Learning A Bit More About Cyber security

Have you often heard this phrase “cyber security” and just kind of pretended to understand what it means? After all, why do things online need to be protected anyway, right? Well, you are certainly not alone! As we develop more and more technologically, we require different things and cyber security is simply a newer concept that may have slipped past you. That is why we are here to explain to you all that you need to know about cyber security!

In order to understand cyber security, you first need to understand cyberattacks.

Cyberattacks are attacks and/or threats to the digital world of databases, online systems, networks, and programs. Usually, cyberattacks aim to leak information, change information, extort money, or simply interrupt the flow of life and work for people and/or businesses. Cyber security is a form of security that is meant to protect the digital world from such cyberattacks.

With cyber security the databases, systems, networks, and programs that are at risk of attack are protected through a variety of different means, dependent on the needs of the situation. Most often, there are multiple layers of protection to make a cyberattack harder to accomplish and less likely to be successful. However, something as simple as a password is a form of cyber security. Cyber security can get as complicated as a complex framework with multiple firewalls and other protective layers.

What are the most common forms of cyberattacks?

You likely have come across a cyberattack and not even noticed it. The most common threat that the average person faces is phishing. This is usually seen in emails that pose as one thing with the goal of getting you to engage with the email in order to open up your information to the attacker. Additionally, there is also social engineering, ransomware, malware, and more.

Why do I need cyber security?

For specifics, the answer really is dependent on your specific needs, but there are reasons in general why everyone does need this type of protection. If you are someone who uses online banking in any way and/or have ever, if your information is stolen in a cyberattack, you could be robbed. Having things like a friend’s and/or colleague’s information could lead to a leak if attacked. If you are a client based business with a database holding customer info, that could all be leaked if attacked. Essentially, anything ever typed into a device or online could be leaked and used against you. With cyber security, you protect your own information, information for people you know, and your business’ information.