Security Glossary
Find explanations of key security terms. Stay informed and keep your business safe.
Cyber Threats
Malicious activities aimed at compromising a company’s data, systems, or operations. These include ransomware, phishing, DDoS attacks, social engineering, and supply chain attacks.
Digital Forensic Analysis
An advanced investigation process designed to identify, analyze, and mitigate security incidents, enabling a thorough understanding of the attack’s origin and impact.
Resilient Backups
Backups that are protected against tampering or destruction, which are essential for restoring operations following attacks such as ransomware.
Cyber sabotage
Deliberate actions intended to disrupt or damage critical systems, infrastructure, and processes.
Business Continuity
A set of strategies that ensure the company continues to operate even during or after a security incident.
Cybercriminals / Threat Actors
Individuals or groups (including hacktivists or states) responsible for attacks targeting companies and infrastructure.
DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)
Attacks that overload systems and render services unavailable. Cyber Protecht incorporates dedicated technology to prevent and mitigate these attacks.
Detection and Active Response
The ability to quickly identify incidents and respond with automated actions to mitigate and contain attacks.
Misinformation and Deepfakes
AI-generated content that could damage a company’s reputation or operations, or mislead employees.
Email Security
A suite of technologies that block malicious content, phishing, and attempts to compromise systems via email—the most common attack vector.
Social Engineering
Psychological manipulation used to deceive employees and gain access to systems or data.
Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
Systems that protect websites and applications by minimizing their exposure to attacks, such as injection attacks or vulnerability exploitation.
Hacktivism
Activities carried out by groups that launch cyberattacks for political or ideological reasons.
Service Outage
Operational disruptions caused by attacks or failures, with a significant impact on the business.
Incident Investigation
A process for identifying, analyzing, and documenting security incidents to improve future responses.
Malware
Malicious software, including viruses, Trojans, worms, or spyware, used to steal data, encrypt systems, or compromise infrastructure.
24/7 monitoring
Continuous monitoring of systems and networks to detect suspicious behavior and block attacks in real time.
Active Prevention
A core principle of Cyber Protecht that aims to anticipate threats using automated tools and specialized teams.
Active Protection
Technologies that block and contain threats before they reach critical systems.
Phishing / Smishing / Vishing
Attacks that use email, text phone calls to steal data or credentials.
Ransomware
Malware that encrypts data and demands a ransom. It is one of the biggest threats to businesses and a key focus of Cyber Protecht.
Active Recovery
The ability to resume operations quickly after an attack, with processes and technology designed to minimize the impact.
Data Theft
Unauthorized theft of sensitive information, often involving credentials, customers data, customers intellectual property.
Sandboxing
Technology that analyzes suspicious files in an isolated environment to detect malicious behavior.
Smishing / Vishing
Phishing scams carried out via text phone calls.
Threat Hunting
A proactive measure that looks for signs of attacks before they occur.
Threat Intelligence
Strategic information on attackers, attack techniques, and trends used to strengthen protection.
Zero-Day Vulnerability
Vulnerabilities unknown to manufacturers and exploited before a fix was available.