3 Reasons Why Cybersecurity Fails
Security Boulevard, April 4th, 2023
The number of stories in the mainstream press about the devastation that hackers cause is proof enough as to who has the upper hand in the cyber war today. But there is still plenty that people can do to increase their protection by understanding the common failure points.
It's nearly twenty-five years since the likes of Melissa and I Love You hit the inboxes of millions of people, but persuading a person to click on a link is still a favourite trick of hackers. The only aspect that has changed is the payload. Most bad guys today are more interested in persuading people to give up their passwords or installing hidden software than spamming friends, colleagues and family with malware.
In an ideal world, anti-malware software will catch a malicious attack before it takes hold, but with hackers becoming ever more sophisticated in their creativity to dodge detection, user vigilance and education also play a part.