fewer than half (45%) say they would change after a data breach.
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