THIS FIELD IS FOCUSED ON DETECTING PREVENTING AND MANAGING
THREATS ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS.
THE RESPONSIBILITIES WILL ALSO ENCOMPASS SETTING UP SECURITY MEASURES AND PEREORMING REGULAR MONITORING OF NETWORK ACTIVITIES

MOST PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THS FIELD EARN AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN CYBERSECURITY OR SIMILAR FIELD THEY NEED SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE TO HELP STOP THE DAMAGE DONE TO SYSTEMS HERE ARE SOME INTRODUCTORY FACIS ABOUL CYBERSECURITY FOR SOMEONE INTERESTED IN TIHE CAREER FIELD,

Most cyber threats can be prevented.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON COMPANIES, WHICH HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY HACKERS AND LOST SIGNIFICANT REVENUE. WHILE THESE THREATS LoOK COMPLEX AND SOPHISTICATED TO AN INEXPERIENCED EYE, MOST OF THEM CAN BE PREVENTED BY ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT SECURITY MEASURES.

Poor email security poses major threats.

ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF POOR COMPANY SECURITY IS EMAIL MESSAGES OFTEN, MALICIOUS PEOPLE WILL SEND PHISHING EMAILS, WHICH ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY INFORMATION BY INSTALLING MALWARE INTO THE NETWORK OR REDIRECTING TO cOMPROMISED DOMAINS.

Mobile phones can cause security breaches.

MORE COMPANIES ARE RELYING ON MOBILE DEVICES sUCH AS SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS TO PERFORM OPERATIONS OUT OF THE OFFICE. WHILE THIS IS EFFICIENT, A DEVICE WITHOUT THE RIGHT PROTECTIVE MEASURES CAN BE EASILY COMPROMISED THRoUGH THEFT OR HACKING.

Attacks cause loss of customer trust.

WHEN HACKERS ATTACK A cOMPANY, THE CUSTOMERS TEND TO LOSE TRUST
IN THEM. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE FOR ENTERPRISES, WHICH ARE ENTRUSTED WITH FINANCIAL INFORMATION. THEREFORE, EVEN IF THE COMPANY RECOVERS.
THEIR INFORMATION, RECoVERING THEIR CUSTOMER's TRUST WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT.

Downtime can cripple businesses.

CYBER-ATTACKS CAUSE DOWNTIME IN BUSINESS. A NORMAL COMPANY wILL TAKE TIME AWAY TO REGROUP AND RESTORE THE SYSTEMS. THE DOWNTIME CAN BE CRIPPLING BECAUSE THE TIME TAKEN WILL ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO SHIFT THEIR ATTENTION TO COMPETITORS.

loT will present  security challenges.

THE FUTURE OF THE BUSINESS WORLD IS IN THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) WHICH SEEKS TO INTERCONNECT ALL DIGITAL RESOURCES. THIS INTEGRATION
WILL IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, BUT GREAT EXPERTISE WILL BE REQUIRED TO HANDLE THE NEW THREATS.

Most companies avoid encryption.

ENCRYPTION IS A WELL-KNOWN CONCEPT WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT OUTSIDERS FROM READING CONFIDENTIAL DATA IF THEY DO ACCESS IT. LUNFORTUNATELY, MOST COMPANIES FAVOR THIS SECURITY MEASURE BUT THEY HAVE NOT IMPLEMENTED IT INTO THEIR ORGANIZATIONS


Employee negligence compromise network security.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CYBER THREATS COME FROM HACKERS AND THEIR
MALICIOUS SOFTWARE. HOWEVER, EMPLOYEE NEGLIGENCE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOSs OF DATA AND SECURITY BREACHES. THIS ASPECT SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR WHEN SETTING UP CYBER SECURITY MEASURES.

IT security intelligence underutilized.

INTELLIGENCE ON CYBER SECURITY THREATS IS AVAILABLE ON NUMEROUS
PLATFORMS WITH IT PROFESSIONALS. HOWEVER, THIS INFORMATION IS NOT
UTILIZED IN MOST COMPANIES BECAUSE TECHNICIANS ARE UNAWARE. AS A
POTENTIAL SPECIALIST, YOU SHOULD KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING AWARE.