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What is phishing, smishing, vishing, and quishing?
Phishing, smishing, vishing, and quishing are types of social engineering attacks designed to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information or performing actions that compromise security.
Phishing involves fraudulent emails, text messages, or other digital communications that appear to come from a legitimate source, often luring victims into providing personal data or clicking malicious links. Smishing specifically uses SMS text messages to deceive users, typically with urgent or enticing messages prompting immediate action.
Vishing relies on voice communication, such as phone calls or voicemails, where attackers impersonate trusted entities to extract information or funds. Quishing, a newer term, refers to phishing attacks using QR codes that, when scanned, direct users to malicious websites or prompt unauthorized actions.
Each method exploits trust to manipulate victims into compromising their security.
What are zero-days and vulnerabilities?
Zero-days and vulnerabilities are critical concepts in cybersecurity, referring to weaknesses in software or systems that can be exploited by attackers.
A vulnerability is a flaw or weakness in a system’s design, implementation, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise security, such as gaining unauthorized access or causing system malfunctions.
Zero-days are a specific type of vulnerability where the flaw is unknown to the software vendor or has no available patch, making it particularly dangerous.
Attackers exploit zero-days before developers can address them, often targeting high-value systems for data theft, malware deployment, or other malicious activities. Both vulnerabilities and zero-days pose significant risks, as they can be leveraged to bypass security measures and cause widespread harm.
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