Cloud-Native Application Protection

Cybersecurity

The practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks, unauthorised access, and data breaches.

Threat Intelligence

Evidence-based knowledge about existing or emerging threats to an organisation's digital assets and infrastructure.

Vulnerability Assessment

The process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritising security vulnerabilities in systems and applications.

Penetration Testing

A simulated cyberattack against a system to evaluate the security of its defences and identify exploitable vulnerabilities.

Red Team

A group of security professionals who simulate real-world attacks to test an organisation's defensive capabilities.

Blue Team

A group of security professionals who defend against both real attackers and simulated attacks from red teams.

Purple Team

A collaborative security approach combining red team attack knowledge with blue team defensive capabilities.

Intrusion Prevention System

A network security technology that examines network traffic to detect and prevent vulnerability exploits.

Ransomware

Malicious software that encrypts a victim's files and demands payment for the decryption key.

Malware

Malicious software designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorised access to computer systems.

Phishing

A social engineering attack that uses fraudulent communications to trick recipients into revealing sensitive information.

Spear Phishing

A targeted phishing attack directed at specific individuals or organisations using personalised deceptive content.

An advanced firewall that goes beyond traditional packet filtering to include application awareness and intrusion prevention.

Technology that automates security operations by orchestrating tools and processes for incident response.

A centralised facility where security professionals monitor, detect, analyse, and respond to cybersecurity incidents.

A security model that requires strict identity verification for every person and device accessing resources regardless of location.

A model describing the stages of a cyberattack from reconnaissance through data exfiltration.

The proactive search for cyber threats within an organisation's environment that have evaded automated detection, using hypotheses, threat intelligence, and advanced analytics.

The practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks including unauthorised access, use, and disruption.

Practices and tools that protect the integrity of software components, dependencies, build pipelines, and distribution channels from compromise and tampering.

Cloud-Native

An approach to building applications that fully exploit cloud computing advantages like elasticity, resilience, and automation.

Configuration Management

The practice of systematically managing and maintaining the consistency of system configurations.