Bioinformatics and Cyber Security

Bioinformatics

  • An interdisciplinary field.
  • Develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data.
  • Application of Bioinformatics to biological, medical and health research.
  • It can provide personalized instruction and enable students to learn at their own pace.

Cyber Security

  • To protect cyber space.
  • This includes critical information infrastructure from attack, damage, misuse and economic espionage.

Need for Cyber Security

  • For Individuals
  • For Business Organizations
  • For Government

Critical Information Infrastructure

  • Defined as a computer resource according to Section 70 (1) of the Information Technology Act.
  • Shall have debilitating impact on:
    • National Security
    • Economy
    • Public Health or Safety

Components of Cyber Security

  • Application Security
  • Information security
  • Network Security
  • Disaster Recovery Planning

Cyber Attack

  • A malicious and deliberate attempt by an individual or organization.
  • To breach or hack the information systems of another organization.

Types of Cyber Attacks

  • Malware
  • Phishing
  • Denial of Service attacks
  • Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks

Wannacry

  • A ransomware attack that spread rapidly in May, 2017.
  • Locks users devices and prevented them from accessing data and software.

Indian cities that got impacted:

  • Kolkata
  • Delhi
  • Bhubaneswar
  • Pune
  • Mumbai

Mirai Botnet

  • Malware that infects smart devices running on ARC Processors.
  • Often used to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

Examrace Team at Aug 22, 2021