Cyber Resilience

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 approach that integrates security considerations into every stage of the software development lifecycle.

A cyberattack targeting the less-secure elements of a supply chain to compromise a primary target.

Security technology that monitors endpoint devices to detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats.

A code injection technique that exploits vulnerabilities in database-driven applications through malicious SQL statements.

A system that monitors network traffic or system activities for malicious activity or policy violations.

An attack designed to make a machine or network resource unavailable by overwhelming it with traffic.

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

A web security vulnerability allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.