As a country built on many digital infrastructures, the U.S. faces a multitude of cybersecurity risks. It seems like every other day there is a new hack or exploit on an American company. As one of the world’s leading countries, the U.S. can look like a nice honey pot for adversaries to exploit. A country that has had similar cybersecurity… Read more →
The Ethics on Electronically Storing Personal Information
Personal information is constantly updated and stored electronically in multiple databases around the globe. Having so much information stored automatically can be incredibly convenient not only for authorized users but unfortunately for adversaries as well. Having this type of technology is not necessarily good or bad, but how the tool is used that concludes the ethics we value as a… Read more →
Fields of Study that Relate to CyberSecurity
Cybersecurity is a topic that incorporates more than just one field of knowledge. As technology is ever improving and advancing so are the associated risk. Vulnerabilities have multiplied as almost every aspect of our lives is merged with the digital. The field of Security in cyberspace takes more than just an understanding of computers and their networks, it also takes… Read more →
Journal #1
I became interested in cybersecurity when I was assigned to write a paper on the topic. While researching I became blatantly aware of how technology illiterate I had become. Learning about the famous attack on Iran’s nuclear program, Stuxnet, and countless other recent attacks such as the SolarWinds hack to the hack on the Colonial Pipeline have made me realize… Read more →