The Web’s Top 5 Security Issues [VIDEO]
Can we ever feel safe when we are online? There are so many threats out there that being concerned is actually a good thing.
But what threats should we be vigilant for? You can find the answer in this video that looks at the top five security issues we currently face on the web.
Cybercriminals have become very sophisticated in the way they infiltrate our networks and we look at some of the most insidious forms of attacks, such as phishing and poison websites which exploit human weakness in your technological system.
Of course, hackers will also try to find chinks in your armor through third party software and browsers that are not updated with the latest security patches. A growing threat across the board is coming from social networks. These provide hackers with a wealth of opportunities to get into your network and access data.
But we don’t just identify the threats in our short video; we also look at how you can defend your network against them and keep it secure.
Watch our informative video today and learn who to approach security and shut down potential threats before they can cause any damage.
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About the Author: Christina Goggi
Christina is Web Marketing Content Specialist at GFI Software. She is a keen blogger and has contributed content to several IT sites, besides working as an editor and regular contributor to Talk Tech to Me. Christina also writes for various publications including the Times of Malta and its technology supplement.
Any single one of these threats can be crippling to a person or a business, and so education and ample protection is a must-have in order to prevent outages, losses, or worse. Appreciate the video and would love to see your recommended defenses against each of these types of threats.
The most vulnerable aspect of an organization is not its network, but in user behaviour. That’s why I’m all for strict monitoring and enforcement of acceptable usage policies. When I say, strict, I mean that nobody should be immuned from the disciplinary provisions in that policy.
Oftentimes, human resources are linient with managers and those in the upper echelons of the organization and must then let them be in their unacceptable web browsing practices. This should not be! Even managers and all those who are deemed to be indispensable in an organization should be metted with sanctions if they violate.
This is the only way that the policy will be respected.
Prevention is always way, way better than the cure. Plus, it’s cheaper, too. Weren’t we taught that as children?
Yes, prevention can be costly but when you get hit by malware, it’s much, much more expensive and certainly more tedious to deal with. Or maybe those who refuse to invest in malware and spam filtering systems should see this video so they’ll realize the risk.
It’s not worth trying to see if you’ll be one of the statistics who have become victims. You say, your business is just not big enough or have information worthy of being stolen. Guess again, any form of information can be used maliciously. Would you want it to be yours?