Have you ever think about how secure your data is ? Cybercrime is a global issue nowadays. So, cybersecurity has become essential. Hence, I decided to start a blog “Towards Cybersecurity” which contains cybersecurity, hacking and networking related post. My main Goal to start this blog is more and more people learn and aware about cybersecurity, hacking and networking related concepts. So, Let’s Begin the journey.
I am here to guide you through the world of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is a huge field with topics ranging from the highly technical to basic concepts that everyone who uses computers, smartphones, tablets or any other digital device which is connected to the internet should know. These days, knowledge of cybersecurity is becoming more important for everyone.This is my first blog so here you learn the basic things that you should be aware about cybersecurity.
Before we begin, let me just list out the topics I’ll be covering in this post.
The history of Cybersecurity
Why we need Cybersecurity ?
The history of Cybersecurity
Around fifty years ago words like viruses, malware, worms trojan horse, spyware, adware weren't even a part of information technology (IT) vocabulary. The origin of cybersecurity came into existence because of the development of viruses. But how did we get there ?
How did we get there ?
In 1970's, Robert (Bob) Thomas who was a researcher for BBN Technologies in Cambridge created the first computer worm (Virus). He realized that it was possible for a computer program to move across a network, leaving a small signs wherever it went. he named the program "Creeper" and designed it to travel between Tenex terminals on the early ARPANET, printing the message "I'M THE CREEPER : CATCH ME IF YOU CAN".
An american computer programmer Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email, was also working for BBN Technologies at that time. He saw this idea and like it. He did an act of attempting to repair something with the program and made it self-replicating the first computer worm. He named the program Reaper, the first antivirus software which would found copies of the Creeper and delete it.
Where are we now ?
After Creeper and Reaper, cyber-crimes became more powerful. As computer software and hardware developed, cybersecurity attacks also increase. In 1986, the Russians were the first who implement the cyber power as a weapon. Marcus Hess, a German citizen, hacked 400 military computers, including processors at the Pentagon. He intended to sell all secrets to the KGB but an American astronomer, Clifford Stoll caught him before he sell secrets to the KGB.
In 1988, an American computer scientist, Robert Morris, wanted to check the size of the internet. he wrote a program for testing the size of the internet. This program went through networks, entered into Unix terminals, and copied itself. This program became the famous network virus named as Morris worm. The Morris worm could be infected a computer multiple times, and each additional process would slow the machine down, eventually to the point of being damaged. Robert Morris was charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
It's hard to remember a bigger shock to the IT community than WannaCry, the biggest ransomware offensive in history. Within 24 hours, WannaCry had infected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries.
WannaCry is the most famous and popular, but hardly the only case. We see on a regular basis how attackers are finding new ways to compromise (hack) devices. Nowadays, viruses were deadlier, more dangerous, and harder to stop.The above is to name a few, but these attacks are enough to prove that cybersecurity is a necessity for corporations, small businesses and also for people who uses computers and smartphones.
The future of cybersecurity
Today, cyber threats are so common and advanced that they seem almost impossible to prevent. As a result, in many organizations, cybersecurity has become a part of the business as finance, sales and marketing, and focus is on developing appropriate response plans that minimize the damage in the event of a cyber attacks. Cybersecurity professionals are in high demand to create and execute safety measures however, the talent or workforce gap for cybersecurity is estimated to hit 1.8 millions by 2022, according to survey. Fortunately, for those in cybersecurity industry, the opportunities in this field are endless.
Why we need Cybersecurity ?
It can be said that today's generation lives whole day on the internet and general users are almost ignorant as to how those random bits of 1's and 0's reach securely to our computers and smartphones. For a hacker, it's a golden age. With so many access points, public IP's and constant traffic, hackers are creating malicious software for the same. Cybersecurity attacks are evolving by the day. Hackers are becoming smarter and more creative with their viruses and malware.
