Category: The Language of Cybersecurity

This is one of the 52 terms in The Language of Cybersecurity published by XML Press in 2018 and the contributor for this term is Dave Kartchner. What is it? Malicious code that encrypts files on a computing device, enabling an...

This is one of the 52 terms in The Language of Cybersecurity published by XML Press in 2018 and the contributor for this term is Jeffrey Rogers. What is it? An exploit in which an attacker, typically using email, attempts to...

This is one of the 52 terms in The Language of Cybersecurity published by XML Press in 2018 and the contributor for this term is Chris Vickery. What is it? A part of the internet that is intentionally hidden from standard...

This is one of the 52 terms in The Language of Cybersecurity published by XML Press in 2018 and the contributor for this term is James McQuiggan. What is it? A product vulnerability that the developers are unaware of. Why is it...

This is one of the 52 terms in The Language of Cybersecurity published by XML Press in 2018 and the contributor for this term is Thomas Carey. What is it? A hostile action against an organization performed accidentally or...