What are the best ways to protect yourself?

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. It's especially important to wash your hands: Before eating or preparing food. Before touching your face.

What is the biggest cyber threat to the US?

1) Phishing AttacksThe biggest, most damaging and most widespread threat facing small businesses are phishing attacks. Phishing accounts for 90% of all breaches that organizations face, they've grown 65% over the last year, and they account for over $12 billion in business losses.

How serious is cyber attacks?

Cyber attacks can cause electrical blackouts, failure of military equipment, and breaches of national security secrets. They can result in the theft of valuable, sensitive data like medical records. They can disrupt phone and computer networks or paralyze systems, making data unavailable.

Does NATO help with cyber security?

NATO helps Allies to enhance their national cyber defences by facilitating information-sharing, exchange of best practices and by conducting cyber defence exercises to develop national expertise.

Who is the owner of cyber security?

Horacio Maysonet - President, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Cyber Security Solutions Inc.

Why is it important to prevent cybercrime?

At an individual level, cyber security attacks can lead to identity theft and extortion attempts, which can do serious damage to that individual's life. We all rely on the safety of our data and personal information.

Why is it difficult to stop cybercrime?

“There is constant hacking and online fraud; the volume is huge.” Catching organized crime gang members, and the cybercriminal masterminds who offer services to them, is hard — or in many cases impossible, said Alan Woodward, a professor at the Surrey Centre of Cyber Security.

How do cyber attacks happen?

How are cyber attacks carried out? Many cyber attacks are opportunistic, with hackers spotting vulnerabilities in a computer system's defences and exploiting them. This may involve finding flaws in the code of a website, that allows them to insert their own code and then bypass security or authentication processes.

Can home Wi-Fi be hacked?

Can a Wi‑Fi router be hacked? It's entirely possible that your router might have been hacked and you don't even know it. By using a technique called DNS (Domain Name Server) hijacking, hackers can breach the security of your home Wi‑Fi and potentially cause you a great deal of harm.

Can someone steal your house without you knowing?

House stealing may sound scary, but it's actually quite rare. Sometimes called deed fraud or title theft, house stealing happens when a criminal uses forged documents to fraudulently transfer someone's property deed into their name.