Cybersecurity is a broad field focused on protecting systems, networks, and data from cyber threats like hacking, malware, phishing, and ransomware. It involves a mix of technologies, processes, and best practices to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of information.

Key Areas of Cybersecurity:

- Network Security – Protecting internal networks from intrusions (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs).
- Application Security – Securing apps during development and deployment (secure coding, patching).
- Endpoint Security – Protecting devices like laptops, servers, IoT (antivirus, EDR).
- Cloud Security – Safeguarding data and apps in cloud environments (IAM, encryption).
- Identity & Access Management (IAM) – Ensuring only authorized users access resources (MFA, RBAC).
- Incident Response & Forensics – Detecting, responding to, and investigating attacks.
- Risk Management & Compliance – Meeting standards like ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR.

Common Threats:

- Phishing (fake emails to steal info)
- Malware (viruses, trojans, ransomware)
- DDoS attacks (flooding a system with traffic)
- Man-in-the-Middle attacks (intercepting data in transit)
- Zero-day exploits (attacking unpatched vulnerabilities)

Best Practices:

- Use strong passwords + MFA
- Keep systems patched and updated
- Regular data backups
- Network segmentation and firewalls
- Security awareness training for employees
- Implement incident response plans

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Hardware fundamentals for computers.

What is a Computer Hardware?

Computer hardware includes the physical parts of a computer, such as the case, central processing unit, random access memory, monitor, mouse, keyboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, speakers and motherboard. By contrast, software is the set of instructions that can be stored and run by hardware.

Describe software?

Software is a set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific tasks. It is the opposite of hardware, which describes the physical aspects of a computer. Software is a generic term used to refer to applications, scripts and programs that run on a device.

VOIP (Voice over Internat Protocal)

Telephony is the field of technology involving the development, application, and deployment of telecommunication services for the purpose of electronic transmission of voice, fax, or data, between distant parties. The history of telephony is intimately linked to the invention and development of the telephone.

VoIP, often known as IP telephony, is a technique and collection of technologies for delivering voice conversations and multimedia sessions over IP networks, including the Internet. The provision of communications services (voice, fax, SMS, and voice-messaging) through the Internet as opposed to the public switched telephone network (PSTN), generally known as regular telephone service, is explicitly referred to as Internet telephony, broadband telephony, and broadband phone service.