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Cybersecurity
Protecting our digital
world
Diving into the world of digital protection
WHAT IS CYBERSECURITY?
According to Wikipedia,
Cybersecurity Is the “protection of
computer systems and networks
from attacks” by who are called
Cyber criminals and actors. The
whole idea of Cybersecurity is to
protect users, firms and
governments from unauthorized
access to a certain network or data
that may lead to stolen information
and cridentials, as well as valuable
digital assets.
The use of Cybersecurity have
been increasingly popular since
the dawn of the digitial age over
the last 20 years in the making. As
new businesses and companies
emerge, the knowledge of digital
protection is mostly applied to
business and company models
that are built around a large and
organized network of devices and
systems that are integrated by a
network system. Amongst other
things, these models are the most
susceptible to cybersecurity
attacks.
projected for the next 50 years, it is
important for technology users like us
to understand a little more on how
cybersecurity works and how it has
shaped the digital world today.
AUTHENIITCATION AND AUTHORIZATION
The most common form of digital protection
amongst all technology users is the idea of
authentication and authorization. In Cybersecurity,
this involves an array of processes a network
/device user will have to go through in order to
verify their authenticity and identity. A good
example of this, is lock screen passwords or
patterns that is commonly used in handheld
devices such as phones, tablets and smart watches
that only the users are capable of unlocking the
lock.
Similar models and algorithms have been used in
network sectors in which users would have to
create a user ID (identity) and a password that is
specific to the user themselves. This does not make
it easy for cyber criminals or actors to steal
personal information as the database would be
barricaded with certain keys that are unique and
specific to the user.
CRYPTOGRAPHY
Another method to ensure digital protection is the
use of Cryptography. Cryptography refers to the
“process of hiding or coding information so that
only the person a message was for can read it.”.
DID YOU KNOW?
this involves the use of creating and sharing a
digital key in the form of codes between two
parties who are participating in a transaction.
This provides a safety vessel for transactions as the
keys/codes are shared only among these two
parties. The use of cryptography is mainly found in
bank cards, computer passwords and e-commerce
platforms in which users are likely to make online
transactions.
although it might not be an effective in under-
digitalized and manual companies, the use of
Cryptography provides a reliable measure of
security in digital transactions.
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