International Journal of Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Computation

Significance of Cyber Security

Abubakar Imam^* Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
^*Correspondence: Abubakar Imam, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Email:

Received: 07-Feb-2022, Manuscript No. SIEC-22-15900; Editor assigned: 09-Feb-2022, Pre QC No. SIEC-22-15900(PQ); Reviewed: 23-Feb-2022, QC No. SIEC-22-15900; Revised: 28-Feb-2022, Manuscript No. SIEC-22-15900(R); Published: 07-Mar-2022, DOI: 10.35248/2090-4908.22.11.238

Description

Cyber Security is a technique for protecting sensitive systems and sensitive information from digital attacks. Cyber Security also known as Information Technology (IT) security, are designed to counter threats to networked systems and operations, both inside and outside the organization. Cyber Security is the operation of technologies, processes, and controls to protect systems, networks, programs, devices, and data from cyber-attacks. It aims to mitigate the threat of cyber-attacks and protect against unauthorized use of systems, networks and technologies.

Cyber security is a discipline that covers how to defend devices and services from electronic attacks by nefarious actors such as hackers, spammers, and cybercriminals. While some factors of cyber security are designed to strike first, most of today’s professionals concentrate more on determining the most effective way to defend all assets, from computers and smartphones to networks and databases, from attacks.

Cyber security has been used as a catch-all term in the media to describe the method of protection against every form of cybercrime, from identity theft to international digital weapons. These labels are valid, but they fail to capture the true nature of cyber security for those without a computer science degree or experience in the digital industry. Enforcing effective cyber security measures is particularly challenging today because there are more devices than people, and attackers are becoming more innovative. Cyber security includes technologies, processes, and methods to defend computer systems, data, and networks from attacks.

Cyber security industry is primarily concentrated on protecting devices and systems from attackers. While the bits and bytes behind these efforts are often hard to visualize, it’s much easier to consider the consequences. Without cyber security professionals working tirelessly, numerous websites would be nearly impossible to enjoy due to ever-present denial-of- service attack attempts. Imagine not having access to experts and authorized professionals — no more tips, tricks, and advice to assist you achieve your professional goals.

Significance

Cyber security is vital because it protects all categories of data from theft and damage. This includes sensitive data, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Protected Health Information (PHI), personal information, property , data, and governmental and industry information systems. Without a cyber-security program, your organization cannot defend itself against data breach campaigns, which makes it an irresistible target for cybercriminals.

Cyber security is becoming more and more important. Basically, our society is more dependent on technology than ever before, and there are no signs that this trend will slow down. Data breaches that could lead to the theft of personal information are disclosed to social media accounts. Sensitive information such as social security numbers, credit card information, and bank account details are now stored in cloud storage services such as Drop box and Google Drive.

The fact of the matter is whether you’re an individual, small business or large multinational, you rely on computer systems every day. Pair this with the rise in cloud services, poor cloud service security, smartphones and the Internet of Things (IoT) and we’ve a myriad of potential security vulnerabilities that did not exist a few decades ago. We need to understand the difference between cyber security and information security, even though the skillsets are getting more similar.

Getting hacked isn’t just a direct threat to the confidential data companies need. It can also ruin their relationships with customers, and even place them in significant legal jeopardy. With new technology, from self-driving cars to internet-enabled home security systems, the dangers of cyber-crime become even more serious. There are many reasons behind a cyber-attack such as cyber warfare, cyber terrorism and even hacktivists, but these actions fall into three main categories: criminal, political and personal.