‘Secure, observe and act’ is mantra of digital protection: Expert

The key elements of digital security is “secure, observe and act”, says Col (Retd) Pradeep Bhat, a leading cybersecurity expert.

“All the factors that lies behind a cybercrime it is ultimately one’s carelessness and ignorance that leads to such attacks,” he said, addressing an online gathering on ‘Understanding Cyber Security held as part of its “Lockdown Lecture Series” hosted by Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai.

A cyber thief or a threat actor basically tries to exploit the user’s vulnerability to obtain access to digital valuables by studying sensitive passwords or by sending malicious links which the user is asked to click.

This eventually leads to malware installation in one’s smart device and thereby a stalker gets access to a person’s valuable data.