The Most Common Types of Cyber Threats for Small Business Owners

1. The Most Common Types of Cyber Threats for Small Business Owners Phishing- targets users directly through email or other forms of communication Watering Holes - cybercriminal targets a specific group of individuals Drive By Downloads - cyber-attack occurs when a user downloads software into the computer. Spy on activity, such as recording keystrokes to capture passwords Hijack the device by exploiting security flaws

2. Compared to a decade ago, people today take cyber threats more seriously and are always proactive about handling them. The reason is that with these cyber-attacks, people and software attempt to maliciously steal your data or cause disruption in your business functioning.  It is because of these reasons that the popularity of cyber security software has increased incredibly, and people are making them a priority when it comes to handling or managing a server or a network. There are different types of cyber threats for small businesses, and in this post here, we go through the most commonly seen threats from phishing.

3. Phishing • This attack usually targets users directly through email or other forms of communication like text messaging. In this type of attack, the attacker disguises himself as a trusted contact and attempts to victimise you by sharing your personal data, such as passwords and OTP's. Small businesses can use checkpoint software to make sure that phishing attempts and phishing scams are diminished right in the beginning.

4. Watering Holes Till around five years back, this was not the most common type of cyber-attack, but its use has increased incredibly over the past some years. In this attack, the cybercriminal targets a specific group of individuals or businesses that share the same interest. They will infect one website that is visited the most by those individuals or companies, and here also, social engineering is very effectively used.

5. Drive By Downloads • According to the cyber security software solutions vendors, this cyber-attack occurs when a user downloads software into the computer. This software is malicious, and once it is in your computer, it will perform the following – • Spy on activity, such as recording keystrokes to capture passwords • Hijack the device by exploiting security flaws • Infect the device by downloading even more software or files that ultimately render the device useless. • This cyber-attack is more effective when the operating system is not updated, and small business owners ignore the security patches of the software.

6. Drive By Downloads • According to the cyber security software solutions vendors, this cyber-attack occurs when a user downloads software into the computer. This software is malicious, and once it is in your computer, it will perform the following – • Spy on activity, such as recording keystrokes to capture passwords • Hijack the device by exploiting security flaws • Infect the device by downloading even more software or files that ultimately render the device useless. • This cyber-attack is more effective when the operating system is not updated, and small business owners ignore the security patches of the software.

7. Cloud Phone Systems for SMEs With all these features present, there could be no chance at all that office phone systems will fail to deliver what is expected the most from them. These cloud based telephone systems will improve team productivity with their enhanced features and then, they will also enable businesses to provide the highest grade customer services to their clients and customers. The features listed above can be termed as "a key factor" that would define the smoothness and efficiency of a business and its overall functioning.

8. Office Phone System Features You Should Prioritize • Automated Attendant • Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) • Voicemail • Conference Calling • Contact Centre Capability • Multiple line support • On-hold music • Announcements These are the basic ones, but depending upon the brand or the cost, the features could increase or decrease as well. This means that you can find other features too in your VoIP technology based business phones and the names are – • Screen type, size, and colour • Buttons, ranging from 2-12 buttons with varying functions • Bluetooth support to support headsets • HD audio – high definition sound

9. What Is The Best Small Business Phone System? According to the experts, the best way to choose the right phone system is firstly determining your needs and requirements that arise in a business and those too that might arise in future. Based on this and then, also on the budget you can choose from the options available and most of them come with basic features such as call waiting, holding, transferring and speed dial.

10. Phone systems Auto Attendant • Simplifies and speeds up call flow management • Allows you to skip live receptionist • In-bound call are automatically routed to the right agent • Allows you to move faster through the call flow • Auto-attendant includes hold-on music and pre-recorded messages

11. Benefits VoIP Phone Systems Types Of Office Phone Systems • Legacy Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) • Private Branch Exchange (PBX) • Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP Or IP Phone Systems) VoIP Office Phone System Advantages • VoIP Technology Has Lower Calling Costs • You Use An Internet Connection (Such As Wi-Fi) To Make The Call • You Don’t Need As Much Hardware For VoIP Technology

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