Week 1 Flashcards
(11 cards)
Cybersecurity ensures:
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability of information
Compliance
Process of adhering to internal standards and external regulations
Enable organisations to avoid fines and security breaches
Security frameworks
Guidelines used for building plans to help mitigate risks and threats
Security controls
Safeguards designed to reduce specific security risks
Threat actor
A person who presents a security risk
Internal threat
Current/former employee
External vendor
Trusted partner
Network security
Practices of keeping an organisation’s networkinfrastructure secure - data, services, systems, and devices
Primary responsibilities of an entry-level security analyst
Monitor systems
Protect information
Search for weaknesses
Security audits
Enables security professionals to review an organisation’s security records, activities, and related documents
Security teams
Achieve regulatory compliance
Protect against internal and external threats
Digital forensic investigators
Identify, analyse, and preserve criminal evidence within networks, computers, and electronic devices