Cyber Security - Cyber is a relatively new word that did not gain prominence

Cyber Security

Assignment Overview:

Cyber is a relatively new word that did not gain prominence until three short decades ago. Since then, words such as cyberwar, cyber-attack, cyber-crime, cyberterrorism, and cybersecurity have emerged. In April 2015, Loretta Lynch became the nation's new attorney general. At the forefront of the attorney general's security concerns are social media technology, ISIS systematically exploiting the Internet, and the threat of cyber-attack. According to Lynch, a cyber-attack by the Islamic State is perhaps the terror group’s biggest emerging threat. "Concern that ISIS or any of our foreign enemies might develop that capacity … is the thing that keeps me and many of my colleagues in law enforcement up at night,” Lynch told ABC’s News' Pierre Thomas. Understanding cyber threats begins with understanding the history of technology.

Assignment Task:

History and advancing technology make it imperative to examine the cyber significance of the years 1945, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1979, 1983, and 1984 to better understand how these advancements have historically influenced modern day cybersecurity.

From your research, discuss how ISIS-type organizations have exploited advancements in technology. Describe how these historical influences have affected national security.