10 Common Cyber Attack Vectors and How to Avoid Them

**Executive Summary:** This document provides a concise overview of prevalent cyber attack vectors—including phishing, malware and ransomware, DDoS, compromised credentials and brute-force attacks, man-in-the-middle, insider threats, configuration errors, weak encryption, web application vulnerabilities, remote workforce gaps, and third-party/supply-chain risks—and recommends basic mitigations such as user training, email/security hygiene, multi-factor authentication, encryption, patching, backups, monitoring, web application firewalls, endpoint protection, and vendor risk assessment.