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Cyber Security Glossary

Important definitions and terminologies used in Cyber Security

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Z

A

access and identity management in Cyber Security
Access Control in Cyber Security
access control mechanism in Cyber Security
access in Cyber Security
Access Management in Cyber Security
active attack in Cyber Security
active content in Cyber Security
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) in Cyber Security
advanced persistent threat in Cyber Security
adversary in Cyber Security
air gap in Cyber Security
alert in Cyber Security
all source intelligence in Cyber Security
allowlist in Cyber Security
analyze in Cyber Security
anti-virus (anti-malware) in Cyber Security
antispyware software in Cyber Security
antivirus software in Cyber Security
APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) in Cyber Security
asset in Cyber Security
asymmetric cryptography in Cyber Security
attack in Cyber Security
attack method in Cyber Security
attack mode in Cyber Security
attack path in Cyber Security
attack pattern in Cyber Security
attack signature in Cyber Security
attack surface in Cyber Security
Attack Vector in Cyber Security
attacker in Cyber Security
authenticate in Cyber Security
Authentication in Cyber Security
authenticity in Cyber Security
Authorization in Cyber Security
availability in Cyber Security

B

back door in Cyber Security
backing up in Cyber Security
BCP (Business Continuity Planning) in Cyber Security
behavior monitoring in Cyber Security
Biometric Authentication in Cyber Security
biometrics in Cyber Security
Black Hat Hacker in Cyber Security
black hat in Cyber Security
blacklist in Cyber Security
block cipher in Cyber Security
blocklist in Cyber Security
Blue Team in Cyber Security
Bot Detection in Cyber Security
bot herder in Cyber Security
bot in Cyber Security
bot master in Cyber Security
Botnet in Cyber Security
Botnets in Cyber Security
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in Cyber Security
Buffer Overflow in Cyber Security
bug in Cyber Security
build security in in Cyber Security
Business Continuity in Cyber Security
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in Cyber Security
bypass in Cyber Security

C

capability in Cyber Security
Certificate in Cyber Security
Chain of Custody Concept in Cyber Security
cipher in Cyber Security
ciphertext in Cyber Security
clickjacking in Cyber Security
cloud computing in Cyber Security
Cloud Security in Cyber Security
CND (Computer Network Defense) in Cyber Security
collect & operate in Cyber Security
collection operations in Cyber Security
Compliance in Cyber Security
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) in Cyber Security
Computer Forensic Lab in Cyber Security
Computer Forensic Team in Cyber Security
Computer Forensics and Steganography in Cyber Security
computer forensics in Cyber Security
computer network defense analysis in Cyber Security
computer network defense in Cyber Security
computer network defense infrastructure support in Cyber Security
computer security incident in Cyber Security
confidentiality in Cyber Security
consequence in Cyber Security
continuity of operations plan in Cyber Security
countermeasure in Cyber Security
cracker in Cyber Security
cracking in Cyber Security
critical infrastructure and key resources in Cyber Security
critical infrastructure in Cyber Security
cryptanalysis in Cyber Security
crypto keys in Cyber Security
cryptographic algorithm in Cyber Security
cryptography in Cyber Security
Cryptojacking in Cyber Security
cryptology in Cyber Security
customer service and technical support in Cyber Security
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) in Cyber Security
Cyber Crime Investigation Basics in Cyber Security
Cyber Crime Motives in Cyber Security
Cyber Crimes in Cyber Security
Cyber Criminals Types in Cyber Security
cyber ecosystem in Cyber Security
cyber exercise in Cyber Security
Cyber Forensics in Cyber Security
cyber incident in Cyber Security
cyber incident response plan in Cyber Security
cyber infrastructure in Cyber Security
Cyber Insurance in Cyber Security
Cyber Insurance Policy. in Cyber Security
cyber operations in Cyber Security
cyber operations planning in Cyber Security
Cyber Stalking in Cyber Security
cyber teams in Cyber Security
Cyber Terrorism in Cyber Security
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) in Cyber Security
Cyberattack in Cyber Security
Cyberbullying in Cyber Security
Cybercrime in Cyber Security
Cyberespionage in Cyber Security
Cybersecurity Framework in Cyber Security
Cybersecurity Governance in Cyber Security
Cybersecurity in Cyber Security
Cybersecurity Operations in Cyber Security
Cybersecurity Risk Assessment in Cyber Security
Cybersecurity Strategy in Cyber Security
Cyberstalking in Cyber Security
Cyberterrorism in Cyber Security
Cyberwarfare in Cyber Security

