Cybersecurity experts urge vigilance online
Posted February 25, 2022 on FOX59
Local cybersecurity experts urge Hoosiers to stay extra vigilant online considering the growing war in Ukraine. They tell us there is no way to completely prevent a cyberattack, but there are steps that will make a person a less-likely victim.
The war being half a world away doesn’t mean the US isn’t at risk in the cyber universe.
Today, CISA is urging companies fix known software security flaws, enable multifactor authentication and halt the use of systems relying on default, known or unchangeable passwords. Experts also advise companies to test their security measures.
“Performing simulations to make sure that not only is it working but if something were to happen that they have all the right pieces and parts in play,” Victor Wieczorek, Vice President of Application Security and Threat & Attack Simulation at GuidePoint Security, said.
Everyone can play a role in preventing cyber attacks. Several researchers report around 90% of problems begin with a phishing email.
While experts don’t want to alarm people, they do want them to stay aware of foreign influence.
“We saw degrees of that through the 2016 election,” Wieczorek said. “We continue to see influences by other nation-states in the discourse and social media, so I think individuals need to be really aware of that and that it’s actively going on.”
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