Basic InformationCyber security, also referred to as information technology security, focuses on protecting computers, networks, programs and data from unintended or unauthorized access, change or destruction.Government, military, corporation, financial institutions, hospitals and other businesses collect, process and store a great deal of confidential information on computers and transmit that data across networks to other computers, with the growing volume and sophistication of cyber attacks, ongoing attention is required to protect sensitive business and personal information, as well as safeguard national security.Cyber security involves protecting that infrastructure by preventing, detecting, and responding to cyber incident. Unlike physical threat that prompt immediate action - like stop, drop, and roll in the event of a fire - cyber threat are often difficult to identify and comprehend.Vulnerability to data breach and loss increases if an organization's network ID compromised. In...
