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PBS NewsHour, January 19, 2021 – 11:00 am (ET)
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Overview
Cybersecurity is about protecting computer systems, networks, and electronic data from unauthorized access, damage, or theft. It involves a combination of technologies, processes, and practices to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and to guard against threats like cybercrime, cyber-attacks, and cyberterrorism. Key aspects include securing devices and networks, managing digital identities, and developing strategies to prevent and respond to breaches.
Core Concepts
- Protection:
Safeguarding networks, devices (like laptops, smartphones, and servers), and data from harm.
- Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability:
The three pillars of information security. Cybersecurity aims to ensure that only authorized individuals can access data (confidentiality), that data is accurate and unaltered (integrity), and that systems and data are accessible when needed (availability).
- Threats:A wide range of malicious actors and activities, including criminal hackers, politically motivated attacks, and cyberterrorism.
Key practices
- Network and Endpoint Security:
Protecting computer networks and individual devices like desktops, laptops, and mobile phones.
- Identity and Access Management:Safeguarding the digital identities of individuals, devices, and organizations, and controlling who can access what resources.
- Risk Assessment:Evaluating potential vulnerabilities and developing security policies and procedures to mitigate risk.
- Data Encryption:Scrambling data so it is unreadable without the proper key, protecting it from unauthorized access.
- Incident Response:Having a plan in place to manage and recover from a security breach.
- User Education:Teaching people to protect themselves by using strong passwords, being wary of phishing scams, and keeping software updated.
Why it’s important
- Business and Organizations:Protects critical assets, maintains customer trust, and secures a company’s reputation.
- Individuals:Helps protect personal information, financial details, and digital lives from theft and fraud.
