“The Cloud” refers to software and services that run on the Internet instead of a personal computer. Google’s email service, gmail, runs in the Cloud and is accessible from multiple devices, whereas traditional email systems were software installed on PCs and the messages were stored locally on that machine.
Broken or misconfigured access controls can make private parts of a given website public when they’re not supposed to be. They are one of several methods cybercriminals use to breach computer systems.
Botnets are networks from compromised computers that are controlled externally by remote hackers. The remote hackers then send spam or attack other computers through these botnets.
A security awareness program is a formal program with the goal of training users of the potential threats to an organization and how to avoid situations that might put the organization’s data at risk.
Information Security Management (ISM) deals with the implementation and monitoring of a predefined security level for the IT environment. It includes confidentiality, integrity and availability.
To protect sensitive data, security controls needs to guard weaknesses in the system and offer only required functionality to authorized users.
A security threat is a possibility of danger that might harm the vulnerability of a computer system and breach the security to cause damage.
Human error is often the weak link in security due to a lack of awareness on an employee’s part about the consequences of improper actions, and how that ultimately impacts the system as a whole.
Strategic plans define the need for an action, the impact of that particular action and driving forces behind the action. Security strategy in any organization starts with an in-depth analysis of their business.
Cybersecurity (or information technology security) is the technique of protecting computers, networks, programs, and data from unauthorized access or attacks that are aimed for exploitation.