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Cybersecurity: A STEM Career to Consider

          Cybersecurity or IT security is the protection of computer systems, servers and networks from malicious cyber attacks. It has become a professional and personal matter people are concerned with since new cyber threats appear constantly. >>Cyber Threats           They are unlawful attacks to access data and damage information carried out by spies, hackers, terrorist groups, criminal organizations and hostile nations. Examples are Denial of Service (DoS) Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks  Spam (unwanted or unsolicited emails and messages) Botnet Malware (malicious software) Cyberterrorism Phishing (fake communication used to trick people to give out credit card details and personal information) Ransomware Spyware. >>Targets Financial System  Government  Large Corporations  Consumer Device, etc. >>Cybersecurity Tips Update your Software and Operating systems regularly Use Strong Password  Do not click or open links or email attachments from unknown s

Cryptocurrency Basics

  Cryptocurrency is an digital currency which is an alternative form of payment created using encryption algorithm. THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCIES ●It is secured by Cryptography  ●It doesn't rely on Central Banks or trusted third parties to verify transaction  ●It is powered by Blockchain ●A Cryptocurrency wallet is needed to use it. Before we dive in fully, Here are keywords to learn about in Cryptocurrency world: Block - collection of transaction data on a cryptocurrency network.  Blockchain - a technology that maintain records of transaction and keeps track of crypto and its owner. NFTs - non-fungible tokens. DeFI - decentralized finance. Private key - necessary to sign transactions and write them in blockchain. Bitcoin  (CRYPTO:BTC) - first and most valuable cryptocurrency [founded by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009] Bitcoin Mining - process  by which Bitcoin transactions are validated digitally on the Bitcoin network and added to the blockchain ledger . It is done by solvi