Basic Principles of Information and Cyber Security
Ника Читадзе · Advances in human and social aspects of technology book series · 2023
Cybercrime is any illegal act committed using a computer system in cyberspace. Along with rapid technological progress in the 21st century, the number of cyber risks is increasing significantly. In modern times, quite common cases of cybercrime are online fraud, unauthorized access to a computer system, online child pornography, unauthorized use of computer systems and data, etc. As for information security, it includes the following components: 1) protection of information, services, systems, and telecommunications in any form and 2) protection (maintenance) of confidentiality, integrity (integrity), and availability of information. Information security includes technical security, actions of individuals, organizational procedures, and social conditions. Threats to information security include breaches of personal privacy, e-mail “spam” (junk, advertising e-mail), industrial espionage, piracy, computer viruses, cyber-terrorism, and electronic warfare. Any of the above threats can spread across the world in a second via information networks.