Common Cybersecurity Terms Flashcards
Understanding the common terms used in module 1 of the Google Cybersecurity Certification Course.
The practice of ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information by protecting networks, devices, people, and data from unauthorized access or criminal exploitation.
Cybersecurity (Or Security)
The process of adhering to internal standards and external regulations and enables organizations to avoid fines and security breaches.
Compliance
The guidelines used for building plans to help mitigate risks and threats to data and privacy.
Security Frameworks
Safeguards designed to reduce specific security risks. They are used with security frameworks to establish a strong security posture.
Security Controls
An organizations ability to manage its defense of critical assets and data and react to change. A strong _________ ___________ leads to lower risk for the organization.
Security Posture
A malicious attacker, any person or group who presents a security risk. The risk can relate to computers, applications, networks, and data.
Threat Actor
A current or former employee, external vendor, or a trusted partner who poses a security risk. Oftentimes accidental, but can be intentional.
Internal Threat
The practice of keeping an organizations network infrastructure secure from unauthorized access. This includes data, services, systems, and devices that are stored in an organization’s network.
Network Security
The process of ensuring assets stored in the ______ are properly configured, or set up correctly, and access to those assets is limited to authorized users. The ________ is a network made up of a collection of servers or computers that store resources and data in remote physical locations known as data centers that can be accessed via the internet. _____ _______ is a growing subfield of cybersecurity that specifically focuses on the protection of data, applications, and infrastructure in the _________.
Cloud, Cloud Security
A process that can be used to create a specific set of instructions for a computer to execute tasks.
Programming