I’ve worked in cyber security and been preventing cybercrime for over several years now. Am the sort of hero that keeps your data safe and shouts at you for using “Qwerty1” as your password and sticking to your monitor on a post-it note.
Cyber Security is such a big space to cover and the threats to computer systems are always evolving. If you are interested in taking up Cyber Security as a career here are a few things that you should study and learn more about:
Access Controls:
Permission to login and access network resources and software. In a Windows environment this is managed by Active Directory or AD for short. AD authenticates users and device access to a network domains. Group policy can be used to protect how the operating system and applications interact with users.
Secure Networking:
Networks and computer systems need to be secured and locked down using firewalls to block traffic ports and prevent unauthorised devices from using the network.
Denial Of Services:
This happens when a website or service is overloaded by requests with the intention to bring the service down. Flooding a server with more web traffic than it can handle will cause it to slow down and even crash. This causes disruption to customers and reputational and financial losses to organisations.
Viruses, Trojans, Malware & Ransomware
Cyber attack intend to infect systems so they can take control to steal data personal information for profit, cause damage, spend adverting messages or for hacking bragging rights.
Phishing & Social Engineering:
Phishing attacks are the top method for cyber criminals and hackers to compromise a network or PC system. Social Engineering uses manipulation to gain access to accounts and computers.
Phishing emails use con tricks to get you to reveal confidential information and account details so hackers and criminals can take control of computer systems and services. This is usually by clicking a link or opening an attachment.
Social media also possess a risk as information can be gathered from your online presence and data harvested by site scrapping unsecured profiles and unethical apps.
Cybercrime is a growing threat and I enjoy making my living by preventing your information and data ending up in the wrong hands.
YOUR JOB
No matter what job you do, when you get paid learn to manage your money. The income you earn needs to be used wisely. Use it to save, invest and clear your debt.
