Archives: Glossary Terms

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a widely adopted symmetric block cipher algorithm used to encrypt electronic data. Here’s a breakdown Read more

API refers to the Application Programming Interface, and API security is the practice of protecting these interfaces from attacks. Here’s Read more

A Botnet is a network of computers or devices infected with malware and controlled by an attacker, often without the Read more

Command and Control (C2) refers to the mechanisms that attackers use to communicate with and control compromised systems within a Read more

Common Event Format. It is an open standard format for logging security events that is designed to help organizations aggregate Read more

CIA Triad The CIA Triad is a foundational model in cybersecurity that defines the key principles for ensuring secure systems Read more

CVE is a publicly accessible list or dictionary that catalogs known security flaws (vulnerabilities) and security-related issues (exposures) in software Read more

Common Vulnerability Scoring System In simpler terms: Imagine CVSS as a standardized scale for measuring the “danger” of a software Read more

Distributed Denial of Service attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal functioning of a target—such as a website, Read more

Definition: In cybersecurity, DER – Distinguished Encoding Rules is a strictly defined subset of the Basic Encoding Rules (BER) used Read more