Cybersecurity is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attack. It is also known as information technology security or electronic information security. The term is applied in different contexts, from business to mobile computing, and can be divided into some common categories.
Global cyber threats continue to develop at a rapid pace, with an increasing number of data breaches each year. In a RiskBased Security report, it was revealed that a staggering 7.9 billion records have been exposed by data breaches in the first nine months of 2019 alone. This number is more than double (112%) the number of records exposed in the same period during 2018.