When I first learned about the CIA Triad, it seemed like a pretty simple concept, but the more I looked into it, the more I realized how much of cybersecurity connects back to these three principles. The CIA Triad stands for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. According to Chai (2022), these three ideas are used as…

Before going through this material, I knew that critical infrastructure depended on computers, but I did not realize how much technology is involved in actually controlling physical equipment. SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, and it is a type of Industrial Control System (ICS). SCADA systems are used to monitor and help control…

When I think about cybersecurity, the first things that come to mind are usually hackers, firewalls, passwords, and protecting computer systems. After going through the Module 5 readings, I think the human factor is just as important as the technology. The human factor is basically the role that people’s actions, choices, and behavior play in…