FAQs

Cybersecurity protects computer systems, networks, and data from theft, damage, or unauthorized access. It’s important to safeguard sensitive information, maintain privacy, prevent financial losses, and protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats.

Malware, short for malicious software, is a program or file that is intentionally harmful to your computer, network, or website. These types of cyberthreats infect your system to gather sensitive data, disrupt operations, or spy on your digital activity.

Common examples of malware include viruses, ransomware, Trojans, spyware, keyloggers, and worms.

Ransomware is a specific type of cyberattack where the attacker forces you to pay a ransom fee to regain access to your system or files. Common types of ransomware attacks include scareware, lock-screen ransomware, and encryption ransomware.

We outline everything you need to know about ransomware here, including how to protect yourself from ransomware attacks and what you should do if you fall victim to ransomware.

• Threat: Any potential danger or harmful event that can exploit vulnerabilities and negatively impact security.
• Vulnerability: Weaknesses or gaps in security measures that threats can exploit.
• Risk: The probability of a threat capitalizing on a vulnerability and the potential consequences or damage it may inflict.

• Virus: A program that replicates itself and spreads to other files or systems, often causing harm.
• Malware: A broader term encompassing any malicious software that disrupts or gains unauthorized access to computer systems.
• Ransomware: A malicious software encrypting files or computer systems and requesting a ransom for their decryption.

A cyberattack in which malicious actors employ deceptive emails or messages to deceive individuals into disclosing sensitive information.

• A secure password is complex, lengthy, and difficult to guess.
• It comprises a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters, with the requirement that this combination should be distinct for every individual account.

• Two-factor authentication enhances security by necessitating users to furnish two distinct forms of verification, typically a password and a temporary code, thereby bolstering protection.
• It’s important because even if a password is compromised, unauthorized access is prevented without the second factor.

Isolate affected systems, contain the breach, notify relevant parties, investigate the incident, remediate vulnerabilities, and implement measures to prevent future breaches.

Cookies are stored by websites on a user’s device. They are used to track user preferences, session information, and provide a personalized browsing experience.

A security policy comprises a collection of formally documented regulations, recommendations, and protocols that delineate an organization’s methods to safeguard its information, assets, and technological resources.