Cyber Security Fundamentals

Security Basics

• Elements of Information

  Security

• Cyber Security introduction

• Data Encryption Standard

• Digital Signature

• Secure Electronic Transaction

• Intrusion Detection System.

• Firewall Basics

Course Outcome

Summarize principle concepts, basic approaches in information and cyber security.

Estimate the security protections and limitations provided by existing Data Encryption Technology

Interpret Public key Cryptography and its Management

Analyze threats in order to protect or defend it in cyberspace from cyber-attacks.

You must have heard of the word cyber security, making headlines in the news, internet, social media, IT forums, etc. However, has it ever occurred to you that what is cyber security or why does the security administrator of your organization keep on talking about the importance of cyber security?

Fundamentally, cyber security is the body of technology, process, and practice, designed to protect systems, networks, programs, and data from cyber risks like cyber attacks, damage, or unauthorized access. It is also referred to as information technology security. With cyber attacks evolving today as a danger to organizations, employees and customers, cyber security plays a very crucial role in prevention against such security threats.

As we have entered into this new decade, we can already see new challenges arising in cyber security since day one! It is no surprise to see that cyber security is constantly on a rise and there is a lot in store for the near future. Today, companies have become more technologically reliant than ever and the trend doesn’t seem to stop. Rather, it looks like this technological reliance will keep evolving in the long term.

Almost every organization nowadays, uses cloud storage services like Dropbox or Google Drive to store their confidential data and sensitive information. If not taken proper online security measures, this data present online can easily be exploited by cyber criminals.