{"id":3477,"date":"2019-06-19T08:03:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=3477"},"modified":"2019-06-19T08:03:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:03:57","slug":"cybersecurity-three-hacking-trends-you-need-to-know-about-to-help-protect-yourself-zdnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=3477","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity: Three hacking trends you need to know about to help protect yourself | ZDNet"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Cyber criminals are constantly changing their tactics and just as the security industry seems to have dealt with the latest threat, something new emerges.<\/p>\n<p>Ransomware attacks were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/wannacry-ransomware-crisis-one-year-on-are-we-ready-for-the-next-global-cyber-attack\/\">the big thing in 2017<\/a>, while cryptomining malware became popular with crooks trying to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/cryptocurrency-mining-malware-why-it-is-such-a-menace-and-where-its-going-next\/\">make a quick buck throughout 2018<\/a>. Both of these are still a threat, plus the tried-and-testing menaces of malware, phishing and hacking, which have continued to plague organisations across the globe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/cybersecurity-three-hacking-trends-you-need-to-know-about-to-help-protect-yourself\/\">Cybersecurity: Three hacking trends you need to know about to help protect yourself | ZDNet<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_3477\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"3477\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyber criminals are constantly changing their tactics and just as the security industry seems to have dealt with the latest threat, something new emerges. Ransomware attacks were\u00a0the big thing in 2017, while cryptomining malware became popular with crooks trying to\u00a0make a quick buck throughout 2018. 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