cybersecurity
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Cybersecurity concept area
In a digital world, all individuals have a responsibility to protect data and the computing resources they access. Cybersecurity encompasses the physical, digital, and behavioral actions that can be taken to increase this security. These measures are meant to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of data and computing resources, as well as ensure that they are accessible to the users who are supposed to have access to them. Digital security includes understanding and identifying risks, implementing appropriate safeguards, and being prepared to respond to potential attacks. The Cybersecurity standards prepare students to understand why data and computing resources need to be protected, who might access them, and why they might do so whether intentionally malicious or not. It is important that students know how to employ basic safeguards to protect data and computing resources and how to appropriately respond if a breach occurs.
Sub Concept Areas
Risks
Risk is a combination of a vulnerability, the likelihood that the vulnerability will be exploited, and the severity of consequences if the vulnerability is exploited. It is important to understand why data and resources need to be protected and how they might be compromised so the correct safeguards can be put into place.
Safeguards
Programmers and individuals must know how to protect their data and computing resources with common safety measures. When combined, various physical, digital, and behavioral precautions can create a level of digital security.
Response
When a security breach occurs, individuals must decide what actions to take. This takes into account what type of breach occurred and how to improve security moving forward.