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A cyberattack is any intentional effort to steal, expose, alter, disable, or destroy data, applications, or other assets through unauthorized access to a network, computer system, or digital device. Threat actors initiate cyberattacks for various reasons, ranging from petty theft to acts of war.
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The report delves deep into the genres and sub-genres of cyberthreats. Cyberattacks can be targeted or untargeted. Targeted attacks have a specific goal and use tools that exploit a single weakness. Untargeted attacks use the internet to attack many targets at once, hoping that some will fall for the trap.
Tools like brute force, email spoofing, DNS tunnelling, and Ransomware are used for untargeted attacks. Attackers can also mix different types of attacks to achieve more complex results. Therefore, it is important to understand how each attack works and how they can be combined. In today’s interconnected world, businesses heavily rely on digital systems, networks, and data.
These assets are vulnerable to cyberattacks. As organizations adopt cloud services, IoT devices, and remote work, their attack surface expands. Each entry point becomes a potential target. Sophisticated threats, including social engineering, zero-day exploits, and ransomware, pose significant risks. No business is immune.
Keeping this theme in mind following are different types of cyberattacks dissected based on their purpose and sub-types. Each attack has been profiled as per the cause and consequence. Knowing the harm helps the organization in deciding the mitigation for the same. The report intends to contribute to the general awareness for small and medium sized businesses functioning in a digitally exposed environment.
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For all official and academic purposes, use the following as a citation, which follows the Chicago Manual Style.
Nisarg Jani
“The Anatomy of Cyberattacks: Genres and Sub-Genres of Cyber Threats” THE GEOSTRATA, December 10, 2024.
BY NISARG JANI
CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TEAM GEOSTRATA
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