CyberMap glossary

Cybersecurity glossary

Clear definitions of 810 security terms — and how they connect on the interactive map.

All categories General Network Application Cryptography Threat

Phishing

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where attackers impersonate legitimate entities to trick individuals into revealing sensitive informa…

Phishing Simulation

Phishing simulations are used to test employees' susceptibility to phishing attacks. The results of these simulations inform risk assessments by iden…

Phishing Susceptibility

Users of shadow IT applications may be more susceptible to phishing attacks due to a lack of security awareness training and the use of personal emai…

PowerShell

PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language developed by Microsoft. It can be used by attackers for various malicious activities, inclu…

Privilege Escalation

Exploiting a bug or design flaw in an application or operating system to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an applic…

Process Injection

Process injection is a technique used by malware to inject malicious code into legitimate processes. EDR systems monitor process activity to detect a…