Recognize Cyber Attack and Its Damaging Potential
In the current technological era, the internet is used as a communication tool that has the function of connecting one electronic media with other electronic media. It is undeniable that the presence of the internet has a positive impact and is very helpful in facilitating a job. However, the internet can also have a negative impact. One of the negative impacts of the internet is the emergence of cyber attacks which are increasingly happening in the world, including Indonesia.
Cyber attack is an attack planned by hackers or hackers to attack the computer system of individuals, companies or other institutions that are carried out to get pleasure or profit. Cyber attacks often occur in companies because the perpetrators of cyber attacks can gain greater profits. Cyber attacks are a threat of crime or great danger for every company, because cyber attacks can cause losses to companies. Various acts of cyber attack that can occur in companies, namely destroying company data, stealing company data, damaging software and computer systems, and financial theft of companies.
The types of cyber attacks that need to be known and most often experienced by various companies, include:
1. Malware.
Is code that is created and functions to secretly affect compromised computer systems without the user’s consent with a high enough level of danger and can quickly damage anything.
2. Ransomware.
The way ransomware works is by entering computer networks and encrypting files, meaning it doesn’t have any access to get there. The goal of criminals is to get enough people to pay a ransom fee to get your data back.
3. Phishing.
Phishing is related to data theft. Usually, stolen data is important data. Like, pins, passwords, to usernames.
4. SQL Injections.
It is a practice done by hackers manually. This type of attack uses malicious code to manipulate backend databases to access information that is not intended to be displayed. In addition, SQLI aims to weaken existing systems.
5. Denial of Service (DDoS)
Is a type of cyber attack that cripples a website with the aim of shutting down a network or service, making it inaccessible to the intended users. The attack was carried out by hackers until the website became completely paralyzed.
6. Botnets
Most commonly botnets are used for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks—flooding the targeted website with bogus traffic with the aim of making it inaccessible, even crashing servers. DDoS often use botnets because they can be used at any time to access one site in a coordinated and concurrent manner. The way botnets work has previously infected devices targeted by hackers. They have also been designed by hackers to perform certain frameworks according to the wishes of the cyber attack.
The threat of cyber attacks cannot be left alone, a company is required to properly defend and secure its network, because cyber attacks have many choices when choosing attacks to compromise and disrupt information systems in companies. Some ways to prevent cyber attacks are to maintain updated antivirus databases, maintain strong passwords, update regularly, install SSL, use unique passwords, be careful when opening e-mail and use the right IT environment model to be protected from cyber attacks. cyber attack.
In facing these challenges and problems, the Helios team is ready to help you. Immediately contact us via the contact page or contact a Helios representative at [email protected].
