Emerging Cyber Security Threats
Technology is a force that is revolutionizing the modern world at a fast pace. Technology has entered into most aspects of contemporary life, including communication and transport. People have become reliant on technology, making it a target for those with the intention to cause harm due to the power technology has in society. Attacks have been carried out through technological equipment such as computers. There is a need for research around the possible threats of technology due to some of the effects that have been portrayed by cyber-attacks that have been carried out. For instance, the company GitLab was attacked and the data of millions of customers deleted by hackers. Due to this reason, there is a need to inquire whether there are any mitigation factors to emerging security threats.
Are there any countermeasures to emerging security threats? Huge organizations have been affected by cyber-attacks, including companies such as Google and Yahoo leaving the question of whether the rest of the world is safe from the attacks. The companies have their security measures in place, which have proved not to be enough against the attackers (Abomhara, 2015). Therefore, there is a need to research better security measures that have been implemented by companies that have succeeded in securing their cyberspace. The possible sources of information to carrying out this research are most libraries and also from online sources. Another important source of information is interviewing people about their experiences with cyber security and efforts that have been put in place. More importantly, companies can provide crucial information to help in answering the research question.
The purpose of this research can be to find out the measures that have been put in place to prevent cyber-attacks and possible mitigation measures in case any cyber-attacks are launched. After establishing what these measures are, they should be widely implemented by other companies and organizations so to bring cyber-attacks to an end.
The aim of the research is to shed light on the emerging cyber security threats and come up with prevention measures that can help companies and individuals avoid being attacked. Some of the measures can include upgrading their security more often. Additionally, they can increase physical security where data is located. Lastly, companies can also be changing passwords that are used to access the data many times to avoid the passwords from getting into the wrong hands.
References
Abomhara, M. (2015). Cyber security and the internet of things: vulnerabilities, threats, intruders and attacks. Journal of Cyber Security and Mobility, 4(1), 65-88.