Information security, sometimes abbreviated to infosec, is a set of practices intended to keep data secure from unauthorized access or alterations, both when it’s being stored and when it’s being ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Cyber security is the practice of defending computers, networks, and data from malicious electronic attacks. It is often contrasted with physical security, which is the more traditional security ...