Sozon A. LEVENTOPOULOS
(Security Analyst, CISSP, CASP, CEHv8, Security+, Network+)
Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 8 August 2018
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS).
It is a universal truth that today we live in the “era of information”. Like “stone”, “bronze”, and “iron” in the ancient years, “information” is what dominates our era. This “revolution” could not have taken place without the use of two technologies, the Internet and the World Wide Web. While easily confused these two technologies are vastly different . The combination of these technologies created the so-called “cyber space”. The “cyber space” is like a new universe, parallel and similar to our own. Unfortunately, it has and its “dark side”, the so-called “the dark web ”. It is where cyber-crime thrives and the main reason behind the creation of “cyber-security a combination of protocols, best practices, tools and devices that are designed to maintain the CIA triad. CIA comes from the words Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (and not the famous Intelligence Agency)...Read more