Data Security is Important
Consider this. You love books and fancy them so much that you want to buy and store one book from every genre. You set aside a room in your house for keeping them safe. But, you leave the key in the lock and forget to close the windows.
Now let’s liken data to books and understand what happens when you leave it unprotected.
Your friends visit you one day. One of them enters the room without letting you know and reads some of your books. That’s unauthorized access.
Another friend also finds out about the book room, enters it and steals a few books to sell for personal gain. That’s selling personal data.
It’s the monsoon season. And heavy rains splash rainwater onto your books through the open window. Your books go damp and smell bad. They’re being hacked.
If you had removed the key from the lock, the room wouldn’t be open for public access. And if you’d shut the windows, the books would stay in good condition. Similarly, if you leave your data unprotected, you could be a victim of cyberattacks.