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The Growing CYBER-SECURITY Market
By- Rahul Kumar
As we, all know that in today’s world, we all are totally depend on the internet. Now a-days internet has become part and parcel of our lives, we get connected with it as soon we wake up in the morning and till the time we go to bed. All the things we do like from ordering food or medicines online or buy some products we all are totally depend on internet. Everything from our homes to our offices are connected to internet, Major appliances or devices we use today are run through some kind of network or internet, like our smart AC, smart Gates, our smartphones to our laptops everything. So ease of communication come along “security threats” viruses, malware and identity theft are some of the cyber security threats user face today and pin or password is not enough in this information technology world. Here is the “Hackers” the one who steals your personal information and your confidential data without you knowing, can doing malpractices for their own interest or requirements. Recently few cyber incidents happened that resulted in harming people by breaching there security. Instance “Agent Smith” virus that infect 2.5cr android smartphones worldwide out of which 1.5cr smartphones were from India. Likewise, every day new threats are coming.
Therefore, the way we go to the doctor when we are sick, in the same way, we need a Cybersecurity expert to deal with these threats. Cybersecurity specialists work with organizations to keep their computer information systems secure. They determine who requires access to which information, and then plan, coordinate and implement information security programs. So just as cyber threats are increasing, similarly the market of cyber security is also becoming very large. The Global Cyber security (CS) market size is expected to reach 231B USD by 2022 from 153B USD in 2018, 10-15% growth YOY (Statista 2018). The cybersecurity market size was valued at $104.60 billion in 2017 and is projected to reach $258.99 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 11.9% from 2018 to 2025. Cyber security also referred to as Information Technology (IT) security, emphasize on safeguarding computers, programs, networks, and data from unlicensed or spontaneous access. As cyber threats have gained importance, security solutions have progressed as well. Factors such as rise in malware and phishing threats, and growth in adoption of iot and BYOD trend among organizations, are driving the cybersecurity industry growth. However, In terms of Cyber Security skills, there will be a skill gap of 25% between demand and supply of cyber security resources. So for those people who want to establish their career in cybersecurity domain, this is the appropriate time for them to start, because in coming future there will be huge market and demand of cybersecurity experts, again whosoever interested in serving their nation against cyber-crime and seeking carrier in cybersecurity this is right time to start. And we have to take necessary steps as soon as possible to stop such instances of cyber threats/crime and develop a healthy environment for each individual accessing internet in there day to day life.
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TECHNOLOGY
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Cloud
A technology that allows us to access our files and/or services through the internet from anywhere in the world. Technically speaking, it’s a collection of computers with large storage capabilities that remotely serve requests.
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
A tool that allows the user to remain anonymous while using the internet by masking the location and encrypting traffic.
Challenges of Cybersecurity
Challenges of cyber security: There are some new risks to cyberspace such as smart Phones pretence Security Challenges Development like smart phones and cloud computing mean people are considering a whole new set of problem link to inter-connectivity that required new regulation and new thinking. The cyber security issue is quite similar in countries in world that use information and communication technology because they deploy similar hardware and software. Some of the commonalities are that all countries use TCP/IP as the protocols for communication, and all are dependent on the same operating Systems (Windows, UNIX, Linux, and others), software applications (Firefox, Skype, Microsoft Office and many others) and the large router manufactures (Cisco and Juniper). Since the technology is analogous then the problems created by the technology are also of same kind. The cyber security issue in urbanized nations has been well recognized and it is a huge problem. Some problems are associated to critical information infrastructure (CIIP), SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems and government networks, while others are related to the Internet infrastructure and host devices like desktop computers, smart phones, and Internet enabled devices.
The massive information produced and stored by the vast numbers of machines that will be connected to the Internet, will necessitate the development of security technologies that remain efficient at this scale and that can detect potential risks among an ever-expanding constellation of unstructured and highly heterogeneous datasets. This is a major challenge in cyber security management. More connections also pose challenge to cyber security. Each new object connected to the Internet will represent an additional entry point to the digital ecosystem that will have to be secured. This will prove particularly difficult for autonomous machines such as robots and smart meters that operate in public spaces and can be easily tampered with, or for devices that are produced in such large quantities that security features need to remain elementary to reduce price (Roman et al., 2011).