A definition of Cybersecurity
Now that you have some basic tips for your interview, let’s talk about this whole cybersecurity thing in case you’re new to the field.
If you ask 100 people the definition of cybersecurity, you’ll get 100 different answers.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cybersecurity as follows:
Prevention of damage to, protection of, and restoration of computers, electronic communications systems, electronic communications services, wire communication, and electronic communication, including information contained therein, to ensure its availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation (https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/cybersecurity).
We cover several cybersecurity career paths in this book. Here is an overview of how each career path ties into overall cybersecurity for organizations.
Cybersecurity Engineer
A Cybersecurity Engineer designs, implements, and maintains...
