Security Glossary

Protecting data and managing security in cloud services (like SaaS applications and cloud storage) that your organization uses. Unlike traditional IT ...

Meeting the requirements of laws, regulations, and industry standards that apply to your business's data and security practices. Depending on what kin...

An organization's overall security strength - essentially how well it can identify, protect against, and respond to cyber threats. It's a holistic mea...

The potential for loss or damage when a threat exploits a vulnerability. In simple terms, risk is the likelihood of a cyber-incident combined with its...

A type of security incident where sensitive, confidential, or protected data is accessed or disclosed by an unauthorized person. In other words, infor...

A security approach that uses multiple layers of defense so that if one layer fails, others still stand. Instead of relying on a single barrier, you d...

A type of attack where an attacker tries to make a service (like a website, email service, or any network resource) unavailable by overwhelming it wit...

The process of converting data into a coded format that is unreadable to anyone who doesn't have the decryption key. When data is encrypted, even if s...

Any device that connects to your network and can communicate back and forth - typically end-user devices like laptops, desktops, smartphones, tablets,...

An advanced security solution for endpoints (desktops, laptops, servers) that not only tries to prevent malware (like traditional antivirus) but also ...