'Why Zero-Day Attacks are so Dangerous and How to Stop Them' by secure_triad zerodayattacks zerodayexploits
In recent years the cybersecurity scenario has changed completely as there is an exponential rise in cyberattacks on organizations. The pandemic has only added fuel to the fire. There is a constant battle between cybersecurity experts and malicious actors to outwit each other. Though some attacks can be thwarted or prevented some attacks are nightmares for developers and cybersecurity professionals alike. A zero-day attack falls in the latter category.
Organizations can undergo massive damages and losses like a data breach or data exposure of sensitive data, critical systems failure which will halt the business completely, and financial losses due to the business not functioning through penalties imposed by data privacy and patch management regulations.
• Compromising a system, server, or network: Compromising the systems, servers, or networks through brute force penetration, misconfigurations, or attacking an exposed surface.The most effective and efficient way of detecting a zero-day attack is for developers themselves to detect any risks and vulnerabilities and work on them before the hackers exploit them. If the vulnerabilities are not detected on time zero-day attack unfolds and then it is too late.
Practice regular patch management: Applying updated patches to systems and servers as soon as they are life reduces the number of flaws and the attack surface which a hacker can exploit. Organizations should make it a point to regulate zero days in their patch management as well as incident response and remediation strategies.