Info Security Group Project by Mason Bergeron

Information vs. Cyber Security

mabe3265 — 2024-04-10 00:39:17 UTC

Information Security encompasses all forms of protection on any types of data/information. This includes both physical and virtual information documents.

Cyber Security is a sub-category of Information Security that encompasses keeping digital info as well as the infrastructure in which it is attached to.

They are similar in that they both aim to protect information from attacks. They are both concerned with safeguarding confidentiality and integrity from misuse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDiD0wq2VWo

Emerging trends and threats

alka2655 — 2024-04-10 00:40:44 UTC

AI and machine learning are becoming better and better by helping hackers, attackers use AI to help them infiltrate while using advance techniques that help them avoid getting caught. Defenders can use AI to prevent threats by hackers. By being aware that ai can now do these things we can be more aware of the ways that we can get hacked.

Balance with employee access and productivity

mabe3265 — 2024-04-10 00:41:54 UTC

Organizations can balance security and employee accessibility by offering various forms of authentication, such as 2FA or other digital locks for accessing information. Methods like these are not likely to reduce productivity to the point of valuing it over security.

Hacking

alka2655 — 2024-04-10 00:52:34 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU3YRKQnb6s

https://www.avast.com/c-hacker-types

White hat hackers are ethical hackers who use their skills to identify and fix security issues within a machine

Grey hat hackers operate in between white hat and black and they may identify and exploit certain things about a company without any ill intent.

Black hat hackers have an ill intent and they want to exploit security for personal gain and profit

White hat hackers are technically allowed to do this if approved and they help to better cybersecurity

Gray hat hackers can be ethical but there are also legal implications that occur in certain cases

Black hat hackers are super illegal and can have some major consequences for what they do

Authentication

mabe3265 — 2024-04-10 00:55:36 UTC

Companies can use multi-factor authentication resources to enhance authentication security by ensuring that multiple different credentials are entered to verify identities. These credentials could include a one-time passcode (OTP) to an email or phone number, a user-created passcode, or some sort of biometric verification such as a fingerprint scan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBtzOzPakt8