Cybersecurity is a tree with several branches to it. When you start watering it with excess knowledge, the success you taste would be awesome. The success in the sense the level of security you can possess. So, without any delay we shall dive into some of the types of Cybersecurity.

Critical Infrastructure Security

It is deeply concerned about the protection of systems and networks that a modern society rely on. It also mean to effect a nation’s economy, public health, etc. Some of the common examples for critical infrastructures include:

• Public Health
• Energy
• Financial Services
• Telecommunications
• Water
• Defense Department
• Electricity, etc. Further reading.

Application Security

Application security is the process of making apps more secure by finding and patching the vulnerabilities. Actions taken to ensure application security are sometimes called countermeasures. The most basic software countermeasure is a firewall that limits the execution of files or the handling of data by specific installed programs.  Application security uses software and hardware methods to tackle external threats that can arise in the development stage of an application.

Certain application security measures include:

• Installation of Antivirus and Anti-malware
• Protecting the network using firewalls
• Using routers to protect IP address being exposed
• Encryption and Decryption programs
• Using bio-metric authentication systems
• Activating multi factor authentication wherever possible. Further!

Network Security

It is procedure of protecting network infrastructure using several software and hardware preventive measures. Under no network security circumstances, the network may be subjected to misuse, malfunction, modification and sometimes destruction as well. To better manage network security monitoring, security teams are now using machine learning to flag abnormal traffic and alert to threats in real time. Network administrators continue to implement policies and procedures to prevent unauthorized access, modification and exploitation of the network.

Some of the network security measures include:

• Preventing multiple invalid login attempts
• Reminding about updating passwords to the users
• Continuous monitoring of Internet
• Implementing application security is also a part of it.
• Providing email security. Further Reading!

Cloud Security

It is a software-based security tool that protects and monitors the data in your cloud resources. From authenticating access to filtering traffic, cloud security can be configured to the exact needs of the business. The way cloud security is delivered will depend on the individual cloud provider or the cloud security solutions in place. It is a myth that if data is uploaded on server it is secured. However, details have proven that clouds can also be vulnerable if not properly configured. Cloud security provides reliability, centralized security, cost reduction and many more.

IoT Security

Modern applications include interactions with IoT devices. The automation of applications made our lives lazier and more vulnerable to exposure. IoT devices include sensors, routers, appliances, lasers, etc. It is not possible to include security hardware or software on most of the IoT devices. Anything connected to the internet is at risk. If we use products that are connected to the internet in any way, it’s important to implement defense strategies before the products are shipped or used as some of the devices come faulty.

 Cyber security is essential to govern the conducts and manners of interacting with computer systems from suspicious behavior. In a world where even our kitchen appliances and cars are connected to the internet, cyber criminals have endless opportunity to cause chaos. As hackers continue to adapt to progressing technology, so will the IT security experts whose main focus is to keep our data secure.

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