Threat Library

Common Cyber Threats

The attacks you are most likely to meet — what they look like, and the habits that stop them.

Phishing

Fraudulent emails, texts, or calls that impersonate trusted brands to trick you into handing over credentials or money.

Prevention tips

  • Check the sender's real address, not the display name
  • Never enter credentials from a link in an email
  • Report suspicious messages to your IT or security team

Malware

Malicious software — viruses, trojans, spyware — installed through downloads, attachments, or infected USB drives.

Prevention tips

  • Only install software from official stores and vendors
  • Keep antivirus and endpoint protection running
  • Scan attachments and unknown USB devices before opening

Ransomware

Attackers encrypt your files and demand payment. Recovery without clean backups is often impossible.

Prevention tips

  • Keep offline or immutable backups of critical data
  • Patch operating systems and remote access tools quickly
  • Restrict admin rights to the people who truly need them

Password Attacks

Brute force, credential stuffing, and password spraying exploit weak or reused passwords across many accounts.

Prevention tips

  • Use a unique 14+ character passphrase per account
  • Store credentials in a reputable password manager
  • Turn on two-factor authentication everywhere it is offered

Social Engineering

Manipulation that exploits trust and urgency — fake IT support, CEO fraud, tailgating into secure areas.

Prevention tips

  • Verify unusual requests through a known second channel
  • Slow down when a message pressures you to act now
  • Never share one-time codes with anyone, ever

Data Breaches

Large-scale exposure of personal data from a company you trusted, later resold and reused against you.

Prevention tips

  • Monitor breach notification services for your email
  • Change reused passwords immediately after a breach
  • Share the minimum personal data a service truly needs