Cyber attacks have increased nowadays in a rate which cannot be tackled through minimum security policies which we
have for protecting our information inside the computer like creating passwords, PINs, installing anti-viruses to stop viruses and
other threats that troubles our computer system or Firewalls for securing our information inside the network. With the rapid
advancements in technology, hackers and other cyber criminals have opted to new modes through which they can steal
important user information.
To deal with such threats prone to our devices, we have made a survey on different types of cyber security attacks which are
more common in today’s scenario, their types and mode of attack and precautions that we can take to tackle such threats. We
will study the tactics and measures adopted so far to tackle the problems created by these threats and make a comparative
account on the different types of threats that are mostly effective in modern day context and their increase or decrease in the rate.
