Web Application Security
SQL Injection
Injection of untrusted input into a database query so it changes the intended query behavior.
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Web Application Security
Same Origin Policy
The same-origin policy is a browser rule that limits how scripts from one origin interact with content from another origin.
Cloud Security
Secret Management
Secret management is the controlled storage, distribution, use, and rotation of credentials and other sensitive application values.
Business Cybersecurity
Security Awareness Training
Security awareness training teaches people how to recognize, avoid, and report security risks they may encounter in their work.
Incident Response
Security Information and Event Management
A system that collects and analyzes security events from multiple sources.
Incident Response
Security Operations Center
A security operations center is a team and working function that monitors security signals, investigates alerts, and coordinates response to suspected incidents.
Incident Response
Security Orchestration Automation and Response
Security orchestration, automation, and response connects security tools and repeatable workflows to help teams triage alerts and carry out approved response steps.
Web Application Security
Server-Side Request Forgery
A flaw that lets an attacker induce a server to send a request to an unintended destination.
Cloud Security
Serverless Function
A serverless function is code run on demand by a cloud service without the customer managing the underlying server process.
Web Application Security
Session Hijacking
Session hijacking is the unauthorized use of another person's active session, often through a stolen or exposed session identifier.
Cloud Security
Shared Responsibility Model
A division of security duties between a cloud provider and its customer.
Phishing Social Engineering
Social Engineering
Manipulating people to make them disclose information or perform actions they otherwise would not.
Phishing Social Engineering
Spear Phishing
Phishing tailored to a particular person, role, or organization.
Malware
Spyware
Software that secretly collects information or monitors activity without proper authorization.
Business Cybersecurity
Supply Chain Security
Supply chain security manages cyber risks introduced through products, software, services, and organizations an enterprise depends on.