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Whitelist (Allowlist)

Also known as an allow-list, is a cybersecurity strategy which approves email addresses, IP addresses, domain names or application, denying access to others. Users can only gain access to the whitelisted items.

2024-10-14T13:43:58+01:00September 21st, 2022|

Worm Virus

A worm virus, known more commonly as a “worm” is a malicious program whose primary function is to self-replicate, automatically spreading through a network, without human intervention, while remaining active on infected systems. Worms can cause significant damage to both systems and networks.

2024-10-14T13:36:07+01:00July 5th, 2023|

Zero-Day Threat

A zero-day threat (also known as a zero-day exploit) is when a threat actor discovers a cybersecurity vulnerability that is not known to the software vendor. It is called a zero-day threat as once the vulnerability has been discovered; developers have "zero days" to create a fix for it. This type of vulnerability is [...]

2024-10-14T13:28:23+01:00November 1st, 2022|