D

data administration in Cyber Security
data aggregation in Cyber Security
Data Breach in Cyber Security
data integrity in Cyber Security
data leakage in Cyber Security
data loss in Cyber Security
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in Cyber Security
data loss prevention in Cyber Security
data mining in Cyber Security
data spill in Cyber Security
data theft in Cyber Security
DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) Attack in Cyber Security
decipher in Cyber Security
decode in Cyber Security
decrypt in Cyber Security
decryption in Cyber Security
Denial of Service (DoS) in Cyber Security
denial of service in Cyber Security
designed-in security in Cyber Security
Detection and Containment in Cyber Security
digital certificate in Cyber Security
Digital Evidence Collection in Cyber Security
digital forensics in Cyber Security
Digital Forensics Life Cycle in Cyber Security
Digital Forensics Tools in Cyber Security
digital rights management in Cyber Security
Digital Signature in Cyber Security
Disaster Recovery in Cyber Security
disruption in Cyber Security
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) in Cyber Security
distributed denial of service in Cyber Security
DLP (Data Loss Prevention) in Cyber Security
DLP in Cyber Security
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in Cyber Security
DMZ in Cyber Security
domain name in Cyber Security
DOS (Denial of Service) in Cyber Security
DoS and DDoS Attacks in Cyber Security
drive-by download in Cyber Security
dumpster diving in Cyber Security
dynamic attack surface in Cyber Security

E

eavesdropping in Cyber Security
education and training in Cyber Security
electronic signature in Cyber Security
email in Cyber Security
encipher in Cyber Security
encode in Cyber Security
encrypt in Cyber Security
Encryption in Cyber Security
encryption key in Cyber Security
Endpoint Security in Cyber Security
enterprise risk management in Cyber Security
event in Cyber Security
Evidence Preservation in Cyber Security
Evidentiary Reporting in Cyber Security
exfiltration in Cyber Security
exploit in Cyber Security
exploitation analysis in Cyber Security
exposure in Cyber Security

F

failure in Cyber Security
Firewall in Cyber Security
Firewall Ruleset in Cyber Security
Forensic Activities in Cyber Security
Forensic Technologies in Cyber Security
Forensics Analysis of E-Mail in Cyber Security
Forensics and Social Media in Cyber Security
forensics in Cyber Security
Freedom of Speech in Cyber Security

G

GDPR in Cyber Security
Grey Hat Hacker in Cyber Security

H

hacker in Cyber Security
Hacking in Cyber Security
hacktivism in Cyber Security
hash value in Cyber Security
hashing in Cyber Security
hazard in Cyber Security
high risk application in Cyber Security
hijacking in Cyber Security
HIPAA in Cyber Security
honeypot in Cyber Security
host in Cyber Security
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) in Cyber Security

I

IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) in Cyber Security
ict supply chain threat in Cyber Security
Identity and Access Management (IAM) in Cyber Security
identity and access management in Cyber Security
identity cloning in Cyber Security
identity fraud in Cyber Security
Identity Theft (ID Theft) in Cyber Security
IDS (Intrusion Detection System) in Cyber Security
IDS in Cyber Security
impact in Cyber Security
incident in Cyber Security
incident management in Cyber Security
Incident Response in Cyber Security
incident response plan in Cyber Security
indicator in Cyber Security
industrial control system in Cyber Security
information and communication(s) technology in Cyber Security
information assurance compliance in Cyber Security
information assurance in Cyber Security
information security in Cyber Security
information security policy in Cyber Security
Information Security Principles in Cyber Security
information sharing in Cyber Security
information system resilience in Cyber Security
information systems security operations in Cyber Security
information technology in Cyber Security
inside( r) threat in Cyber Security
insider threat in Cyber Security
integrated risk management in Cyber Security
integrity in Cyber Security
Intellectual Property in Cyber Security
intent in Cyber Security
International Cyberspace Laws. in Cyber Security
Internet Fraud in Cyber Security
Internet in Cyber Security
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) in Cyber Security
Internet service provider (ISP) in Cyber Security
interoperability in Cyber Security
intranet in Cyber Security
Intrusion Detection and Prevention in Cyber Security
intrusion detection in Cyber Security
Intrusion Detection System (IDS) in Cyber Security
intrusion in Cyber Security
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cyber Security
investigate in Cyber Security
Investigating Credit Card Fraud Cases in Cyber Security
Investigating Cyber Pornography Crimes in Cyber Security
Investigating Phishing Cases in Cyber Security
investigation in Cyber Security
IP spoofing in Cyber Security
IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) in Cyber Security
IPS in Cyber Security
ISP (Internet Service Provider) in Cyber Security
IT Act in Cyber Security
it asset in Cyber Security

