CYBER SECURITY

Cyber security refers to the body of technologies processes and practices designed to protect networks devices programs and data from attack damage or unauthorized access. Cyber security may also be referred to as information technology security. Cyber security is important because government military corporate financial and medical organizations collect process and store unprecedented amounts of data on computers and other devices. A significant portion of that data can be sensitive information whether that be intellectual property financial data personal information or other types of data for which unauthorized access or exposure could have negative consequences.This book covers the various types of cyberthreats. It explains what can be done to mitigate these risks and keep the organisation or even personal data secure. It has real-world examples and consequences of them and the possible actions to be taken to avoid them.