What is Cybersecurity?
The interconnected electronic information network has become an integral part of our daily life. All kinds of institutions such as medical, financial and educational institutions use this network to operate effectively. These institutions use this network by collecting, processing, storing and sharing large amounts of digital information. As more and more digital information is collected and shared, its protection becomes even more important to our national security and economic stability. Cybersecurity is the ongoing effort to protect these networked systems and all data from unauthorized use or damage. On a personal level, you need to protect your identity, data and computing devices. At the corporate level, it is everyone’s responsibility to protect the organization’s reputation, data and customers. At the state level, however, national security, the safety and well-being of citizens are at stake. Your Online and Offline Identity As more time is spent online, your identit...