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Running Head: CYBER SECURITY LITERATURE REVIEW 1

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Cyber Security Literature Review

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Introduction

Cyber security has been defined as the process through which there should be the protection of global connected electronic data and equipment against any criminal and unauthorized personnel from assessing the information. This is because there has been a lot of technology which when one uses he can be in a position to access all the information in the organization and they can manipulate the organization in the way they want. After all, they already have much information regarding the organization. Cyber security in recent times has been an issue and it has caused so many impacts to those who are using online platforms. This is because in recent times there has been a lot of technological advancement and this has been applied in so many sectors of the economy. To some extent, it has brought positive impacts and to another extent, there are negative impacts that have been caused by technological advancement for instance cyber threats and cybercrimes, (Gunduz, 2020)

Cyber security requires very integrated measures which are to make sure that those third-party people do not have a hand in assessing information. It is therefore supposed to be an integrated process so that people can make sure that they are curbing any security and cybercrimes. This is because only one single behavior cannot make things secure but instead, multiple behaviors can be integrated and for that purpose as well. This is because cyber security is influenced by many factors and these factors play a very critical role in influencing the user on what he is supposed to put into consideration so that everything can be sorted out, (Li, et al, 2019).

Many things can be done to ensure that there are no cyber threats in the organization for instance having a very strong password which makes seeing any information for the organization to be hard because of this. With a strong password at least one is very sure that every information that they have stored on the internet cannot be accessed unless a person has access to the password. Passwords must be given to only one person who will be held accountable in case there is anything bad that might happen and the hackers may get their way to the company’s organization whereby they can manipulate the information which they have, (Sun, et al, 2018).

It is vital if the organizations are going to install anti-virus programs and firewalls. This is to make sure that confidential information has been improved. However, even though these can help in ensuring data confidentiality there are as well some threats that come along with the process. Many organizations, therefore, have come up with ways which they are going to improve on the infrastructure so that there will be the protection of information which is both in computers and other systems and this to a great extent it has improved network security, (Srinivas, et al, 2019)

Many threats come along with the issue of cyber security. This is because many people lack expertise which they can use to enhance the security and technical defense of the organizations. This is because security issues are supposed to be looked at by experts and many companies do not have resources which they can employ them. There are as well many policies that have been put in place but many people do not follow what they state and this to a greater extent plays a role in having so many cybercrimes and cyber threats, (Taylor, et al, 2020).

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When I started this course on cyber seccurity I had a high expectations of what I am going to learn and the contributions I would make to the world after school to solve cyber-attacks. As the course is progressing am so much pleased since I feel my expectations are being fulfilled. The chapters in each module are clearly organized in a simple language that can be easily understood. The learning starts from the simple concepts to the complex ones enabling an individual to relate what has been learned that is from the known to the unknown. I am having a lot of fun learning since I love challenges and when I solve a problem I feel fulfilled. The professor is friendly and makes learning fun. I am looking forward to enjoying more classes and learning new things as I work towards my dreams.

References

Gunduz, M. Z., & Das, R. (2020). Cyber-security on smart grid: Threats and potential solutions. Computer networks, 169, 107094.

Li, L., He, W., Xu, L., Ash, I., Anwar, M., & Yuan, X. (2019). Investigating the impact of cybersecurity policy awareness on employees’ cybersecurity behavior. International Journal of Information Management, 45, 13-24.

Sun, C. C., Hahn, A., & Liu, C. C. (2018). Cyber security of a power grid: State-of-the-art. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 99, 45-56.

Srinivas, J., Das, A. K., & Kumar, N. (2019). Government regulations in cyber security: Framework, standards and recommendations. Future Generation Computer Systems, 92, 178-188.

Taylor, P. J., Dargahi, T., Dehghantanha, A., Parizi, R. M., & Choo, K. K. R. (2020). A systematic literature review of blockchain cyber security. Digital Communications and Networks, 6(2), 147-156.