We are now becoming heavily dependent on online resources, whether it's to access our bank accounts, check emails, or even our social media sites. All of our data is stored online, so what happens when a bank's site gets compromised or the email provider you use gets attacked? First of all, you should probably freak out or should you?
Cyber security is a field in computer science that is growing and will continue to grow with our heavy reliance on software. This field of study can be applied to the full spectrum of computers, ranging from databases to network systems, from your personal laptop to a cluster of machines. You might think that some types of security are more important than others, but the truth is all types of security are important.
In November of 2013 during the holiday shopping madness, millions of Target's credit card machines were compromised with information stealing malware. This was one of the biggest attacks done that's been made public. Banks had to reissue credit cards to their customers, I included, and they had to waive any purchases that were made illegally.
Aside from the public sectors, cyber security also plays a huge role in the private sector, and even in the military branches. In those latter sectors it has escalated to the point of cyber warfare where countries are trying to hack into each other's servers to get valuable information.
So what do you think about cyber security? Is it a big deal, is it something you think about often? Or are you the type that just lets someone else worry about it?
Citation:
Zetter, K. (2013, December 12). Target Admits Massive Credit Card Breach; 40 Million Affected. Wired. Retrieved March 12, 2014, from http://www.wired.com/2013/12/target-hack-hits-40-million/
Cyber security is a field in computer science that is growing and will continue to grow with our heavy reliance on software. This field of study can be applied to the full spectrum of computers, ranging from databases to network systems, from your personal laptop to a cluster of machines. You might think that some types of security are more important than others, but the truth is all types of security are important.In November of 2013 during the holiday shopping madness, millions of Target's credit card machines were compromised with information stealing malware. This was one of the biggest attacks done that's been made public. Banks had to reissue credit cards to their customers, I included, and they had to waive any purchases that were made illegally.
Aside from the public sectors, cyber security also plays a huge role in the private sector, and even in the military branches. In those latter sectors it has escalated to the point of cyber warfare where countries are trying to hack into each other's servers to get valuable information.
So what do you think about cyber security? Is it a big deal, is it something you think about often? Or are you the type that just lets someone else worry about it?
Citation:
Zetter, K. (2013, December 12). Target Admits Massive Credit Card Breach; 40 Million Affected. Wired. Retrieved March 12, 2014, from http://www.wired.com/2013/12/target-hack-hits-40-million/
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