Applying Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is a very hot topic and is becoming increasingly important, not just from an economic perspective but also politically and socially. The economic impact of cybersecurity is easy to understand – if information technology infrastructure is compromised in some way, it is logical to expect some kind of economic impact. What is not so apparent is the importance that cybersecurity has from a political and social perspective. The Cambridge Analytica scandal is representative of the importance of cybersecurity from a political perspective. In this case, the personal data of several million Facebook users was used, or at least attempted to be used, to influence the US elections. If you take a look at international airports, the fights that they are battling have more to do with cyber attacks than traditional issues. Many companies manage and own tons of personal data. Analysis of this issue would require a book in itself and is beyond the scope of...