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Cybersecurity, computer security or IT security is the protection of computer systems from theft of or damage to their hardware, software or electronic data, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

Security is freedom from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) from external forces.

Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be persons and social groups, objects and institutions, ecosystems, and any other entity or phenomenon vulnerable to unwanted change by its environment.

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia.

With an estimated 2017 population of 486,290, it is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5.8 million people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States.

Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County.

Malware (a portmanteau for malicious software) is any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer, server or computer network.

Malware does the damage after it is implanted or introduced in some way into a target’s computer and can take the form of executable code, scripts, active content, and other software.

The code is described as computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, and scareware, among other terms.

Malware has a malicious intent, acting against the interest of the computer user—and so does not include software that causes unintentional harm due to some deficiency, which is typically described as a software bug.

Security awareness is the knowledge and attitude members of an organization possess regarding the protection of the physical, and especially informational, assets of that organization.

Many organizations require formal security awareness training for all workers when they join the organization and periodically thereafter, usually annually.