Cybersecurity sounds like what it is exactly. Cyber, meaning digital, and security, meaning safety and protection. So digital protection/prevention/safety.
But what does that really mean?
Well you could say that cybersecurity is about how we can protect computers, servers, systems, etc. from digital attacks. These attacks oculd be viruses, worms, ransomware, etc. In order to keep sensitive data safe, we need to protect against the exploitation of security vulnerabilities.
These are some cybersecurity goals:
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Source: GeeksforGeeks