For students studying internet security at ETH Zurich, hacking networks and computers is part of the curriculum. Students learn how to hack networks Internet, but also cell phones, in courses on "wireless electronic warfare" and "modern malware," courses designed to help students learn how to prevent cyberattacks. The number of students enrolled in the information security master's program has tripled since 2009.
The demand for specialists in cyber security is increasing, as companies such as Deutsche Telecom and ABB are hiring more experts in their effort to fend off threats to networks and producttheirs. Cybersecurity has become a $60 billion-a-year industry, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, while concern about Internet attacks has increased due to the revelation that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has a mass monitoring program and watched German mobile phone chancellor Angela Merkel. "Her case NSA was the bell, though at the same time companies realize that there are many more internet criminals, "says Jürgen Corp, head of cyber security at Deutsche Telecom.
The percentage of companies reporting 10 million or more losses due to attacks on the Internet has increased 51% from 2011, according to a 9.600 survey conducted by 115 countries conducted by XNUMX. PwC. Approximately 7% of respondents replied that their company was subject to cyber attack. If a hacker wants to go out of business, more and more governments are trying to shield their networks today.
Source: kathimerini.gr
