Cyber-attacks can cause businesses to lose confidential information, finances, valuable market share and more. Kaspersky experts have analysed vulnerable points SMEs might have and outlined some major cyberthreats for entrepreneurs to be aware of.
1. Data leaks caused by employees: There are different ways a company's data may be leaked -- and, in certain cases, it might happen involuntarily.
2. DDoS attacks: Distributed network attacks are often referred to as distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. This type of attack takes advantage of the specific capacity limits that apply to any network resources -- such as the infrastructure that enables a company's website.
3. Supply chain: Being attacked through a supply chain typically means a service or program you have used for some time has become malicious. These are attacks delivered through the company's vendors or suppliers -- the examples can include financial institutions, logistics partners, or even a food delivery service. Such actions may vary in complexity or destructiveness.
4. Malware: You can encounter malicious files everywhere: if you download illegitimate files, make sure they do not harm you. The most emerging threats are the encryptors that chase a company's data, money, or even personal information of its owners.
5. Social engineering: Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many companies have moved much of their workflows online and learned to use new collaboration tools. In particular, Microsoft's Office 365 suite has seen a lot more use -- and, to no one's surprise, phishing now increasingly targets those user accounts. Scammers have been resorting to all sorts of tricks to get business users to enter their passwords on a website made to look like Microsoft's sign-in page.
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