Disadvantages Of Cyber Security

Introduction

Technology is constantly growly as modern transformations are being adopted by countries, businesses, corporations and individuals as a whole and with the growth of technology, cybercrime has also been on the rise and it is therefore extremely important that these key players ensure that their cyber systems are kept secure (Marcus, 2001). Cybercrime refers to illegal behavior targeted at computer networks and systems through electronic malware operations that compromise the security of the data included in these computer systems (Gordon, 2006). Computer systems comprise of chips primarily responsible for the execution of operations of the computer systems and networks, thus hackers usually use malware to attack these chips so

One of the system at risk of cybercrime activities is the computer networks that connect individuals and organizations to a particular network, for example Wi-Fi connections or Local Area Network (LAN) connections. This type of systems are normally at risk because if one computer system in the network has malware, then all other systems are at risk of being infected or attacked and especially if their security details are not up to date. Such malware may retrieve confidential information from its users or even result in system or network malfunction and crashing. Hackers can even access the network by pretending to be a member of the network especially if they have already hacked a user’s details. Ensuring effective and efficient network security is the only assurance to enabling stability of the computer network (Fischer, 2005; Clarke, & Lee, 2004; Dunn,

This implies that in a situation where an organization faces IT infrastructure failures and downtime for the infrastructure running smoothly again is long, then customers would simply defect to their competitors seeking better services. Fast recovery plans and measures resulting from well-crafted disaster recovery and backup plans ensures customers are satisfied (Clarke & Lee, 2004).

Unpredictability Nature

Mother Nature is a natural occurrence in which no one can prevent and can occur at any given time. In case of a major disaster, organizations that lack efficient recovery plan experience difficulty resuming operations and this can result in companies going out of business (Clarke & Lee, 2004).

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