In the corporate world, cyber-threats can take any novel shape or form. A prominent example of this is a geo-targeting phishing attack. In this attack, a cybercriminal tracks a network or device to the source's geographical location. This enables them to hack into the network and extract useful information and data through conventional phishing.
Nearly all major organisations in the world rely heavily on digital marketing to lure audiences and keep their brand constantly visible in the public domain. Platforms such as social media sites, emails, eCommerce sites for micro-moment marketing, and others are extremely useful in modern marketing.
As more sophistication emerges in cybercrime, cybercriminals have extensively used targeted ransomware to steal data from their targets. Targeted ransomware, also known as “big game hunting,” is when the cyber-attackers target specific organisations which have the necessary resources to pay a large amount of ransom by entangling the victims in customised techniques, tactics, and procedures.
The CIA triad, which is short for Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability, is a model created to shape company data security policies. It is implemented to detect any vulnerabilities and to provide solutions. Organisations are strongly equipped to handle data security threats when all three components are incorporated accurately.