CATEGORY: Cyber Attacks and Breaches
Cybersecurity Glossary

Supply Chain Attack

What Is a Supply Chain Attack? A supply chain attack is when an organization, or multiple organizations, is attacked through a third-party vendor. A third-party

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Ransomware

What Is Ransomware?  Ransomware is a type of malware that freezes a system or data, preventing users from accessing them. The idea behind the attack

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Malware

What Is Malware? Malware, a portmanteau of the words malicious and software, is any software or program that is designed to disrupt and damage a

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DDoS Attack

What Is a DDoS Attack?  A DDoS attack consists of multiple compromised systems attacking a target on your network, such as a server or your

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Cyber Attack

What Is a Cyber Attack?  A cyber attack is any attempt – successful or otherwise — by cybercriminals to access a cloud or computer network

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Brute-Force Attack

What Is a Brute-Force Attack? Brute-force is a hacking method that uses trial-and-error password guessing. It relies on software to automatically go through millions of

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Botnet

What Is a Botnet?  A botnet is a network of bot-compromised machines that can be controlled and used to launch massive attacks by a bot-herder.

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