The incredible journey of cybersecurity: from military origins to a recession-proof business opportunity

Since the first network was created in 1969 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, for both the Military MILnet and the civil ARPAnet, the purpose was to give remote access, at the time the risk of cyber breaches was not taken into consideration. This research analyzes the risk, giving birth to the need or demand for security, making cybersecurity a market product or service aimed to satisfy that demand. As the use of the internet has been growing to the level of involving any business activity, is a must to protect this business from unwanted risks.