How Not To Get Hacked: Introduction
About this video
The Internet is open, so information can be seen by others unless it's protected. Over 90% of cyber attacks succeed because of human error, and cybercrime costs trillions of dollars a year, but a little education about cybersecurity can go a long way to keeping your own information safe.
You'll be able to
- explain why information on the Internet needs to be protected.
- explain why human error is the main reason cyber attacks succeed.
Key words
- Cyber attack
- An attempt to break into or harm computers, accounts or information.
- Cybersecurity
- Keeping information and devices private and protected online.
- Cybercrime
- Crime carried out using computers or the Internet.
Transcript
The Internet is open, which means everything that happens on it can be seen by other people unless it's protected. Over 90% of cyber attacks succeed not because of technology, but because of human error. Luckily, there are people all over the world working to keep information private and protected.
Hi, I'm Shelly Strand, senior director for Microsoft Security. My team's goal is to drive cybersecurity awareness and to empower everyone to be a cyber defender. My name is Lenny Henry, and I work for Amazon Web Services, and a big part of my job is to help people secure their applications in the cloud.
Did you know that cybercrime costs countries, companies, and individuals trillions of dollars every year. When it comes to cybersecurity, a little education can go a really long way to start. There are some things that you can do to make sure your own information is protected.
So for the next few minutes, we're going to find out how to not to get hacked.
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