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Understanding Cyber Security

 

🔐What is Cyber Security?

Cyber security involves protecting computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems and data from  malicious attacks. These can include phishing, malware, social engineering and more.




Research methods used

To investigate cyber security awareness:
  • Primary research : A google form with 10 cyber security questions distributed to peers
  • Secondary research: Reports from IBM, NCSC and Statista, plus academic journals



✅Advantages

  • Protects sensitive data from unauthorized access
  • Maintains personal and organizational trust
  • Prevents financial and identity loss
  • Ensures legal compliance (e.g.GDPR)








⚠️ Disadvantages

  • High cost of implementation and training
  • Potential inconvenience to users (2FA, VPN)
  • Constant need for updates and monitoring 






🎯 Research goal
  
I aim to
  • Evaluate how ware students are about basic cyber security principles
  • Compare that with global data
  • Create recommendations that support safer online practices


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