10 Interesting Fact About The science of cyber security

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• The word hacker in English actually refers to someone who is an expert in programming and has high technical expertise, not someone who committed criminal acts in cyberspace.
• Cybersecurity is not only about protecting computers or networks, but also protects personal data and confidential information.
• The first computer infected with a computer virus was IBM 360 in 1971.
• Ransomware is one of the most popular and detrimental types of malware. This ransomware locks your data and asks for a ransom to reopen.
• There are more than 1 million cyber attacks every day.
• Cybersecurity is one of the rapidly growing career fields, with continuous increase in demand.
• The most frequent cyber attack is phishing attack, which is a fraud that aims to take personal information from the victim.
• A study from IBM shows that the average cost of the company to overcome cyber attacks is around 3.86 million dollars.
• Cybersecurity is the responsibility of everyone, not just the task of information technology experts.
• At present, there are many tools and technologies available to protect systems and data from cyber attacks, but this technology can also be used by cyber criminals to carry out more sophisticated attacks.