Cyber Security and its Various Perspectives

Abstract

Cyber security are the techniques and technologies that are used to provide protection to computers, data and networks from unauthorized access. In this period of modernization, bundle of new advancement is coming but they also have comparably parallel dangers to economy and masses across the world therefore it’s important for our young generation to get aware about the attacks and how they can be reduced in a much simpler and understandable manner. Attacks are executed via internet by attackers or cyber criminals and many major sectors are under risk of cyber-attacks including: financial sector, aviation sector, large corporations, government sector, etc. Where the primary issue is to provide secure and user-friendly services and there is panic to protect their data. The chief purpose of the research paper is to give the detailed review that how the various attacks are executed (including- Social Engineering Attack, DDoS Attack and MITM Attack), how various malwares work (including- Virus, worms and mass mailers, trojan horse, backdoors, Ransomware, Adware, Spyware, Spam, Rootkits) and how various cyber security techniques work (including- Antimalware Techniques, Cryptography, Encryption and Digital Signatures) to protect our systems from different attacks.