Cyber Security- The Reality/Basics
Back before the age of internet and more so the age of modern technology, it wasn't too difficult to protect ones assets and privacy. Want to protect your money? Bury it in your back yard like a kooky old prospector, put it under your mattress, put it in a safe, carry a double barrel shotgun and let someone even think about jumping your wagon and seeing what happens. Want privacy? Build a giant fence around your house, get a guard dog, plant land mines in your yard. All jokes aside there are becoming increasingly more ways to have your privacy violated or your money stolen out from under you, this is due to our societies reliance to technology, especially the kind that requires internet connectivity. As a reluctant member of Gen Z I have a better idea of what "hacking" and "leaks" can mean than some of the older demographic. Granted, I do only have limited computer knowledge so let's just hit the basics you may not be aware of when it comes to hacking...