🚧Access Control

Restricting who can view or use resources in a system.

📢Adware

Software that automatically displays unwanted advertisements.

🔑Asymmetric Encryption

Encryption using a public key to encrypt and a private key to decrypt.

⚔️Attack

An attempt to gain unauthorized access or cause harm to a system.

🥷Attacker

A person or entity that attempts to compromise a system.

🪪Authentication

The process of verifying a user's or system's identity.

✅Authorization

The process of granting or denying access to resources.

🚪Backdoor

A hidden method of bypassing normal authentication.

🪤Baiting

Luring victims with something enticing to trick them into a compromise.

👁️Biometrics

Authentication using physical characteristics like fingerprints or faces.

🔵Blue Team

A group responsible for defending systems against simulated attacks.

🤖Botnet

A network of compromised devices controlled remotely by an attacker.

🔄Business Continuity

Planning to ensure critical operations continue during disruptions.

🏛️Certificate Authority

An entity that issues and verifies digital certificates.

🔤Cipher

An algorithm used to encrypt and decrypt data.

📜Compliance

Adherence to laws, regulations, and security standards.

💔Data Breach

Unauthorized access to and disclosure of confidential data.

🚫Data Loss Prevention

Tools and policies that prevent sensitive data from leaving an organization.

🔒Data Privacy

The protection of personal information from unauthorized access.

🔓Decryption

The process of converting encrypted data back into its original form.

🚧Demilitarized Zone

A network segment that separates internal systems from the internet.

📜Digital Certificate

An electronic document proving the ownership of a public key.

✍️Digital Signature

A cryptographic value that verifies the authenticity of a message.

🚑Disaster Recovery

Restoring systems and data after a major security incident.

🔐Encryption

The process of converting data into a code to prevent unauthorized access.

💻Endpoint

Any device connected to a network, such as a laptop or phone.

🛡️Endpoint Security

Protecting end-user devices from threats and attacks.

💥Exploit

Code or a technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability.

🧱Firewall

A network security system that filters incoming and outgoing traffic.

🔬Forensics

The investigation of digital evidence after a security incident.