2015 has gone and the New Year 2016 is in progress, and with the progress cyber security threats are also increasing. And according to the report of the security experts, it is found that the average cost of the data breach at $3.79 was taken place in the year 2015 and it is going to increase this year.
It is important to take some security plans to reduce the chances of becoming victim to cyber criminals. Here follow three most popular trends in cyber security to watch in 2016 that should be kept in mind while updating security plan for 2016.
Also read: How to Protect Your Online Privacy
3 cybersecurity Trends to watch in 2016
1- Spear Phishing
Phishing attacks are the easiest way to trap users, and this is least resistance way to gain access to important data by the cyber crooks. Cyber criminal trick the user by sending emails that look like official websites, messages or conversation of a trusted source, to gain access to user PC and tried their best to hack high-level executive, those having security clearance
Cyber criminals very cleverly tried their best to hack CEO’s account so that they can get easily to the confidential data of entire employees and create a big havoc for them. So in this case, you will require a strong monitoring and scanning software along with blocking spear phishing emails. Well, it is also important for the high executive to educate their employee about the danger and threats to avoid future havoc.
2 - Ransomware
Ransomware is the very nasty threat and a recent report by the Cyber Threat Alliance states that CyrptoWall v3 ransomware has affected plenty of user’s worlds widely and robbed more than $325 million. When this threat infect user PC it encrypts user data and demand for a ransom amount in order to access your computer and data.
So it is important to take proper security instruction and also real-time protection software. Keep the backup of your files and data to avoid paying the ransom.
3- The Internet of Things
The Internet is a thing that spreads connectivity to every corner of the world and, therefore, it is difficult to maintain record the entry and exit point of data flow. Cyber criminals are targeting mobile user to hack data of the user’s. so, if you are saving any data online then you must encrypt it and then save it, this limits the access.
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Conclusion
Well, we have discussed the latest cybersecurity trends that help you get rid of the danger of the cybercriminals and avoid the inconvenience in future so make sure to follow the popular tips.
