Cyber Security plays an important role in the field of information technology. Securing information has become one of the biggest challenges in the present day. Whenever we think about cyber security the first thing that comes to our mind is ‘cyber crimes’ which are increasing immensely day by day. Various Governments and companies are taking many measures in order to prevent these cyber crimes. Besides various measures, cyber security is still a very big concern to many. Let us understand what Cybersecurity is.

What is Cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity is a set of best practices used to protect systems, networks, programs, data, and devices from unauthorized access which could be part of coordinated cyber attacks and other malicious digital threats against a company. There are many different types of cybersecurity threats that can lead to unauthorized access, data loss, exploitation, extortion, and disruption of business operations.

Today man can send and receive any form of data, maybe an e-mail or an audio or video just by the click of a button but did he ever think how securely his data is being transmitted or sent to another person safely without any leakage of information?? The answer lies in cyber security. Today Internet is the fastest-growing infrastructure in everyday life. In today’s technical environment many latest technologies are changing the face of mankind. But due to these emerging technologies, we are unable to safeguard our private information in a very effective way and hence these days cyber crimes are increasing day by day.

What is Cybercrime?

Cybercrime is a term for any illegal activity that uses a computer as its primary means of commission and theft. To include any illegal activity that uses a computer for the storage of evidence is simply known as cybercrime. The growing list of cyber crimes includes crimes that have been made possible by computers, such as network intrusions and the dissemination of computer viruses, as well as computer-based variations of existing crimes, such as identity theft, stalking, bullying, and terrorism which have become as a major problem to people and nations. Today, more than 60 percent of total commercial transactions are done online, so this field required high-quality of security for transparent and best transactions. Hence cyber security has become the latest issue. The scope of cyber security is not just limited to securing the information in the IT industry but also to various other fields like cyberspace etc. Even the           latest     technologies      like         cloud computing, mobile computing, E-commerce, net banking, etc also need a high level of security.

Role of Social Media in Cybersecurity-

As we become more social in an increasingly connected world, companies must find new ways to protect personal information. Social media plays a huge role in cyber security and will contribute a lot to personal cyber threats. Social media adoption among personnel is skyrocketing and so is the threat of attack. Since social media or social networking sites are almost used by most of them every day it has become a huge platform for cybercriminals for hacking private information and stealing valuable data. The ability of individuals to share information with an audience of millions is at the heart of the particular challenge that social media presents to businesses. In addition to giving anyone the power to disseminate commercially sensitive information, social media also gives the same power to spread false information, which can be just being as damaging. The rapid spread of false information through social media is among the emerging risks identified. Though social media can be used for cyber crimes these companies cannot afford to stop using social media as it plays an important role in the publicity of a company. Instead, they must have solutions that will notify them of the threat in order to fix it before any real damage is done.

In the age of the Internet, the networked connections of people, processes, data, and things create a greater need for a robust security infrastructure. Cyberspace is used for everything from storing an organization’s confidential data, to storing personal financial and health information. More connections make data more vulnerable to attacks, creating a growing need for individuals with cybersecurity skills. To protect us from cybercrimes, cybersecurity is the need of the hour.

When we talk about cybersecurity, in a larger context it feels like a pool of complicated things, but little do we think about the process that is involved in how serious a threat it puts the students who are a part of the education society.

Privacy and security of the data will always be top security measures that any organization takes care of. We are presently living in a world where all the information is maintained in a digital or a cyber form. Social networking sites provide a space where users feel safe as they interact with friends and family. In the case of home users, cyber-criminals would continue to target social media sites to steal personal data. Not only social networking but also during bank transactions a person must take all the required security measures. Incidents Jan-June 2012 Jan-June 2013 %.

Cyber Ethics to follow –

Cyber ethics are nothing but the code of the internet. When we practice these cyber ethics there are good chances of us using the internet in a proper and safer way. Below are a few of them:

• DO use the Internet to communicate and interact with other people. Email and instant messaging make it easy to stay in touch with friends and family members, communicate with work colleagues, and share ideas and information with people across town or halfway around the world
• Don’t be a bully on the Internet. Do not call people names, lie about them, send embarrassing pictures of them, or do anything else to try to hurt them.
• Internet is considered as world’s largest library with information on any topic in any subject area, so using this information correctly and legally is always essential.
• Do not operate others’ accounts using their passwords.
• Never try to send any kind of malware to other’s systems and make them corrupt.
• Never share your personal information with anyone as there is a good chance of others misusing it and finally you would end up in a trouble.
• When you’re online never pretend to be the other person, and never try to create fake accounts on someone else as it would land you as well as the other person into trouble.
• Always adhere to copyrighted information and download games or videos only if they are permissible.

Understanding cybersecurity is a very essential part of our lives. Especially in today's world where everything is getting digitalized. Therefore we must make sure that we remain aware of the cyber threats that we might become victims of and avoid falling prey to cyber attackers.