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Tom Dushaj is a business and technology executive and the author of 'Resumes That Work.' Tom has vast experience providing solutions to Fortune 500 companies in the areas of Information Technology Consulting, ERP Software, Personnel Management, and Intern
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks have become a common method of attack for hackers. Normally, an attacker gains trust from an unsuspecting user with the authority to perform a specific action they did not intend to perform. The attacker then uses their identity and user privileges to impersonate them and perform malicious activities for their personal gain. As a site administrator, you must be thoroughly knowledgeable about Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. This is a great opportunity for you to showcase your knowledge with CSRF. You can use examples of recent security protocols or implementations that you developed to prevent incoming CSRF attacks. Here's an example of a CSRF attack. Someone logs into their banking website, and while logged in, they receive an email with a request to click on a link. If the victim clicks on this link, a script will execute a transaction to transfer funds from the victim's account to the attacker's account.

Tom Dushaj is a business and technology executive and the author of 'Resumes That Work.' Tom has vast experience providing solutions to Fortune 500 companies in the areas of Information Technology Consulting, ERP Software, Personnel Management, and Intern
"As a site administrator, there are a number of things I need to be aware of in order to protect against CSRF attacks. I've developed a checklist of items that I follow on a regular basis for security prevention.
a.) Whenever I finish an online banking transaction, I always make sure I am logged off immediately.
b.) I always keep my anti-virus software up to date and active. I also run scans on a weekly basis to check and see if any malicious scripts can be blocked.
c.) I disable scripting in my browser.
d.) I always run all my financial transactions on one browser.
e.) This is an important one. I never save login information for my banking or financial institution."

Tom Dushaj is a business and technology executive and the author of 'Resumes That Work.' Tom has vast experience providing solutions to Fortune 500 companies in the areas of Information Technology Consulting, ERP Software, Personnel Management, and Intern
"The way I approach CSRF attacks is two-fold. There is the server side and client side. The way I prevent server-side attacks is to use cookies that perform session-tracking to session tokens that are dynamically generated. This makes it increasingly more difficult to obtain a client's session. Another way I protect my environment is that I don't assume that all sites are trustworthy. While visiting a site, I don't open any suspicious emails while authenticating to my banking website or any other site that performs financial transactions. This prevents any malicious scripts from being executed while logged into my banking website."

William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
Interviewers will ask you about methodologies you use to combat specific types of cybersecurity attacks. They may be working from a list provided by the IT department or addressing the types of attacks they've already encountered in their organization. If you notice a pattern in the interviewer's questions, you can easily discern the types of threats they are most concerned about. This will allow you to tailor your answers to better meet their needs and demonstrate your qualifications for this role.

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