what is cyber security threat

 what is cybersecurity threat?

Cyber threat is a malicious action that seeks to damage data, seek data or harm data. there are various types of cybersecurity threats like malware, viruses, phishing, man in the middle attacks, trojan horses etc.

cyber threats are possibilities of successful cyber-attack that aims to gain unauthorized access to damage or harm your data.

Types of cyber threat:

Common cyber threats include:

Malware:

Malware is a malicious software that is specifically designed to perform malicious tasks. On a device or network such as corrupting data or taking control of a system.

Spyware:

Spyware is a type of malware that hides on a device provide real time information to the host, enabling them to steal data like passwords etc.

Phishing attacks:

phishing attacks are the practice to send fraud communication that appears from the reputable recourse. It is usually done by email to steal your information like credit card no, passwords etc. It is a common type of cyber attack.

DDos:

Ddos stand for distributed Daniel of services. it is a cyber attack on a specific service or network with the intended purpose of disrupting that network or servers.

Man-in-the-middle attack: 

 In Man-in-the-middle attack is a type of cyber attack in which the attacker intercepts and relay messages between two parties who believe they are communicating with each other. By this  the attacker can manipulate sensitive data like credit card information , passwords of login information etc.

Trojans:

In this an attacker hides malicious program in innocent looking email or download. Click or download the program transfer the malware to the victim device, and the malicious code can executed whenever task the attacker intended. Trojan can give an attacker backdoor control over the device.

Wiper attack:

Wiper attack involves wiping, overwriting removing data from victim.