Cybersecurity 101

A security incident during which confidential data or sensitive information is stolen or taken from a system, without the knowledge or authorization of the system’s owners, by either malicious insiders or external attackers.

Data integrity refers to the accuracy, completeness, consistency and validity of data over its lifecycle. In the context of cybersecurity, data integrity is crucial for ensuring that data remains unaltered, uncorrupted, and trustworthy, whether it is being processed by software applications, transmitted over a network, or stored in a database. Without data integrity, organizations [...]

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) refers to a set of technologies, strategies, and tools designed to prevent unauthorized access, leakage, or destruction of sensitive data. DLP tools are critical in cybersecurity as they help organizations safeguard their confidential and proprietary information—whether it's stored on servers, in the cloud, or being transmitted across networks. The primary [...]

Decryption is the process of converting data that was unreadable, due to encryption, back to its original format that is both readable and understood by either a human or a computer. To decrypt data, a key or password is usually required. This process is essential in the realm of digital security, ensuring that sensitive [...]

Deepfake refers to media—usually images, videos, or audio—created or altered using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning techniques to make them appear real but to present false or manipulated content. While deepfake technology is often associated with entertainment or personal use, it has significant implications in the realm of cybersecurity. Deepfakes can be [...]

A Denial of Service (DoS) attack is aimed at making a network service, website, or online resource unavailable to its intended users by overwhelming it with traffic or other disruptions. The primary goal of a DoS attack is to deny legitimate users access to a system, server, or network by exhausting its resources, causing [...]

A dictionary attack is a systematic, brute-force technique during which attackers will run common words and phrases, along with their simple variations, to guess passwords. Unlike brute-force attacks, which attempt every possible combination of characters, a dictionary attack narrows the focus to commonly used passwords and variations, making it more efficient in terms of [...]

Distributed Denial of Service attacks are a type of cybercrime which uses numerous systems to perform an attack, aiming to exceed a website’s capacity to handle requests and therefore prevent the website from functioning properly for online users. Unlike a traditional Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack, which involves a single source of malicious traffic, a DDoS [...]

Double extortion is a cyberattack strategy used by ransomware groups during which attackers encrypt the victim's data and then also threaten to release sensitive data publicly unless a ransom is paid. Double extortion attacks are part of a broader trend in the evolution of cybercrime, where attackers seek to increase pressure on victims, leveraging [...]