Cybersecurity Essay

Although cyber awareness has steadily increased over the years, Kramek (2013) points out that “cybersecurity awareness in U.S. port facilities [is] generally low [and] the cybersecurity culture in U.S. port facilities is generally lacking” (p. 27). This is a frightening revelation considering our reliance on technology today. Poor cybersecurity practices could lead to a number consequences, including lost cargo, delays, disruption, physical or environmental damage. Equally significant is the effect on our economy if ports around the U.S. were to suffer catastrophic cyber-attacks. In 2014, U.S. seaports contributed $4.56 trillion to the economy of which “$4.3 trillion was the economic value created by the movement of cargo through seaports” (DHS, 2016, p. 3). The second, and perhaps less obvious, vulnerability associated with seaports is the coming together of different modes of transportation. Seaports are reliant on truck and rail carriers to move containers…

Gender Gap in Cybersecurity Cyberwarfare is now an integrated part of China’s military strategy according to the US Department of Defense. And in January 2010, Google announced that a major cyber attack from China had penetrated its corporate infrastructure and stolen information from its computers. This raises the awareness that cybersecurity have become an important role in national security. Cyber attack can be used in three major categories — economic, military and social adversaries. For…

Nowadays we hear the word “cybersecurity” a lot but do you ever wonder what does it really mean? According to the department of homeland security, “Cybersecurity is general Internet safety, which includes protection of anything connected to or accessible by the Internet- from networks themselves to the information stored in computers.” The University of Maryland University College defines cybersecurity as a measure that protects our computers, networks, programs and data from unintended or…

United States cybersecurity is arguably as important, if not more so, than the US Military. The private sector, civilian businesses and personnel, lost more than $1 trillion in 2008 as a result of cyberattacks. The $4.5 million Predator military drone, had its camera feed hacked by a $26 dollar piece of software widely available on the Internet (Marshall,1). Neither the government nor the private sector is immune to security breaches, but which group is better equipped to protect America’s…

Cybersecurity is a big deal in today’s world. People are scared that their personal and confidential information will be hacked and they will lost it. Companies try to prevent security breaches, but there is only so much that they can do. Even the government is trying to stop it. However, the hackers are always a step ahead of us. Is there a way to stop the hackers? Cybersecurity, as known as Computer Security, is the “method of protecting information, computer programs, and other computer…

Israeli Cybersecurity Techniques in the US Cyber security is more vulnerable than ever before. This is because of technological advancements, especially increased reliance on interconnected computer and telecommunication networks; a broad range of modern economic activity is more vulnerable to exploitation by terrorists or other adversaries. One of the biggest concerns in the cyber defense world is the possibility of a major infrastructure attack. Therefore the dire need to improve the United…

Introduction Cybersecurity should have always been important to anyone using technological devices. Now it is not only important but rather essential to maintain quality performance of technology. The cyber world will never be completely free of cyber attacks, cyber espionage or cyber threats same as how the physical world will never be completely free of crime. However we must seek to limit the amount of cyber security violations as well as the severity of any violations. This can only be done…

With industry “experts” declaring that there will be one billion cybersecurity up for grabs in 2016, I may have to hire my teenager this year. Alright, so I fudged the numbers a little, there are only one million “cybersecurity” jobs [1] up for grabs. One million is a big number with regards to “cybersecurity” considering that in March of 2015, there were then, 209,000 vacant “cybersecurity” jobs. Such strange numbers. I visited the “de-facto” technology “help wanted” website (Dice.com) just…

What the Military Can Teach the Private Sector About Cybersecurity Data breaches within the United States have hit an all-time high. The Identity Theft Resource Center estimates that the year-over-year increase for cyberattacks is 27.5%. Nowadays, it’s not a question of whether an attack will happen, but when. As a result, businesses should take a military-approach to cybersecurity. What Is a Military-Approach to Cybersecurity? Have you ever heard of the United States military’s data being…

Fourth, a cybersecurity industry should also ask their supplier if they are using in-licenses. There are a variety of programs and services that are given built-in licenses that can be abused by their company employees. It is important for cybersecurity industries to make sure that the supplier monitors these licenses that may be abused by their own employees. Fifth, one final question that a cybersecurity industry should ask when they are communicating with their suppliers is what kind of…