A major breach in a software ‘tool’ used extensively around the world has posed a threat to many small and big organizations of the world. Adam Meyers, senior vice president-intelligence at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, said: “The Internet is devastated. People are trying to fix this dent.

He said on Friday that the “bug” was “ready to cause complete harm” within 12 hours of its existence.

According to Meyers, this could prove to be the biggest dent to computer systems in the past several years. Until this is fixed, it gives criminals, spies and novices alike easy access to internal networks. Through this, they can steal important data, add malware and erase important information.

At the same time, Amit Yoran, chief executive officer of cyber security company Tenable, called it the biggest breach of the last decade and said that it is the biggest flaw in the history of modern computing.

Let us tell you that among the rapidly advancing technology in the online era, cyber threats (a type of online threat or attack) have also increased. These are given in many ways. For example through cyber crime, cyber attack and cyber terrorism. Not only this, malware, virus, trojan, spyware, ransomware, adware and botnets etc.

How to Protect Yourself from Cyber ​​Attacks?: Individuals and business people can adopt these cyber safety tips to protect their business from cyber attacks and threats:

• Keep your software and operating system up to date.
• Use anti-virus software.
• Always use a strong password (combination of characters).
• Do not open e-mail attachments sent from unknown senders.
• Do not even click on URLs of unknown websites and senders of links on the mail.
• Avoid using unsecured Wi-Fi networks in public places.