Common Cybersecurity Terms

Question 1

The practice of ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information by protecting networks, devices, people, and data from unauthorized access or criminal exploitation.

Answer 1

Cybersecurity (Or Security)

Question 2

The process of adhering to internal standards and external regulations and enables organizations to avoid fines and security breaches.

Answer 2

Compliance

Question 3

The guidelines used for building plans to help mitigate risks and threats to data and privacy.

Answer 3

Security Frameworks

Question 4

Safeguards designed to reduce specific security risks. They are used with security frameworks to establish a strong security posture.

Answer 4

Security Controls

Question 5

An organizations ability to manage its defense of critical assets and data and react to change. A strong _________ ___________ leads to lower risk for the organization.

Answer 5

Security Posture

Question 6

A malicious attacker, any person or group who presents a security risk. The risk can relate to computers, applications, networks, and data.

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Threat Actor

Question 7

A current or former employee, external vendor, or a trusted partner who poses a security risk. Oftentimes accidental, but can be intentional.

Answer 7

Internal Threat

Question 8

The practice of keeping an organizations network infrastructure secure from unauthorized access. This includes data, services, systems, and devices that are stored in an organization’s network.

Answer 8

Network Security

Question 9

The process of ensuring assets stored in the ______ are properly configured, or set up correctly, and access to those assets is limited to authorized users. The ________ is a network made up of a collection of servers or computers that store resources and data in remote physical locations known as data centers that can be accessed via the internet. _____ _______ is a growing subfield of cybersecurity that specifically focuses on the protection of data, applications, and infrastructure in the _________.

Answer 9

Cloud, Cloud Security

Question 10

A process that can be used to create a specific set of instructions for a computer to execute tasks.

Answer 10

Programming