Chapter 1
What Exactly Is Cybersecurity?
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding the difference between cybersecurity and information security
Showing why cybersecurity is a constantly moving target
Understanding the goals of cybersecurity
Looking at the risks mitigated by cybersecurity
To improve your ability to keep yourself and your loved ones cybersecure, you need to understand what cybersecure means, what your goals should be vis-à-vis cybersecurity, and what exactly you’re securing against.
While the answers to these questions may initially seem simple and straightforward, they aren’t. As you see in this chapter, these answers can vary dramatically between people, company divisions, organizations, and even within the same entity at different times.
Cybersecurity Means Different Things to Different Folks
While cybersecurity may sound like a simple enough term to define, in actuality, from a practical standpoint, it means quite different things to different people in different situations, leading to extremely varied relevant policies, procedures, and practices. Individuals who want to ...
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