Cyber Self-Defense Is Not Complicated

Anomali Sr. Director of Cyber Intelligence Strategy A.J. Nash recently penned a column for United States Cybersecurity Magazine about how few people in the modern world are immune to the threat of a cyber-attack. Hence, the importance of cyber self-defense. In “Cyber Self-Defense Is Not Complicated,” A.J. talks about why self-commitment is an increasingly effective way to minimize the risks that certainly lurk.


Whether it be texts that include personal content not meant for public consumption, emails, hard drives, cloud storage containing sensitive business information, or the endless supply of finance transaction data that most of us pass across the Internet daily, few people in the modern world are immune to the threat of a cyber-attack. Hence, the importance of cyber self-defense.


The most common avenue of attack for cyber actors continues to be phishing. Phishing enables cybercriminals to gain the access needed for a ransomware attack, cyber extortion, or the theft of personally identifiable information (PII) which is used to steal money or identities.


While the threat of compromise may be daunting to many who do not see themselves as very technical, even those with limited knowledge can employ a few simple techniques and tools to greatly reduce the potential for being compromised. Before we talk solutions, let us briefly examine the common threats most of us face and nearly all of us can minimize through simple cyber self-defense.


4 Common Threats Faced in Cyberspace


Phishing: Someone poses as a legitimate institution or individual in an email or t ..

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