Therefore there has to be some sort of protocol that protects us against all these cyber attacks and make sure our data does not fall into the wrong hands. So, that's why we need cybersecurity
If you have any questions then please mention it in the comments section and I will get back to you and stay tune with my blog to learn interesting thing related to cybersecurity and hacking.
I am here to guide you through the world of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is a huge field with topics ranging from the highly technical to basic concepts that everyone who uses computers, smartphones, tablets or any other digital device which is connected to the internet should know. These days, knowledge of cybersecurity is becoming more important for everyone.This is my first blog so here you learn the basic things that you should be aware about cybersecurity.
Before we begin, let me just list out the topics I’ll be covering in this post.
The history of Cybersecurity
Why we need Cybersecurity ?
The history of Cybersecurity
Around fifty years ago words like viruses, malware, worms trojan horse, spyware, adware weren't even a part of information technology (IT) vocabulary. The origin of cybersecurity came into existence because of the development of viruses. But how did we get there ?
How did we get there ?
In 1970's, Robert (Bob) Thomas who was a researcher for BBN Technologies in Cambridge created the first computer worm (Virus). He realized that it was possible for a computer program to move across a network, leaving a small signs wherever it went. he named the program "Creeper" and designed it to travel between Tenex terminals on the early ARPANET, printing the message "I'M THE CREEPER : CATCH ME IF YOU CAN".
An american computer programmer Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email, was also working for BBN Technologies at that time. He saw this idea and like it. He did an act of attempting to repair something with the program and made it self-replicating the first computer worm. He named the program Reaper, the first antivirus software which would found copies of the Creeper and delete it.
Where are we now ?
After Creeper and Reaper, cyber-crimes became more powerful. As computer software and hardware developed, cybersecurity attacks also increase. In 1986, the Russians were the first who implement the cyber power as a weapon. Marcus Hess, a German citizen, hacked 400 military computers, including processors at the Pentagon. He intended to sell all secrets to the KGB but an American astronomer, Clifford Stoll caught him before he sell secrets to the KGB.
In 1988, an American computer scientist, Robert Morris, wanted to check the size of the internet. he wrote a program for testing the size of the internet. This program went through networks, entered into Unix terminals, and copied itself. This program became the famous network virus named as Morris worm. The Morris worm could be infected a computer multiple times, and each additional process would slow the machine down, eventually to the point of being damaged. Robert Morris was charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
It's hard to remember a bigger shock to the IT community than WannaCry, the biggest ransomware offensive in history. Within 24 hours, WannaCry had infected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries.
WannaCry is the most famous and popular, but hardly the only case. We see on a regular basis how attackers are finding new ways to compromise (hack) devices. Nowadays, viruses were deadlier, more dangerous, and harder to stop.The above is to name a few, but these attacks are enough to prove that cybersecurity is a necessity for corporations, small businesses and also for people who uses computers and smartphones.
The future of cybersecurity
Today, cyber threats are so common and advanced that they seem almost impossible to prevent. As a result, in many organizations, cybersecurity has become a part of the business as finance, sales and marketing, and focus is on developing appropriate response plans that minimize the damage in the event of a cyber attacks. Cybersecurity professionals are in high demand to create and execute safety measures however, the talent or workforce gap for cybersecurity is estimated to hit 1.8 millions by 2022, according to survey. Fortunately, for those in cybersecurity industry, the opportunities in this field are endless.
Why we need Cybersecurity ?
It can be said that today's generation lives whole day on the internet and general users are almost ignorant as to how those random bits of 1's and 0's reach securely to our computers and smartphones. For a hacker, it's a golden age. With so many access points, public IP's and constant traffic, hackers are creating malicious software for the same. Cybersecurity attacks are evolving by the day. Hackers are becoming smarter and more creative with their viruses and malware.
Therefore there has to be some sort of protocol that protects us against all these cyber attacks and make sure our data does not fall into the wrong hands. So, that's why we need cybersecurity
If you have any questions then please mention it in the comments section and I will get back to you and stay tune with my blog to learn interesting thing related to cybersecurity and hacking.
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