Factors Exposing\nyour Business to Vulnerabilities<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\nis reported that more than 40% of cyber-attacks were Malware or Phishing<\/a>\nrelated to Covid-19 during the last 12 months.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n These\nare the major vulnerabilities that put your system at risk of similar attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cybersecurity\nthreats are mutating far more quickly in today\u2019s age putting a large number of\nbusinesses and their customers at risk of losing critical data. No matter how\nmany layers of security you add to your network, hackers may find a chunk\nsomeday and compromise the whole system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n IT Vulnerability Management: Need of the\nHour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A\npragmatic approach in this scenario would be to test existent gaps in your\nsystem which make them vulnerable in the first place. And VAPT is just the\nright tool as it identifies a wide range of threats as and when they arise. It\nconsists of the following parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n By\nconducting vulnerability testing, you can weed out risks to the functioning of\nyour networks and systems. Vulnerability testing is used to identify all risks\nposed to your system without identifying whether they will ultimately lead to\nloss or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Steps Involved in Vulnerability Analysis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Penetration\ntesting is the process through which you can obtain an in -depth analysis of\nvulnerabilities arising in your system. It helps to understand which fault in\nyour system\u2019s architecture will affect it to what degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Steps Involved in Penetration Testing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Both\nVulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing work together to strengthen\nyour organization\u2019s protection shield against malware attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How VAPT is Ensuring\nan Organization\u2019s Safety<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Businesses globally are making use of VAPT tools<\/a> to enhance their system security policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A\nsoftware firm in Pune involved with power plants and irrigation work made use\nof VAPT service to study the server architecture implemented by them. Then logs\ngenerated by the mobile device and server were compared to obtain gaps in the\nsecurity system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Simulation\nof mobile system was conducted to find out further vulnerabilities. In the\nfinal step, re-testing of all risk components was performed to ensure that they\nhave been mitigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similarly,\nVAPT was also conducted by a package delivery site after its customer data got\ncompromised. VAPT analysis on web servers of the company led to the discovery\nof several high level and severe threats which caused customer data leakage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After\nVAPT, it was suggested that each customer\u2019s session on the merchant website be\nhandled properly. VAPT was also helpful for uploading of sample customer data\nand finding out how easy was it to download this data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n VAPT\nis an important tool for mitigating security risks but the technology has not\nbeen widely adopted by SMEs yet. The reason can be partly attributed to myths\nsurrounding VAPT. We debunk them here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My company has firewall protection in place, so we are safe from the malicious intentions of hackers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Fact:<\/strong> Although firewall protection is a feasible solution against several online viruses and malware, it does not offer protection against all types of cyber-attacks such as online fraud which constitutes 40% of cyber attacks on businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n The\nfunctioning of a firewall is based on some pre-set rules and once a hacker\nfigures out what these specific rules are, he or she can bypass it. By using\nVAPT tools, system administrators can analyse different threats which may\ncompromise their firewall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My website follows HTTPS protocol, so we\u2019re not susceptible to attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Fact:<\/strong> Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is an extension over Hypertext Transfer Protocol and is used for secure transmission of data over a network. But it only encrypts the data sent from one location to another and offers no security against malware and virus attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is also not enough for protection against data breach, which accounts for top 5 reasons of cyber-attack on security systems.<\/p>\n\n\n Scammers\ncan make phishing sites appear secure and attack firms using fake SSL<\/a>\ncertificates. For example you might get a mail that your email password is\ngoing to expire and attached would be a link to change it. Clicking on it will\nload a malicious program in your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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