The Mystery of Online Security Industry
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What is actually online security? If you can give me a straight answer, I will certainly appreciate it. And I will applaud you.
But the matter of fact is, you probably won’t be able to accomplish this task no matter how good you are in certain areas related to this subject. You might be an expert in [tag]encryption algorighms[/tag] or super-wiz with all different servers you can find in existence. It might require you a few minutes to hack into a website that claims to be secure. Or if you’re on a “white side” of the game, to detect (and neutralize) the most sophisticated hacking attack.
You might be an ace with [tag]computer forensics[/tag] or be an undisputed authority in intrusion detection systems. You might specialize in Windows security or prefer the free world of Unix-family systems with their open source psychology.
Ironically, all this really doesn’t matter. All those skills won’t help you to define even in broad terms the borders of this elusive industry.
What is the difference between online security and Internet security, if any? Are those terms just two synonyms or may be there is some clear distinction? Or vice versa: this distinction is so ambiguous thanks to the very nature of the mystery we call Internet that it’s hard to put it in words?
Another question. It’s a common sense that website security, server security and computer security should be included in this field as well as the aspect of wireless security related to the online communications. The identity theft that can be caused by the breach in any of the sub-systems described above should probably be included in this area too, right?
But what about other industries? Is insurance related to the online security? Some may argue that it’s a different field. But can you really run successful online business without such protection?
Should legislative procedures be considered a part of online security? Sure, it’s a completely different field, and lawyers have a turf of their own. But can you really state that online security is something that only tech guys should be dealing with? How long will your online business be able to survive without proper disclaimers and other legal mumbo-jumbo?
Next question. Some people think that online security is the playground for big corporations. But can you really identify the difference between online business security (which is supposedly the prerogative of corporations) and personal online security?
Do you really think that if the personal computer of some big-time CEO is breached, it’s only a matter of personal online security of that particular individual?
On the other hand, do you think that if corporation’s database is compromised and hundreds thousands of clients’ records with personal data are stolen, it’s only the matter of that particular corporation?
Where is the border between those two concepts?
As you see we’re looking on the problem of online security from an angle which is quite different from everything you’ve read before.
Our purpose is to highlight those paradoxes and to establish the real understanding of the concept hidden behind the term “online security”. And if we’ll have to create the whole site with thousands of pages solving this puzzle one piece at a time, so be it.
