Yes! YOU can save the cyberworld

The word ‘social’ being operative in social media, indicates a lack of privacy. It is mainly a medium to share snippets of your life with people you may or may not know on a public platform. Over time, this has become a source of validation for many. Social media has also made a person’s likes and dislikes easily available. It is so much easier to know someone’s favorite hobby, their favorite restaurant, where they work or study and even their neighborhood.

Although this is a great way to keep tabs on your friends and extended family, it has proven to be quite harmful. In the real world, it increases crime rates as victims become easier to track. In today’s blog, KK Wagh will focus on the virtual world, i.e. the breach of cybersecurity and relevant career paths you can take to help stop it.

The most common cybercrimes circling around the internet at the moment include cyberstalking, bullying, social profiling, 3rd party personal information disclosure, and government searches without warrants. Social media networks are sending user search information to advertisers without their consent. As a pre-requisite to signing up, the use of your content and media by the social media network you posted on is to be consented for, free of cost. Hackers are able to release spyware into the masses’ phones through Whatsapp ‘forward’ messages, Facebook messages and more. These are just a few of the downfalls of the internet and social media.

But, what can we do to protect the public from cybercriminals? Well, as an engineering student, you’re already halfway there! The popular cybersecurity company, McAfee lists four jobs you can consider to help the greater movement of eradicating cyber crimes.

1. Forensics Expert - They are able to track and determine the culprits behind cybercrimes.
2. Cryptographer/Cryptanalyst - They secure and protect important data from the possibility of being leaked or hacked.
3. Threat Hunter - They have the tools to detect potential hack operations that may be in the process of being conspired.
4. Security Architect - They build strong cyber walls that hackers cannot easily penetrate!

You can read in-depth about your potential careers straight from the source! https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/consumer/four-coolest-jobs-cybersecurity/

Tripwire, a company that provides cybersecurity to enterprises and industrial organizations also mentioned a series of high paying jobs of the cyber world:

1. Penetration Tester - They probe security software and test their effectiveness.
2. IT Security Consultant - They have expert knowledge of the best solutions to specific cybersecurity issues.
3. Malware Analyst - They help analyze viruses, worms, bots, Trojans and other malicious software that threaten networks on a daily basis.
4. Security Manager - They make sure cyber experts work as a cohesive unit, seamlessly and manage day-to-day operations.

Read the details and monetary benefits you will gain from these jobs:
Part 1 http://tiny.cc/fritfz and Part 2 http://tiny.cc/atitfz

We have a long way to reach an entirely safe and secure cyber world. But you can start today!

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