Software Bill of Materials

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.

A unified security platform that integrates multiple security tools and data sources for comprehensive threat detection.

A programme where organisations pay individuals for discovering and reporting software vulnerabilities.

Technology that aggregates and analyses security data from across an organisation to detect threats.

Using unique biological characteristics like fingerprints, facial features, or iris patterns to verify identity.

A globally accessible knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world cyber observations.

A programming error where data written to a buffer exceeds its capacity, potentially allowing code execution.

An integrated security platform that protects cloud-native applications across the full lifecycle, combining workload protection, configuration management, and runtime security.

Risk Management

The process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to an organisation's capital and operations.