What is cyber security?
It appears that everything relies upon computers and the Internet now ….. communication (email, cellphones), entertainment (digital cable, mp3s), transportation (car engine systems, airplane navigation), shopping (online stores, credit cards), medicine (equipment, medical records), and many, many other things. How much of your daily life relies on computers? Is your personal information stored either on your own computer or on someone else’s system? Cyber security involves protecting that information by preventing, detecting, and responding to attacks What are the risks? There are many risks, some are very serious. Listed among these dangers are viruses erasing your entire system, unwanted individuals breaking into your system and altering files, individuals using your computer to attack others, or stealing your credit card information and making unauthorized purchases for which you may eventually suffer. Unfortunately, there is no 100% guarantee that even with the best precautions s
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