Cyber Attack
By Mark Sharron
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14 December 2020
What is a cyber attack?
A cyberattack is a criminal act against an individual or organisation via their computer system or network. The attack is often instigated by a virus like a botnet, that compromises the network security.
The aim of a cyberattack is often to cause disruption or denial of service, but it can also be used to steal personal data.

Mark Sharron
Mark Sharron leads Search & Generative AI Strategy at ISMS.online. His focus is communicating how ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and SOC 2 work in practice - tying risk to controls, policies and evidence with audit-ready traceability. Mark partners with product and customer teams so this logic is embedded in workflows and web content - helping organisations understand, prove security, privacy and AI governance with confidence.
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