Cybercrime: how can we all deal with it?

One of the biggest cybersecurity dilemmas is the following: “Can we avoid cybercrime?”

After all, online identity theft and fraud, hackers, ransomware cyber-attacks, phishing, and other scams are threats to all of us.

However, there is no Manichean answer to the question. As businesses, leaders, individuals, entrepreneurs, and #security experts, we cannot stop cyber threats forever, even if united.

Surely, prevention and mitigation may help in tackling cybercrime.

As the Telsy family would say, indeed, “security is not the absence of threats, it’s the ability to detect them and take action before it’s too late.”

Worldwide, cybercriminals’ malicious activity costs organizations and individual internet users billions every year.

You might say that it doesn’t matter to you as you’re not a big cheese in the world.

We think this is a big mistake. On the net, individuals save data on their computers that is potentially profitable for scammers. In short, you are their core business.

Society should take action, therefore.

Keep reading to protect your data and privacy on our blog, then!

How to avoid cybercrime

The cyber definition relates to digital technology, and nowadays, cybercrime is often associated with cybercrime.

A definition of cybersecurity is the integrated protection of internet-connected systems – hardware, software, and data from attacks.

Unfortunately, plenty of people are reckless when dealing with cybercrime. Plenty of online users, for instance, use the same password per different accounts: this and similar behavior boots cybercrime.

Cybercrime, indeed, employs psychological techniques to induce victims to allow them access. This is what security experts call “the human factor.” Indeed, cybercriminals need your “consent” to harm you. Therefore, they urge you to click on that link on that email that.

Cybercrime: types of threats

Then, there are plenty of tips that can protect you from cybercrime.

Hold on for a moment, however.

First and foremost, you should be aware of this threat by knowing it.

Let’s see the kind of threats you may bump into.

Webcam cybercrime refers to web cameras’ ability to spy on you when using Trojan horse attacks.

For instance, screenshot managers do cybercrime when they make a snapshot of your PC when you click a doubtful link or download a file from a suspicious source.

Cybercrime occurs when the ad clickers display ads and motivate you to click them, for example,

Criminals attract you by offering gadgets and electronic reviews and let you end up with malware instead.

• DDoS disrupt business/e-commerce websites by directing tons of traffic from numerous sources and disrupt business operations as a result.

There are plenty of other attacks in the modern web world.

Other threats include online identity cybercrime. This means that a hacker gets unauthorized access to your personal data.

It can happen if you provide private information when communicating with a scammer via email or by phone.

Scammers can even deliver you a credit card that you’ve never applied for.

Conclusion: tips

To conclude, we have identified the most common threat. As promised, let’s turn to practical tips, then.

We recommend the following:

1. Install a proper antivirus system and update it regularly.
2. Never use the same passwords on several websites. Moreover, use symbols and numbers. Don’t include your name or date of birth. They are easy guesses.
3. Use firewalls to prevent unwanted traffic.
4. Pay attention to the web camera LED indicators (red on external devices and blue on laptops).
5. Don’t trust strangers offering you IT help or tips unless they are credible. By doing so, they induce you to let them in and hack you. They can also spy on you remotely.