Cybersecurity is the protection of any computer systems, networks, and digital sensitive data from cyber attacks – attacks over an offline or online network connection. Cyber attacks include threats that pose physical harm to a computer system or unauthorized access to a computer system, application, or network. The goal of cybersecurity is to create defensive measures to protect people and organizations from such threats.

Some facts:

• As of 2018, over 55.1% of the world has internet access
• 147.9 million people were compromised from the Equifax breach
• Worldwide cybersecurity spending expected to exceed $124 Billion by 2019

The time to take action is now. Do you recall the last time you filled out a form or application manually, submitted it and had it filed physically in a filing cabinet? A little over a decade ago, we used to do everything manually. Today, more and more of those manual processes are being digitized, automated, and stored in the “cloud” (the internet). The widespread use of technology from internet-enabled home security systems to self-driving cars continues to grow as technology advances. These advancements increase the need for Cybersecurity as demands grow to shield individuals from identity theft, extortion of organizations, and in the case of self driving cars – people’s lives, from malicious attacks. On a deeper level, such security is needed to protect our power plants, hospitals, and financial service companies from cyber terrorism.

Cybersecurity protects us from cyber attacks. It is needed more than ever as technology advances and is widely used by the world. Stay tuned for next weeks decipher.

Sources:
FireEye – What is Cybersecurity?
Cisco – What is Cybersecurity?
SNHU – What is Cybersecurity?
Forbes – Global Information Security Spending
Global Internet usage