Glossary of Common Cybersecurity Terms
Glossary of Common Cybersecurity Terms
- Botnet: A network of infected computers that can be controlled remotely to perform malicious tasks.
- Denial of Service (DoS) attack: An attack that floods a network or system with traffic to make it unavailable to users.
- Encryption: The process of converting plaintext into unreadable ciphertext to protect data privacy.
- Firewall: A network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic.
- Malicious Insider
- Malware: Software designed to harm or exploit a computer system.
- Password: A secret word or phrase used to authenticate a user’s identity.
- Phishing: Fraudulent emails, texts, or messages that trick users into revealing sensitive information.
- Ransomware: Malware that demands payment in exchange for restoring access to data.
- Risk
- Risk Appetite
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Management
- Scope
- Scope Creep
- Stakeholder
- Threat
- Threat Actor
- Two-factor authentication: A security process that requires two forms of verification, such as a password and a fingerprint.
- Virus
- Virtual private network (VPN): A secure, encrypted connection between two networks over the internet.
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