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Hacker Defense


A huge brick wall with marble pillars hold up a giant locked gate door. bright blue lightning cracks behind the gate. 3 hackers dressed in all black with hoods stare at the gate looking for a way in.

One of the best ways to prepare for a security breach is to know the enemy and understand how they work. At Cyber Protection Services in Baltimore, MD, we are prepared for anything. Let us share some of our base knowledge with you in this blog to help.

 

White Hat Hackers Defense

Being the ethical hackers, their line of defense is going to be different from the rest. These are the hackers you want working for you. They will find any back doors or faulty points in your security and report back what they find. Bug bounty programs will encourage ethical hackers to find and report security issues through incentive programs. Regular security audits are another way to engage White Hats for periodic security assessments.

 

Black Hat Hackers

These are the malicious actors who like to exploit your vulnerabilities for personal gain. A strong, complex, and unique password for each account should be your first priority. You do not want a hacker to have a key that works for all your doors and windows. A good antivirus software should be installed to any/all devices possible. Make sure to regularly update your antivirus programs. Old programs make it easier for hackers to slip inside. With that being said, also make sure to keep your systems regularly updated. An updated system helps patch vulnerabilities that white hat hackers found in order to keep out the unethical hackers.

 

Gray Hat Hackers

These guys may not have malicious intent, but they will air out your dirty laundry for everyone to see and do it without permission. A good line of defense is to regularly scan your systems for vulnerabilities. Be proactive, quickly fix any discovered vulnerabilities to prevent exploitation.

 

Script Kiddies

Luckily for everyone these hackers are the Noobs (newbies or inexperienced) crew of the hacker world. Basic cyber hygiene or simple education on safe internet practices, usually takes care of a big portion of the defense against these guys. Implement robust firewalls to filter malicious traffic and regularly monitor accounts for unusual activity.

 

Hacktivists

These are the hackers that government, corporations, or other high-profile entities need to look out for.  Having an incident response plan in place will create a clear plan for responding to cyber incidents. Just like everyone needs to know how to safely exit a burning building, so too does your I.T team to effectively lock down/clean up a data breach. Data encryption for sensitive data is another big measure to protect it from unauthorized access. Any employee handling sensitive data should have security awareness training and know who to contact if they find suspicious activity. In our opinion EVERY employee should have security awareness training. Your employees are the second line of defense incase anything gets past your main safeguards.

 

State-Sponsored Hackers

State sponsored hackers are the ones who work for the government to conduct cyber espionage or gather intelligence on other nations. Some of the best ways to protect against these guys is to segment your network. Doing this will make it more difficult for the attach to spread into other areas. Advanced threat detection is another great security solution with a faster response time to sophisticated attacks. Keep your company and employees up to date on the latest threats by participating in information-sharing programs.

 

At Cyber Protection Services we understand this can be overwhelming to look out for and learn. Let us help teach you and your staff about the best ways to protect yourselves. Or if you would like us to do it all and monitor it for you, we can take care of that too. Running your own business is hard enough. Let us help relieve some of that stress so you have 1 less thing to worry about. If you’re in the Baltimore, MD, area walk on in today and find out what we can do to assist you. We hope to see you soon!

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