Massive Growth for Cyber Security Consulting Industry

Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks against disclosure of information, theft or damage to their hardware, software or electronic data and against interruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

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Some of the key players of Cyber Security Consulting Industry:

Deloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG, IBM, Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, DXC, Capgemini, Optiv

The area is becoming increasingly important due to the increasing reliance on computer systems, Internet and wireless network standards such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and the growth of "smart" devices including smartphones, televisions and the various devices that make up the "Internet of Things". Cybersecurity is also one of the greatest challenges in today's world because of its political and technological complexity.

The National Security Agency (NSA) is responsible for both protecting US information systems and collecting foreign information. These two duties contradict each other. The protection of information systems includes the evaluation of software, the detection of security gaps and the correction of deficiencies, which is a countermeasure. Information gathering involves exploiting security vulnerabilities to extract information. This is an offensive act. By correcting security flaws, the flaws are not available for NSA exploitation.