Cybersecurity Glossary

Essential security terms and definitions to help you navigate the world of digital security.

What is Attack Surface Monitoring?

Attack surface monitoring finds and tracks every entry point hackers could use before they do—here's how it works and why it matters.

What Is Kerberos?

Kerberos secures network authentication using encrypted tickets, enabling safe, scalable, and single sign-on access while minimizing credential exposu...

What are Insider Threats?

Insider threats exploit trusted access and everyday behavior, making them harder to detect and often more damaging than external cyberattacks.

What is Extended Detection and Response (XDR)?

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) unifies threat detection, investigation, and response across endpoints, networks, cloud, and identity layers.

What is Hybrid Cloud Security?

Hybrid cloud security protects data and workloads across on-premises and cloud environments by unifying visibility, enforcing consistent policies, and...

What is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)?

GDPR is a landmark data protection regulation that gives individuals greater control over their personal data while holding organizations globally acc...

What is Fileless Malware?

Fileless malware executes entirely in memory using trusted system tools, allowing attackers to stay hidden longer and bypass traditional, file-based s...

What is Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC)?

Learn how Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) enables fine-grained, context-aware access decisions by evaluating user, resource, and environmental a...

What is Data Loss Prevention?

Move beyond reactive alerts with a comprehensive guide to Data Loss Prevention (DLP)—transforming data security into a proactive, automated defense th...

What is Cloud Jacking?

Cloud jacking is an identity-driven cyberattack where threat actors hijack cloud accounts and control planes to stealthily exploit resources and exfil...

What are Botnets?

Understand how botnets, which is a network of millions of compromised devices controlled by attackers, execute massive DDoS attacks, spam campaigns, a...