How do engineers make cyber networks safer?
A cybersecurity engineer is responsible for protecting the networks and systems of an organization against threats from adversaries in cyberspace. The functions of a cybersecurity engineer include preforming assessments and penetration testing, developing and implementing secure network solutions, architecting and engineering trusted systems into secure systems, and managing audit/intrusion and security technology systems. When engineers are creating new cyber networks they are are continually searching for ways to improve them. Creating new networks is extremely important, because it makes much harder for hackers to breach organizations to gain access and familiarity with the system. After creating the networks cyber engineers will continue to run updates in order to patch any weak spots they find during testing. This is an important process of their daily job duties because it makes the network has a whole safer for an organization while employees and customers are using it. Cybersecurity engineers perform the very detailed work at the forefront of information protection efforts for the organization. It is through training, skills, experience, and education that stand between the organization they work for and the threats, breaches, and attacks, like unauthorized access to data and information or intrusions on the organizations systems.
What is the overlap between criminal justice and cybercrime? How does this overlap relate to the other disciplines discussed in this class?
Cybercrimes add new dimensions to illegality and violent threats that law enforcement officials and policymakers struggle to address. Such crimes can be especially worrisome because they are often asymmetrical. There are many ways that the criminal justice system and cybercrime overlap, one is the fact that many criminologist look for what is called human factors as a means to explain human behavior. Criminologist discuss humans factors in criminal justice and within cybercrime. Another overlap is that those who receive an education in cybersecurity, information technology or even criminal justice programs in college could potentially gain knowledge, training, and the skills to commit cybercrimes. Another major lap between cybercrime and criminal justice is the use of Digital Forensics. Digital Forensics entails the investigations of cyber , computer, electronic, and other types of cybercrimes. Digital Forensics also provides more to criminal justice and cybercrime, as it was partially created by criminal justice professionals. Lastly and probably the biggest area where criminal justice and cybercrime overlap is how criminal justice and cybercrime overlap is at assisting to identify appropriate interventions and responses to cybercriminals.