Understanding Cyber Threats Through Human Body Analogies
Just as our human body faces various types of infections, diseases, and health threats that enter through different pathways and cause specific symptoms, our computers encounter similar digital threats. By understanding cybersecurity through familiar health experiences — from throat infections to food poisoning, and even pandemic responses — we can better grasp how to protect our digital lives.
As humans, we experience throat infections, tonsillitis, and ear infections caused by viruses that enter our body through air, nostrils, and other pathways. These viruses can remain dormant without our knowledge before causing weakness and various symptoms. Computer viruses operate identically — entering through malicious programs, hiding undetected, then weakening system performance and spreading to other files.