Data Security
Cybersecurity Foundations Part 6 of 13 Data Security Explained How Do We Protect an Organization's Most Valuable Asset—Its Data? A Practical Guide for Students, Fresh Graduates, and Early Career Cybersecurity Professionals "Applications, networks, and devices are important, but they all exist to create, process, store, and share one asset—data. Protecting that data throughout its lifecycle is one of the primary objectives of modern cybersecurity." 1. Introduction Imagine a customer logs into their online banking application to transfer money. Their identity has been verified using Multi Factor Authentication. Their laptop has passed endpoint security checks. The communication between their device and the bank is protected using encrypted network connections. The banking application has been developed following secure software development practices. Everything appears secure. But what is the application actually protecting? The ans...