Fondations Of Cybersecurity Flashcards
What is Cybersecurity
The practice of ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, by protecting networks, devices, people and data from unauthorized access, or criminal exploitation.
Who is a threat actor?
This is any person or group who presents a security risk.
List 5 benefits of security
- Protection against internal and external threats.
- Meeting regulatory compliance laws, and guidelines.
- Maintain and improve business productivity.
- Reduce expenses.
- Maintain brand trust.
What are internal threats?
Current employees, external vendors, trusted partners
What are external threats?
People trying to gain illegal access to information, networks or devices
What is complaince?
The process of adhering to internal standards and external regulations enabling to avoid fines and security breaches
Security frameworks are?
Guidelines used for building plans to help mitigate risks and threats to data and privacy.
Security controls are?
Safeguards designed with help of security frameworks to reduce specific security risks and establish strong security posture
What is security posture?
An organization’s ability to manage it’s defense of critical assets and data and react to change
What is network security?
The practice of keeping an organization’s network infrastructure secure from unauthorized access
What is cloud security?
The process of ensuring that assets stored in the cloud are properly configured, and access is limited to authorized users
What is a threat?
Any circumstance or event that can negatively impact assets
What is a risk?
Anything that can impact the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an asset
What is a vulnerability?
A weakness that can be exploited by a threat
