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5 Innovative Ways to Combat Cyber Threats

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5 Innovative Ways to Combat Cyber Threats

 

Over the past few years, cyber threats have been on the rise. The world has seen high-profile breaches in almost all sectors, the financial industry-leading inline. Despite this, people are becoming more and more reliant on the internet. More and more are buying smart speakers, smartphones, among other smart gadgets. And this is exposing more people to these threats. 

 

As much as the skills required to fight all these potential cyber threats are rare due to the shortage of cybersecurity professionals in some parts of the globe, the ones available among other scholars have been trying to keep up with the evolution of cyber crimes. Here is a list of 5 revolutionary ways to keep safe as far as any cyberthreat is concerned.

 

1. Advanced Computer Chips Proactively Thwart Attacks

For a long time, the world has depended on software patches commonly referred to us as antiviruses that are installed in PCs to guard against viruses by scanning files and either deleting or quarantining suspicious and infected files. However, this is in the past now. Research in the University of Michigan found a super way to deal with these menaces. A computer chip that not only reshuffles data but also encrypts and codes it at about 20 times a second, a thing that makes information exploitation by a hacker impossible.

 

2. Creation of a Multi-Entity Detection & Response Platform

Products like CyberMist have been launched to offer real-time help to networks, hosts and users by not only preventing the threats but also providing information about cyber threats to the subscribers. This has addressed one of the challenges in this field; the presence of various sources of cyber threats.

 

3. A Machine-Human Integration

By creating systems that augment the human-machine technological connection, the time of identifying anomalies such as threats and communicating them to humans who are on standby has significantly been reduced. Machines with the human intuition, known as AIs, in other words, have made it more accurate to collect data that they hand over to human analysts who in turn run algorithms to determine if there is any imminent cyber threat.

 

4. Securing the Cloud & Blockchain Technology

Enhancing the cybersecurity of the cloud and ensuring a cyber-security risk-free cloud that a lot of people now rely on has and will continue to make the world a much safer place as far as cybercrimes are concerned. Companies like Uber and Equifax that have tasted the pinch of cyber-attacks prove that a lot of large entities out there are not prepared to deal with this menace, consequently, making the field of operation safer will go a long in actually keeping the players safe.

 

5. Compacting Network Activities to Present More Data to Analysts

Acting quickly is a great way to thwart any cyber threats before they happen. A lot of the attacks happen because there passes a lot of time before they are discovered that they are happening. As a result, the US army thought that by compressing network activities and presenting more data to the analysts instead of the minimized summaries that are received currently will ensure that more threats are discovered before they fully take root.

 

The Takeaway

 

In conclusion, a lot of people are afraid of cyber threats, and they have a good reason to. Some of the old methods to keep one safe from cyber threats can still come in handy. Things like string passwords, use of internet security suites, being cautious when using the internet among others can still help. However, with the advancement of technology and more investment into the field, expect giant steps in the right direction as more cyber threats are kept at bay. 

 

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