Random Cybersecurity Phrases

Do you know these cybersecurity phrases?

🔥Firewall: A security system designed to monitor and control incoming and outgoing network traffic, acting as a barrier between a trusted internal network and untrusted external networks.

🎣Phishing Attack: A type of cyber attack where attackers use deceptive emails, messages, or websites to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information.

☠️Zero-Day Exploit: A cyber attack that takes advantage of a software vulnerability on the same day it becomes known to the public, giving the software's developer zero days to fix the flaw.

🔒Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): A security process in which a user provides two different authentication factors to verify their identity, by combining a password with a secondary method like a code sent to their mobile device.

🌐Penetration Testing: The practice of simulating a cyber attack on a computer system, network, or application to identify vulnerabilities that malicious hackers could exploit.

📲Endpoint Security: A strategy that focuses on securing end-user devices, such as computers, smartphones and tablets, to protect them from cyber threats like malware, ransomware and unauthorised access.

📶SSL/TLS Encryption: Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are cryptographic protocols that provide secure communication over a computer network. They are commonly used to secure data transfers between a user's browser and a website.

⛑️Incident Response: The process of responding to and managing the aftermath of a cybersecurity incident, including analysing the impact, containing the threat, eradicating the cause and implementing measures to prevent future occurrences.

🍯Honeypot: A decoy system or network designed to attract and detect unauthorised access attempts, helping organisations study the tactics of potential attackers and enhance their overall cybersecurity posture.

👨💻WAF: A security solution that protects web applications from various online threats, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting and other types of attacks.