W3-3/3 The Balancing Act of Cyber Security (7/11)


    On Wednesday I took some quick mandatory courses. One of those courses that I took was Cyber Security Awareness. This was a good reminder to me on why cyber security is so important in today’s world. Cyber breaches are still a common threat of today, any establishment or person could become a target of a malicious actor. Even with the greatest of resources and defenses an environment can still be compromised. There is a constant and ever-changing meta within cyber security.  As cyber security advances so does hacking to keep up with it. The most capable hackers attack the most vulnerable weaknesses: human error/trust (social engineering) and unforeseen weaknesses (zero-day attacks). I think my favorite thing that I have noticed about cyber security is that it is so strategic.
      
    Cyber security is a balancing act in more than one way. Generally, when configuring and setting up a network greater vantage leads to greater redundancy and thus lesser efficiency. On the software side of things, it is very similar, a heavy defense usually leads to a greater number of false positives and a lower number of false negatives, yet this causes lower efficiency due to the sheer number of false positives. Incidence Protocol within various environments can also sacrifice time for a stronger defense. This balancing act is all about making what works best within that environment and what has at least the needed security and the best security to go along with the best efficiency possible within cyber security space. Armor must protect the knight, but armor must also allow the knight to move. A strong defense does no good if it halts the productivity of the operation and efficiency does no good if it is helpless against malicious actors. This is what interests me in cyber security. This is what excites me about the field. I really want to explore this balancing act further and understand its finer details better.

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