The Gadget Professor (Video)

Welcome to The Gadget Professor Show #704 hosted by Don Baine.

A cyberattack is an attempt by cybercriminals, hackers or other digital adversaries to access a computer network or system, usually for the purpose of altering, stealing, destroying or exposing information. Cyberattacks can target a wide range of victims from individual users to enterprises or even governments.

Malware. Malware is a term used to describe malicious software, including spyware, ransomware, viruses, and worms. …

Phishing. …

Man-in-the-middle attack. …

Denial-of-service attack. …

SQL injection. …

Zero-day exploit. …

DNS Tunneling.

America’s computers are under attack and every American is at risk. The United States Government, critical infrastructures, American business institutions, and our personal data are being compromised by nation-states and hacker groups.

A cyber attack refers to an action designed to target a computer or any element of a computerized information system to change, destroy, or steal data, as well as exploit or harm a network. Cyber attacks have been on the rise, in sync with the digitization of business that has become more and more popular in recent years.