Cyber Security Class

 

Cyber security is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks. It's also known as information technology security or electronic information security.

Cyber-Security refers to the act of protecting and ensuring the safety of computer systems and electronic devices from targeted cyber-attacks, opportunist malware (- viruses, trojans and bugs) or accidental introduction of malware by users. The global scale of cyber-threats continues to rise rapidly. In the modern day and age, access to volumes of data has gained currency, and hence every year, numerous attempts are made to breach data, and/or sensitive, confidential or classified records to expose information for political or economic gains. Effective cyber-security practices as a countermeasure, thus have become important.  There are three types of cyber-threats -

• Cyber-Crime: wherein single actors or group of actors target systems for financial gains or to cause disruption
• Cyber-Attack: involves gathering information for political or economic means
• Cyber-Terrorism: aims to undermine electronic systems with an intent to instill fear or to cause panic.