In today’s scenario, what are the top challenges cybersecurity officials face in their work? Originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
Answer by John Kuhn, Manager, IBM X-Force Services, Senior Threat Researcher, on Quora:
Challenges in cybersecurity are evolving on a daily basis. That’s the reason I have such a passion for it, there are new puzzles to solve and new challenges around every corner. It’s the constant learning and understanding that keeps the work so enticing.
Here are three examples of challenges anyone in the industry seems to face every day:
Malware: It’s everywhere, it’s abundant and a large portion of all cyber criminals use it to obtain their goal. Want to lock up computers and charge them a ransom for their data back? Malware. Want to infiltrate an organization through spear phishing and steal confidential information? Malware. Want to make a large public statement and destroy data to get people’s attention? Destructive Malware. You see where I’m going with this, however the point is that malware always plays a role in cybersecurity incidents.