Cybersecurity 101: Key Principles and Best Practices (Cybersecurity Glossary)

Discover the essentials of cybersecurity in an increasingly connected world. Explore foundational principles, key practices, and expert guidance on topics like adversarial exposure validation, cyber threats, data protection, exposure management and more. Your journey to a secure digital presence starts here with Cybersecurity 101.

A

• Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)
• Adversarial Exposure Validation Tools
• Adversary Emulation
• Attack Path Validation (APV)
• Attack Path Visualization
• Attack Simulation
• Attack Surface
• Attack Surface Management
• Automated Penetration Testing
• Automated Red Teaming
• Automated Security Control Assessment (ASCA)

B

• BAS Assessment
• BAS Tools
• Blue Teaming
• Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS)

C

• Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
• Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
• Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
• Continuous Security Validation
• Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)
• Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM)
• Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)

D

• Data Leakage
• Detection Rule Validation (DRV)

E

• Exposure Assessment
• Exposure Management
• External Attack Surface Management (EASM)

L

• Lateral Movement

M

• MITRE ATT&CK
• MITRE D3FEND Matrix

P

• Penetration Testing
• Purple Team
• Pyramid of Pain

R

• Ransomware
• Red Team
• Red Team Tools
• Risk Posture

S

• Security Automation
• Security Control Effectiveness
• Security Control Rationalization
• Security Control Validation (SCV)
• Security Controls
• Security Posture
• Security Posture Assessment
• Sigma Rule

V

• Vulnerability Prioritization
• Vulnerability Management Lifecycle

W

• White Hat Hacker

Y

• YARA Rule