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Importance of cybersecurity

 Cybersecurity is a set of preventive actions to prevent cyber attacks on devices. With this, it assists information security (which has a more strategic bias), operationalizing technical development actions to mitigate failures. With the emergence of IoTs and the constant evolution of technological devices involved in people's daily lives , cyber security is essential for companies to guarantee the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their information . But it is inevitable to remember that, in personal life, cybersecurity also plays an important role. Educating people about the precautions needed to prevent an attack can protect adults and children from dangerous and scary situations. Top cybersecurity threats Cybersecurity prevents cyber attacks. The most common types, for example to clarify understanding, are: Virus The virus is a program that, when executed, is able to infect all computers connected on the same network, stealing data, corrupting files and sending sp...

How can companies protect themselves from cyber attacks?

The authors of the study advise paying attention to the network literacy of employees, introducing periodic password changes and their increased complexity requirements, as well as regularly updating the software and installing reliable encryption of all local resources. Cybersecurity steps companies need to take (Photo: The Myers-Briggs Company) But the main conclusion is that employees need to be tested according to the MBTI method and each person should be given personal instructions based on their personality type. Example Cybersecurity Instruction for Type INTP (Photo: The Myers-Briggs Company) This will help to achieve maximum response even from those who know nothing about phishing and cyber fraudsters. The study showed that there is no significant relationship between compliance with cybersecurity measures and the group characteristics of the respondents, such as country, gender, age or industry. The Computer Network Support Specialists are the trained experts and are extremel...