Cybersecurity
By John Bandler
Cybersecurity is a subset of information security, and I cover those basics in my article, Introduction to Cybersecurity and Information Security, which is continually updated.
I define it in my book on policies and procedures and my book on cyberlaw this way:
Cybersecurity: Cyber + security. The process of securing digital information assets and protecting from cybercrime. For practical convenience think of it being the same as information security (e.g., securing all information assets, not just digital information assets). The objectives of cybersecurity are confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of digital assets.
Learn about cybersecurity to protect yourself and your organization. With knowledge comes better decision making on the many issues surrounding cybersecurity.
As I work on an organization's cybersecurity, I think of three main goals (1) protect from cybercrime, (2) comply with legal requirements, (3) improve efficiency and improve the management of information systems.
Additional links
- Introduction to Cybersecurity and Information Security
- Bandler's Four Pillars of Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Tips From John Bandler
- Cybersecurity things to know
- Policies and Procedures Book (see the glossary)
- Cybersecurity for attorneys (course outline)
- Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Prevention (course outline)
- Cybersecurity course at Udemy
- Key terms definitions
This page is hosted at https://johnbandler.com/cybersecurity. Copyright John Bandler, all rights reserved.
This page is a key terms definition and a stub and pointer to my main article, Introduction to Cybersecurity and Information Security
Page posted 2/2/2023. Updated 1/30/2025