SECURITY BREACH

In the world of software, it is always important to keep yourself secure. When looking for new software for company use, companies have a variety of options they can choose from: Cloud, COTS, In-House, and OSS to name a few. Historically, there is a perceived notion that cloud and open source software is not secure. Companies have often opted to purchase Custom off the Shelf software, or have built it in-house. Yet, as the trends are increasingly moving towards the cloud and open source software, companies are investing more and more in it. The notion that these softwares are not as secure is false. The owner and CEO of SubGraph, an open source security company, came in to talk to students about his company and exactly what he does. SubGraph enables open source software to be secure of hackers through cryptography. 

What are Cryptography? 

They are algorithms that allow for software to be secure of public breaches. It is directly related to data security, integrity and authenticity through encryption. 

Why is it so important? 

Hackers are constantly trying to get information from databases both actively and continuously. What cryptography does is it allows for the data to be kept safe by building up proxy's for hackers to try and breach. In a lot of companies, security is extremely important because (as I'm sure you know), there is a lot of personal and confidential information stored on the system. This type of information could be anything between credit card information to budget sheets and signed agreements, client information as well as employee information. 

Why do hackers target you? 

It is uncertain why they may target you as an individual or a company. You may have something that they want, or your system is simple to hack. It is simply important to watch out for sketchy emails and pop up ads that make you sign into accounts. If you are aware of such information it will make it a lot easier to stay out of trouble!