Hackers

Hackers break into networks for the thrill and challenge, or for bragging rights in the Hackers community. While hacking once required considerable skills or computer knowledge, attackers can now download attack scripts from the Internet and launch them against victim sites. These attack tools have become both more sophisticated and easier to use. In some cases, attackers do not have the requisite expertise to threaten difficult targets such as critical government networks. Nevertheless, the worldwide population of attackers pose a relatively high threat of isolated or brief disruptions that could cause serious damage to business or infrastructure.

How to prevent hackers from gaining access to your system.

Avoid downloading from infectious website, turn on automatic updates for your operating system and the software installed on your computer, remove junk software from your computer, set up backups for all of your files, enable and configure a firewall in the operating system, avoid using USB devices that are not yours.