[Amy Hastings]

The three Cybersecurity issues that I choose are Ransomware, malware, and insider threats. Ransomware is a type of malware that does not allow you to have access to your device or any of the information that is on it. This is also caused by different things like the malicious websites and phishing emails. The purpose of ransomware is to hold your data hostage pretty much. Ransomware is important to a security officer to know of because it puts a huge threat towards the organization, they must be able to understand this so that they can prevent it from happening to their best ability.

Malware is the second one and it is a software that is made to harm or damage computers and servers as well as the client without them ever knowing. Malware is a major problem because it can lead to vulnerabilities within the computers. This is also used to steal data from organizations. A security officer should be aware of this because it is super important to know as a security officer, this can have huge impacts on the company as it can cause system failure if it’s not found in time.

Insider threats are last, and this is another type of cyber-attack, and this happens when a person with unauthorized access causes harm to the organization. This is also a risk that is inside the organization and not an external source. Insider threats are important for a security officer to understand as well because they can cause huge risks the organizations assets and information. These types of attacks are also one of the harder ones to detect so usually they have to go on a breach if not found in time to stop them.