Understanding cybersecurity

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E-book full of cybersecurity data

Businesses, organizations, governments, and the public sector are becoming increasingly digital. Teams are distributed, and remote working puts many of our resources beyond traditional (physical) boundaries. We can run a business from our laptops and connect with people around the world, and our home computers have become command centers from which we can talk to a doctor, an insurer, or a teacher or run an errand at the office without leaving home.

Modern digital solutions are improving and simplifying our work and personal lives. We can tell stories today about how technology is helping people get ahead. Unfortunately, like most good stories, this one should have black characters who try to use good things against humanity.

We are talking about criminals and terrorists who use modern technology to mercilessly attack companies, organizations, government institutions, the military, or individuals. They do this primarily to obtain data and use it against their owners, attack critical systems or infrastructure, steal money, destroy equipment, and, in extreme cases, take lives. This happens when attacks target healthcare systems, first aid services, or vehicle software.

Threats that seemed theoretical only a dozen years ago are now very real.

I was inspired to write this publication by a book “This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends” by Nicole Perlroth. This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends. This publication significantly impacted my perception of technological reality, although I still fully understood the threat posed by technology. Cyber Weapons and the Arms Race result from seven years of journalistic research. Its contents are a wake-up call that our lives and current civilization may depend on the quality of defenses in cyberspace.

The book includes stories and examples of hacks and data leaks from recent years that show how an attack can happen even when you don’t expect it. A moment’s inattention can lead to irreversible changes, loss of money, reputation, jobs, or even multimillion-dollar lawsuits.

Companies, organizations, startups, public institutions and individuals need to develop comprehensive security strategies and implement them effectively to avoid suffering devastating losses from cyber-attacks. Increasing threat awareness is one way to do this.

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