Internet is one of the fastest-growing areas of technical infrastructure development.it plays a very important role in our life not only in communications and work but also conducting various online transaction like in online shopping or transferring of money from one account to another or making payments. Today most of the people are dependent on internet for their work that is why it is prone to various cybercrimes and thus this field requires high degree of security for safer and best transactions.India is trying to move towards a digital country where public sectors and private sectors and individuals depend on internet to carry classified and sensitive information. This makes our country vulnerable from cybercrimes and thus Cyber security plays a very important role in protecting our information from cyber attackers who can easily steal and destroy highly classified information.
Many business organizations have installed various antivirus software’s and firewalls to protect their systems from cybercrimes but these are not enough to protect their data from stealing. They need to take reasonable steps to protect their data systems and privacy of their clients. Cyber security depends upon the decisions that people take during the installation and setting up of the computers and internet. Cyber-security covers physical protection (both hardware and software) of personal information and technology resources from unauthorized access which is gained through technological means.
Albert Einstein was quoted as saying ”Problems cannot be solved with the same level of awareness that created them”. The problem of End-User mistakes cannot be solved by adding more technology; it has to be solved with a joint effort and partnership between the Information Technology community as well as the general business community.
