Why is Cyber Security Important?
At the Cyber Security Participation Event organized with the contributions of India UN Women, BinYaprak, Habitat, and TOG to introduce young women to cyber security, WeApplications Cyber Security Services Sales Manager Didem Önol participated as a speaker and conveyed valuable information. In the panel where the subject of "Digital Transformation and Cyber Security" was discussed, it was underlined that precautions should be taken against cyber security risks, especially in the current period. Here are important notes from Didem Önol about "Cyber Security".
The Cyber Security Participation Movement, which is considered a social responsibility movement, took place on September 14 this year. WeApplications Cyber Security Services Sales Manager Didem Önol, who was a speaker at the event, evaluated Digital Transformation and Cyber Security issues together with valuable representatives of the sector. We have compiled important notes from Didem Önol's presentation at the event for you.
200 billion devices are connected to the internet
Cyber Security is becoming a more important issue for companies and governments every year. However, before detailing why cyber security is important, it is useful to talk about the research and numerical data on this subject. According to the World's Major Global Risks Report, data theft and cyber attacks are ranked as the top 5 risks. Again, according to research, with the increase in digital transformation and industry 4.0, that is, IoT (Internet of Things) and the number of devices connected to these systems, it is thought that 200 billion devices will be connected to the Internet in 2020 and attacks will increase in parallel with these developments.
We are attacked every 39 seconds
Research data is truly frightening... For example, reports show that today there is an attack every 39 seconds, and 44 pieces of personal data are stolen. It is stated that global data security expenditures have reached 114 billion dollars to date. Despite the increase in cyber security attacks around the world, digital transformation processes and cyber security risks are not carried out together.
The world is turning to cloud services
The COVID-19 pandemic directed everyone to digital transformation and accelerated this process. The rapid digitalization process experienced in almost every sector has turned more and more personnel into mobile workers. Thus, all interactions have become more digital, and cyber security risks continue to be a serious threat to institutions. To elaborate on this subject a little more, many companies around the world directed their employees to use infrastructure and cloud services that offer collaboration via video conferencing during the pandemic. However, the electronic devices that employees use must also be protected against cyber risks such as theft, external intervention or hacking. For example, there is a significant risk that software used to combat the epidemic may be exposed to cyber attacks or hacked for theft purposes.
The fact that the software of countries such as South Korea and Israel, which use facial recognition and tracking systems in the fight against Covid-19, can be stolen creates concern for everyone. For this reason, it is important to take the best precautions and make regulations in these areas with new laws...
What are the components of cyber security?
Cyber security can be defined as technologies and processes that help protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer systems networks and data against cyber attacks or unauthorized access. The main goal of cybersecurity is to protect all organizational assets from both external and internal threats and disruptions caused by natural disasters.
Cyber security consists of many components. Network security comes first among those components. Network security is essentially protecting the network from unwanted users, attacks and intrusions. Next comes application security. Constant updating and testing is a must to make sure applications are safe from attacks! We call this process application security. Endpoint security is another important consideration, and remote access is a necessary part of the job… but it can also be a weak spot for data. Endpoint security is the process of protecting remote access to a company's network. Data security is the protection of data within networks and applications. Protecting company and customer information is a separate layer of security. Identity management is essentially a matter of understanding the access each individual has in an organization. This is also a security process. Database and infrastructure security is another component.
Cloud security is one of the topics we hear the most right now. Most files now reside in digital media or in the cloud. It is also important to ensure their security, and mobile devices have almost all kinds of security problems. This brings up the issue of mobile security. If we talk about Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning; In the event of a breach, natural disaster or other event, data must be protected and business must continue. A plan must be made for this.
Finally, let us underline the importance of end user training. Users, employees accessing the network, or customers logging into a company application can participate in this training. Because teaching your employees and customers good habits such as password changes and two-factor authentication is an important part of cyber security.
