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What is Cyberterrorism? Cyberterrorism is any "premeditated, politically motivated attack against information, computer systems, computer programs, and data which results in violence against non-combatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents." - U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. What is Cybersecurity? Cybersecurity is the body of technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access. Combating Cyberterrorism with Cyber Security I’m going to take the viewpoint of a business and work in suggestions to develop your own personal cyber security plan. The 3-Pronged Approach to Cyber Security Dealing with cyber terrorists and cyberterrorism takes a thoroughly thought-out and developed plan, and the willingness to take immediate action, preferably before a terrorist event takes place. The following is a simplistic approach to cyber security: Do whatever it takes to protect the in...

Government agencies, law enforcement, hospitals and other businesses are coping with a crippling "hacktavist" locking up computers and holding files hostage demanding ransom $300 in Bitcoin -- or about $750,000. The hackers have wreaked havoc in Ukraine, Russia, Australia, London, and many african countries. It raises the question of, "is your business next?" and how can you protect yourself from a cyber attack of this scale or on any level? They're always happening whether or not we know they're happening. There's always a lot of pre-planning that goes into things. Protecting yourself from becoming a victim is as simple as planning ahead. It might be fun to see that your refrigerator can text you but if you don't have to have one more device that's on your WiFi that you don't protect or secure or update, its a good idea not to be an early adopter of some of those things. If you have to have the latest and greatest new devices, you should con...