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Cybersecurity Beginner's Guide
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Imagine getting a fake message from your bank, which is designed to steal your personal information. Or picture an entire company’s data suddenly encrypted, with a ransom note demanding payment. These are just two examples of how cybercriminals target us daily.
Cyberattacks are deliberate actions by various threat actors, including criminals, nation-state actors, hacktivists, and insiders, each with specific goals. In this chapter, we’ll break down cyberattacks step by step, exploring how they work, why they happen, and how different types of attackers exploit weaknesses in technology and human behavior. By understanding these tactics, you’ll gain insights into how attackers operate and how to defend against them.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following topics: