Importance of Cyber Security in Modern Companies and Organizations

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Abstract
Cyber security is important in modern companies and organization, hence Information
Technology (IT), computer science and any computer related students need to focus much on
cyber securing as compared to other disciplines such as programming and hardware. Data and
information regarding cyber security was collected using several methodologies, for example,
observation and interviewing. Participants included IT personnel from various organizations
such as International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The research revealed that cyber-
crime has increased greatly because of advancements in modern information technologies.
Introduction to Cyber Security
Cyber security is one of the major trends in computer technology. Many organizations
and companies have integrated computer systems into their day-to-day activities aiming at
simplifying most of the tasks that could have been done by human beings (Bulman and Fairlie
2016). Emerging trends in networking such as big data and Internet of Things (IoT) alongside
advancements in modern technology are some of the core factors that have influenced many
companies and organizations to incorporate computers into their operations. For instance,
computers are used in all fields ranging from manufacturing industries to medicine (Bulman and
Fairlie 2016). However, protecting computers against attacks and unauthorized access is a bit
tricky because of complexity in modern computer systems. Simply, computer security is
associated with some of the ways on which computers systems, wireless networks and internet at
large can be protected against attacks and unauthorized access (Von and Van 2013,97).
Information Technology (IT), computer science and any related computer technology students
need to concentrate much on cyber security, although there are other computer related disciplines
such as programming and networking. Therefore, students should focus on the following key

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areas in cyber security; wireless security, maintenance of computer systems and wireless
networks, email protection, access controls both physical and logical, data recovery and data
encryption (Von and Van 2013,97). The aim of writing this report is to show that cyber security
is very important as compared to other fields in the field of Information Technology (IT). Also,
the report has discussed explicitly about some of the challenges that are associated with studying
of cyber security.
Results of the Research
Cyber crime
59%
Cyber
Warfafe
23%
Cyber
Espionage
10%
Hackitivism
9%
Cyber Security
Analysis 2017
Cyber crime
Cyber Warfafe
Cyber Espionage
Hackitivism
Figure 1.0
The figure 1.0 above shows cyber security analysis that was recorded from the research.
From the figure, it’s evident that cyber security issues have increased greatly. The data from the
figure 1.0 above reveals that cyber-crime has the highest percentage compared to other security
issues such as hacktivism. For instance, cyber-crime has 58%, cyber warfare has 23%, followed
by cyber espionage with 10%, and lastly, hacktivism 9% (Prasad 2017).
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