Cyber Security
Understand how privacy protects freedom and builds trust in a digital world and more
The word cybersecurity generally conjures images of cyber wars, i.e. conflicts between nations and attacks on their sovereignty. While this aspect is an important aspect of cybersecurity, the term is more encompassing and affects the security of every one in society – corporations, educational institutions, small businesses, all the way down to individual security.
National Security
Future wars will be fought in cyberspace. In fact some wars are already being furiously fought in cyberspace even though the common Internet user may be oblivious to them, like the one being waged between China and the USA where each is trying to break into the other’s networks to gain access to classified information or intellectual property. However wars in cyberspace are no longer only about pilfering information or vandalizing or bringing down websites. It is about disrupting economic activity – shutting down power grids, disrupting air and rail traffic and bringing down financial networks. They are full-fledged assaults on the enemy’s capabilities in much the same way as real wars involving men and materiel. View More
