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hat  s  ybersecurity?
ou  nto comp ters and  ide yst  game ? Solv ng puzz es and  ide yst ries?
Writ ng code and  rog amming comp ters? Trac ing crim nals? Defe ding our
ry? Then cybe security coul  be f cu r  ou! Beca se CYBE SECURITY IS.. .
S Securing
s
B Because the telecommunications
ild the nation’s critical information infra-
structure, these businesses are inviting
ts fo foreign adversaries. In January 2023, T-
t   b than 37 sto a
in included names, Social Security num-
bers, and birthdays. The massive breach
e h h
c o   k n a swapping attack earlier in 2021. In these
incidents, hackers may have leveraged
f  ed ss  we keep in them, such as photos, emails,
passwords, and even that handy banking
app. (Time to borrow some­ one else’s
phone and call your bank, asap.)
Defending Our Nation
”
hac st  s li s  tr of hostile nations like Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. In recent
years, there have been notable cyberattacks perpetrated by Russian
and Chinese hackers.
r a   s r t   d e i   a   s a i   a   s a d a d I ac ne breached Microsoft’s Exchange servers, impacting over 30,000 organiza-
si  i n       , where n m e a g   a i  P Dealing with these cyber threats and holding hackers accountable is
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