Cybersecurity Concepts

Availability

Information or data which can be accessed when needed

Authentication

Making sure a person is who they say they are

Authorization

Procedure used to determine user privileges or access levels to the system

Confidentiality

Requirement of being private or secret

Domain

Network of computers and devices managed as a unit with the same procedures and rules

Integrity

State of being complete or uncorrupted

Malware

short for "malicious software" and covers threats such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware and the numerous other programs used by hackers to gain access to or damage sensitive information on a computer

Macro Virus

Macros programmed to carry out malicious intent

Privacy

Rights an individual or organization has over information and it's used

Risk

Calculated assessment of potential threats to an organization's security

Security

How information is protected

Threat

Intent of doing harm

Vulnerability

Gap or weakness which undermines an organization's security efforts