If you’re new to the cybersecurity scene or an expert in the field, our latest exhaustive directory intends to simplify the technical jargon and complex terminologies encasing the sphere of cybersecurity, ensuring a comprehensive coverage of evolving terms and technologies.
Within the directory, we shine a light on ‘Access control’ – a fundamental security mechanism that dictates who gets privy to sensitive data or resources. This concept bifurcates into ‘authentication’ (validating a user’s identity) and ‘authorization’ (determining access for validated users). Both elements are the backbone of an effective access control system.
‘Account Takeover’ is another term of importance in our directory. This refers to an unauthorized possession of a legitimate account via stolen credentials by cybercriminals. Avert potentially devastating consequences by strengthening your security measures to shield against such exploits.
The term ‘Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)’ pertains to a calculated and endurance-based cyber attacks, typically orchestrated by sophisticated intruders or even nation-states. Regular cybersecurity education and swift security responses are imperative to fend off such threats.
Ever heard of ‘Alert fatigue’? This refers to security experts becoming inundated with numerous alerts to the point of overlooking critical ones. Measures like alert prioritization and the utilization of alert consolidation tools can counteract this.
The directory also explains terms like ‘Allow-list’, ‘Antivirus (AV)’, ‘Application controls’, ‘Assume breach’, ‘Attack path’, and ‘Attack surface’ along with many others—all of which are fundamental within the cybersecurity field. Understand ‘Automated Moving Target Defense’ as an everchanging defense strategy, ‘Backup’ as a failsafe for data, and ‘Banker Trojan’ as a malicious program targeting financial data. Learn to set normal system behavior through ‘Baselining’ and identify cyber threats via ‘Behavioral analysis’.
Get the lowdown on ‘Black box testing’, ‘Black hat’, and ‘Blue team’, where each term relates to methods of testing, illegal hacking, and defense of an organization’s info system respectively. Equip yourself with this invaluable lexicon to traverse the realm of cybersecurity with ease and proficiency.
