Cyber security Attacks | Assessment 1

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Cyber security Attacks

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................ 2
Summary of cybersecurity attack............................................................................... 2
Reason for selecting cyber-attack..............................................................................3
Impact of cyber-attacks on business and societies....................................................3
Conclusion.................................................................................................................. 4
References................................................................................................................. 5

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Introduction
Cybersecurity refers to an approach used to protect data and computer
systems against hackers and unwanted signals. In the engineering and
computer systems security is the biggest issue that is increasing quickly
due to lack of privacy and unauthorized access present in the networks.
Cybersecurity attack is an IT issue where the hackers attack on the
computer devices used by the communities and perform data breach
activities (Abomhara, 2015). The significance of this research is to examine
the impact of cybersecurity attacks on organizational performance and
societies.
Summary of a cybersecurity attack
The term cyber-attack is defined as an attack that is mainly launched from
numerous computer systems against networks in order to access the
personal accounts of the companies. In this generation, the use of internet
connection is rising quickly due to which hackers are able to attack on
computer devices and systems (AlDairi, 2017). It is very significant for the
engineers and developers to provide effective and reliable services to the
consumers where they can protect the sensitive data from the criminals and
third parties. Cybersecurity attack mainly uses high-level algorithms and
hacking software like malware for developing large amounts of traffic
signals and unwanted networks. It is identified that the rate of cyber-attacks
has increased by 45% worldwide due to which thousands of users were lost
their private data or information including name, profile details and
financial information (Ashok, et al., 2015).
There are various kinds of cyber-attacks occurring in the engineering and IT
systems, for example, malware, phishing attack, DDOS, and many more. It
is identified that unauthorized access present in the system is the major
factor associated with the computer networks due to which the users are