How Do We Secure Our Data and Computer Systems?
Summary
When it comes to digital security, there are three important definitions to be aware of: cybersecurity, information security, and ICT security.
As we have seen, cybersecurity deals with protecting services, systems, people, and infrastructure related to the Internet. When we talk about protecting the data exchanged over the Internet, it falls under information security. At the intersection of these, we find ICT security—that is, securing technology-based systems that store, process, and transmit data.
These distinctions are important to know since the digital threat landscape is vast and confusing, and increasingly so. Therefore, we need an overview of how we can be attacked—and how we secure ourselves against threats.
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