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PART 3 TAKEAWAYS
→ Almost all data breaches result from bad choices people make. We the people present the biggest risk to our own data.
→ To assess risk, you need to understand the chance of a bad thing happening and how bad the thing would be if it actually happened.
→ Risk is everywhere online. But we still use the internet all the time. We just have to be smart about it.
→ Data care jobs involve an incredible variety of skills and interests. The jobs can be divided into three general areas: the logical field, the social field, and the physical field.
→ You’re almost sure to find a place in the field that works for you, if you want to.
The world wants you
Whatever they do in these fields, data care professionals rely on the same core capacities: assessing risk, know- ing their subject areas, and solving problems with imagination. And driving them all is a commitment to making the internet a safer place for everyone.
The more you can learn about the actual jobs these people do, the better you can decide if a career in one of these fields might work for you. By now, you know well that the professionals in these fields focus on keep- ing our data safe in all the ways it gets transmitted and stored online. In Part 4, you will start learning how to connect your skills and interests to possible careers in these fields. And you will find out more about what “keeping our data safe” means in jobs that people actu- ally do.
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