Cyber Security
Checkpoint: Cyber Security Paper
The Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines cyber security measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack Most people think that hackers are just people that want to mess up your computer, but real hackers break into systems because they want to see what they can do, then they might leave a message on the victims computer, but that’s it. So, the computer security people protect from those other hackers that want to mess up peoples computers. The means we take can as individual to protect ourselves in the cyber world is be anyomous on websites, don’t post your personal information ,have virus protection install on your computer, get spy ware , get spam guard protect towards your email accounts, and have firewall software protection on your computer.
“American consumers and businesses are the number one target of global cyber crime. For example, the Computer Security Institute and the FBI report that virus attacks have become a leading cause of financial loss by US companies, with businesses reporting an average of more than $160,000 for each security breach. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, the total dollar loss from all cases of Internet fraud referred to US law enforcement in 2007 was $239 million. The rapidly evolving world of global cyber crime--and what must be done about it--is described and illustrated with charts and anecdotes in the BSA report, The Fight for Cyber Space. Another recent BSA report, Online Software Scams: A Threat to Your Security describes the links between software piracy and cyber crimes such as identity theft.”(October is National Cyber Security Month, 2008) The computer that James borrowed seems like it didn’t have any type of reliable routers, no spy ware, no virus protection, no firewall, and no email guard protection. In today society’s, it’s very important to have those items setup on your computer. These items
The Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines cyber security measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack Most people think that hackers are just people that want to mess up your computer, but real hackers break into systems because they want to see what they can do, then they might leave a message on the victims computer, but that’s it. So, the computer security people protect from those other hackers that want to mess up peoples computers. The means we take can as individual to protect ourselves in the cyber world is be anyomous on websites, don’t post your personal information ,have virus protection install on your computer, get spy ware , get spam guard protect towards your email accounts, and have firewall software protection on your computer.
“American consumers and businesses are the number one target of global cyber crime. For example, the Computer Security Institute and the FBI report that virus attacks have become a leading cause of financial loss by US companies, with businesses reporting an average of more than $160,000 for each security breach. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, the total dollar loss from all cases of Internet fraud referred to US law enforcement in 2007 was $239 million. The rapidly evolving world of global cyber crime--and what must be done about it--is described and illustrated with charts and anecdotes in the BSA report, The Fight for Cyber Space. Another recent BSA report, Online Software Scams: A Threat to Your Security describes the links between software piracy and cyber crimes such as identity theft.”(October is National Cyber Security Month, 2008) The computer that James borrowed seems like it didn’t have any type of reliable routers, no spy ware, no virus protection, no firewall, and no email guard protection. In today society’s, it’s very important to have those items setup on your computer. These items
References: Cyber security. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved October 23, 2008, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cybersecurity October is National Cyber Security Month. (2008, October 17). US Fed News Service, Including US State News. Retrieved October 23, 2008, from the University of Phoenix Proquest Research Library database. (Document ID: 1576761511).