Post🛡🔥 20 Cybersecurity Terms Every Beginner Should Know part 2

🛡🔥 20 Cybersecurity Terms Every Beginner Should Know part 2 1. Malware 🦠 — Malicious software designed to harm, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access. 2. Phishing 🎣 — Fake messages designed to trick people into revealing information or clicking malicious links. 3. Firewall 🔥 — Security system that filters network traffic based on rules. 4. Encryption 🔐 — Converts readable data into an unreadable form to protect confidentiality. 5. Hashing #️⃣ — Converts data into a fixed-length value, commonly used for password storage and integrity checks. 6. Authentication 👤 — Verifies who a user is. 7. Authorization 🔑 — Determines what an authenticated user is allowed to access. 8. MFA 📱 — Requires multiple verification factors, such as a password plus an authenticator code. 9. Vulnerability ⚠️ — A weakness that could potentially be exploited. 10. Exploit 💥 — A technique or code that takes advantage of a vulnerability. 11. Ransomware 🔒 — Malware that blocks access to data or systems and demands payment. 12. DDoS 🌐 — An attack that overwhelms a service with traffic from many sources. 13. VPN 🛡 — Creates an encrypted connection between your device and a VPN server. 14. IDS 🚨 — Detects suspicious activity and generates alerts. 15. IPS 🧱 — Detects suspicious activity and can automatically block it. 16. SIEM 📊 — Collects and analyzes security logs to help detect and investigate threats. 17. SOC 👨‍💻 — Security Operations Center responsible for monitoring and responding to security threats. 18. Zero Trust 🚫 — Security approach based on "Never Trust, Always Verify." 19. IOC 🔎 — Indicator of Compromise; evidence that may suggest a system has been compromised. 20. Incident Response 🚨 — The process of detecting, containing, investigating, and recovering from security incidents.