J

JBOH (JavaScript-Binding-Over-HTTP) in Cyber Security

K

keylogger in Cyber Security
Keyloggers and Spywares in Cyber Security
keystroke monitoring in Cyber Security
knowledge management in Cyber Security

L

LAN (Local Area Network) in Cyber Security
leapfrog attack in Cyber Security
legal advice and advocacy in Cyber Security
letterbomb in Cyber Security
License in Cyber Security
link jacking in Cyber Security

M

MAC Address Filtering in Cyber Security
machine learning and evolution in Cyber Security
macro virus in Cyber Security
malicious applet in Cyber Security
malicious code in Cyber Security
malicious logic in Cyber Security
malware (malicious software) in Cyber Security
Malware in Cyber Security
Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attack in Cyber Security
mitigation in Cyber Security
Mobile Forensics in Cyber Security
Mobile Security in Cyber Security
Monitoring in Cyber Security
moving target defense in Cyber Security
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) in Cyber Security

N

NAT in Cyber Security
Network Attacks in Cyber Security
Network Forensics in Cyber Security
network resilience in Cyber Security
Network Security in Cyber Security
Network Segmentation in Cyber Security
network services in Cyber Security
Networking in Cyber Security
non-repudiation in Cyber Security

O

object in Cyber Security
one-time password in Cyber Security
operate & maintain in Cyber Security
operational exercise in Cyber Security
operations technology in Cyber Security
outside( r) threat in Cyber Security
outsider threat in Cyber Security
outsourcing in Cyber Security
oversight & development in Cyber Security
OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) in Cyber Security

P

PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) in Cyber Security
packet in Cyber Security
packet sniffer in Cyber Security
packet sniffing in Cyber Security
passive attack in Cyber Security
Password Cracking in Cyber Security
Password in Cyber Security
password sniffing in Cyber Security
patch in Cyber Security
Patch Management in Cyber Security
payment card skimmers in Cyber Security
PCI-DSS in Cyber Security
pen register in Cyber Security
pen test in Cyber Security
pen testing in Cyber Security
penetration in Cyber Security
Penetration Testing in Cyber Security
personal identifying information / personally identifiable information in Cyber Security
Phishing in Cyber Security
phracker in Cyber Security
phreaker in Cyber Security
Physical Security in Cyber Security
piggyback in Cyber Security
piracy in Cyber Security
PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) in Cyber Security
plaintext in Cyber Security
Port Scanning in Cyber Security
POS (Point of Sale) intrusions in Cyber Security
Pre-Investigation Technical Assessment in Cyber Security
precursor in Cyber Security
preparedness in Cyber Security
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) in Cyber Security
privacy in Cyber Security
private key in Cyber Security
probe in Cyber Security
protect & defend in Cyber Security
Proxy Servers and Anonymizers in Cyber Security
Psychological Profiling in Cyber Security
public key cryptography in Cyber Security
public key encryption in Cyber Security
public key in Cyber Security
public key infrastructure in Cyber Security

R

Ransomware in Cyber Security
recovery in Cyber Security
red team exercise in Cyber Security
Red Team in Cyber Security
redundancy in Cyber Security
resilience in Cyber Security
response in Cyber Security
response plan in Cyber Security
restore in Cyber Security
Reverse Engineering in Cyber Security
risk analysis in Cyber Security
Risk Assessment in Cyber Security
risk in Cyber Security
Risk Management in Cyber Security
risk mitigation in Cyber Security
risk-based data management in Cyber Security
rootkit in Cyber Security

