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New IT threats and challenges are constantly emerging that can end up affecting businesses. Computer security is not simply an option, or a trustworthy extra, but more and more an obligation of companies that really want to protect their data and that of their customers.
If you want to know what are the main threats facing your
business in terms of computer security, read
What threats to computer security will your company face
in 2018
If you look at the latest news , threats to computer
security increase as new technologies advance. Therefore, we are not surprised
that in 2018 we are seeing computer security problems related to Bitcoin,
artificial intelligence or the Internet of Things (IoT).
Perhaps as a small and medium-sized company you think that
these things are too far for you. But the truth is that it is precisely the
most vulnerable computer systems that cybercriminals use for their operations.
Let's see for example some threats to computer security
against which you should be protected.
1. Ransomware
Everyone is already familiar with the famous Wannacry virus,
a ransomware that hijacks your computer and asks for a ransom so that you can
obtain the encryption key.
The truth is that this type of computer virus, without
having the media effect it had during the past year, has been a computer threat
for many years. One of the reasons why this type of computer virus can affect
you is because you use computer equipment with operating systems that are not
updated and with known vulnerabilities.
2. Fileless malware
We are increasingly warned against malware. We avoid
downloading strange files and unknown senders from our email. We always try to
find the official pages to download the programs, instead of using p2p
networks. We also use antivirus to be able to work more comfortably.
But be careful, there is a type of malware, fileless
malware, which is difficult to detect, as you can read in Panda Security .
“It is a type of malicious cipher designed not to be written
to the hard disk and to work from memory, such as RAM. Fileless malware does
not need such files on the hard drive, so traditional protection systems are
unable to detect it. This makes it much more difficult to defend against them,
since these types of infections are much more resilient and difficult to
control ”.
3. Financial Trojans
Financial Trojans are pieces of malware that cybercriminals
use to monetize their activities. Cybercriminals use advanced attack systems
aimed at conducting hidden transactions and attacking different banks. Although
mobile banking has made things much safer and has dropped quite a bit in recent
years , criminals still use financial Trojans to collect money.
4. Attacks on your cloud programs and providers
We can have secure computer systems, but what about our
suppliers? What about the information we store in the cloud? Cybercriminals are
also taking advantage of this 2018 to attack the technologies used by companies
and professionals who interact with your company: suppliers, associations, key
people.
Entities and professionals that may have data about your
business stored, but with more vulnerable computer systems. If a cybercriminal
wants to attack a large company, they will find a way to attack the weakest
elements in the supply chain.
5. Banking phishing attacks continue
Be careful with the messages from banks that you receive by
email, as they are not always reliable. Banking phishing has been revealed this
year with a campaign that has supplanted BBVA to request user data.
Companies must be very aware of this type of thing. The
easiest way for malware to sneak in, steal personal data, or even run a scam is
by taking advantage of the weakest link in our safety net: humans.
Cybercriminals using social engineering have proven to be
very effective and lucrative, much more so when they come covered with an
appearance of institutionality. Phishing does not hesitate to include logos or
even web domains similar to those of the company they want to impersonate to
collect your data.
How to protect yourself in 2018: overcome your computer
security problems
As you may have realized, absolute security in the computing
world is impossible. But you can make things harder for cybercriminals to
dissuade them.
That happens by controlling the security of your computer
systems to the maximum, but also of the cloud services you use. And, at the
same time that we do all this, begin to develop a code of good practice so that
no employee makes a mistake that could affect the security of your data.
As a preventive measure, backing up your business data is
also of great importance so that, in any case, you can recover the information
even in the event of losing it.