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Like locking your expensive car in the garage or storing the title to your house in a safe deposit box, digital security helps protect your most prized possessions—personal and professional data. This information may be stored in cloud storage, email accounts, or on personal devices that connect to the Internet. Keeping these digital assets safe from unauthorized access and cyber threats requires a series of best practices that range from password managers to antivirus software to secure devices.

When you share information online, it can be accessible to anyone who knows how to find it—including hackers and phishers. Passwords, login credentials, and social media posts are often enough to give attackers the keys to your personal and professional life. This information can be used for illicit reasons, including identity theft and financial fraud.

As our reliance on digital platforms for work, education, and play increases, digital security becomes more important. Having strong passwords, reading terms and conditions, being careful about what apps you download (and what they’re doing in the background), and regularly updating these systems are all essential parts of digital security.

For companies, having comprehensive cybersecurity frameworks in place means being able to continue operations despite a breach. It also ensures that they can comply with regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe and California’s Consumer Privacy Act, which impose strict data protection and security requirements. These frameworks help ensure that people can trust the organization to keep their information and devices safe.