S

SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) in Cyber Security
sandboxing in Cyber Security
SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) in Cyber Security
Script Kiddie in Cyber Security
secret key in Cyber Security
Secure Coding in Cyber Security
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) in Cyber Security
securely provision in Cyber Security
Security Assessments in Cyber Security
security automation in Cyber Security
Security Awareness Training in Cyber Security
security control in Cyber Security
Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) in Cyber Security
security incident in Cyber Security
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) in Cyber Security
Security Operations Center (SOC) in Cyber Security
security perimeter in Cyber Security
security policy in Cyber Security
security program management in Cyber Security
Security Testing Tools in Cyber Security
SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) in Cyber Security
SIEM in Cyber Security
signature in Cyber Security
Single Sign-On (SSO) in Cyber Security
situational awareness in Cyber Security
smart card in Cyber Security
SMS Forging in Cyber Security
sniffer in Cyber Security
sniffing in Cyber Security
SOC in Cyber Security
Social Engineering in Cyber Security
Sociology of Cyber Criminals in Cyber Security
software assurance and security engineering in Cyber Security
software assurance in Cyber Security
spam in Cyber Security
spear phishing in Cyber Security
spillage in Cyber Security
spoof (spoofing) in Cyber Security
Spoofing in Cyber Security
spyware in Cyber Security
SQL Injection in Cyber Security
SSL in Cyber Security
Steganography in Cyber Security
strategic planning and policy development in Cyber Security
subject in Cyber Security
supervisory control and data acquisition in Cyber Security
supply chain in Cyber Security
supply chain risk management in Cyber Security
symmetric cryptography in Cyber Security
symmetric encryption algorithm in Cyber Security
symmetric key in Cyber Security
system administration in Cyber Security
System Backup in Cyber Security
system integrity in Cyber Security
systems development in Cyber Security
systems requirements planning in Cyber Security
systems security analysis in Cyber Security
systems security architecture in Cyber Security

T

tabletop exercise in Cyber Security
tailored trustworthy space in Cyber Security
targets in Cyber Security
technology research and development in Cyber Security
test and evaluation in Cyber Security
threat actor in Cyber Security
threat agent in Cyber Security
threat analysis in Cyber Security
threat assessment in Cyber Security
threat in Cyber Security
Threat Intelligence in Cyber Security
ticket in Cyber Security
TLS in Cyber Security
Token in Cyber Security
Trademark and Copyright in Cyber Security
traffic light protocol in Cyber Security
Transport Layer Security (TLS) in Cyber Security
trap and trace device in Cyber Security
Trojan Horse (Trojan) in Cyber Security
trojan horse in Cyber Security
Trojan in Cyber Security
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) in Cyber Security
two-factor authentication in Cyber Security
two-step authentication in Cyber Security

U

unauthorized access in Cyber Security
User Access Management in Cyber Security

V

Virtualization Security in Cyber Security
Virus in Cyber Security
vishing in Cyber Security
VoIP Hacking & Countermeasures in Cyber Security
VPN (Virtual Private Network) in Cyber Security
VPN in Cyber Security
Vulnerability Assessment (VA) in Cyber Security
vulnerability assessment and management in Cyber Security
vulnerability in Cyber Security
Vulnerability Research in Cyber Security
Vulnerability Scanning in Cyber Security

W

war dialer in Cyber Security
warez in Cyber Security
weakness in Cyber Security
Web Application Firewall (WAF) in Cyber Security
Web Application Security in Cyber Security
Web Basics in Cyber Security
Web Server Attacks in Cyber Security
Website in Cyber Security
White Hat Hacker in Cyber Security
white hat in Cyber Security
white team in Cyber Security
whitelist in Cyber Security
Wi-Fi in Cyber Security
Wireless LAN Basics in Cyber Security
wiretapping in Cyber Security
WLAN Hacking in Cyber Security
work factor in Cyber Security
worm in Cyber Security
Worms in Cyber Security

Z

Zero-Day Exploit in Cyber Security
zombie in Cyber Security

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