The Internet is no longer a safe space since cybercriminals are always on a spree to find vulnerabilities and hack into the IoT devices of users. When a company is hacked, the sensitive information of the users is put at risk. Hackers can find out the transaction details to extort money and strip the company completely. Hence, cyberattacks are much worse than they’re assumed to be. Even companies like Uber, Google, and eBay have failed in the past to protect the privacy of their users. It just indicates how sophisticated unethical hackers have become that they penetrate even through the security system of these giants. Therefore, you should be more careful than before when it comes to protecting your assets from hackers since they can easily hack password that’s weak.
How To Reduce Cyber Threats?
Unethical hackers use malware like ransomware and crypto jacking, phishing and spear phishing attacks, and viruses to breach the security. Whilst earlier just a simple password could protect devices, it’s no longer the same. You must adopt many cybersecurity strategies to remain in the game. The ones that shouldn’t be ignored are given below.
- Backdoor Password Sophistication
The backdoor password of IoT devices is still the first security layer; hence, it should be made unique and strong. A 20 characters long password that’s unique is considered strong enough. Other ways to secure a complex password even further are given below.
- Use multi-factor authentication technique
- Use biometrics like a fingerprint or retinal imaging as a password
- Use digital identification when dealing with financial matters
- Sophisticated Firewall And Antivirus
First things first – do not use a pirated version of these software types and constantly install updates to keep them bug-free.
Firewall is the second anti-hacking defense layer and antivirus is the third layer. A firewall can protect software from malware and phishing threats and antivirus runs software and device scans to detect viruses and remove them.
- A Vigil Cybersecurity Team
The internal cybersecurity team of your company should be competent and able to progress and innovate with a quick speed to combat all kinds of hacking attempts. Their basic role is discussed below.
- To monitor the software code constantly in order to ensure that there’s no hidden malware providing remote access to hackers
- To monitor cloud and network storage to ensure there’s no bug left behind whenever fresh testing services are conducted to fix bugs
It is also advised that you hire ethical hackers and use their expertise to harden the security network of your company.
