Darktrace Cyber AI Glossary

Explore commonly used cyber security terms
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Account Takeover

Account takeover is when a user's profile has been hijacked by a cyber criminal.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a vast branch of computer science concerned with a development in software that allows computer systems to perform tasks that imitate human cognitive intelligence.

Botnet

A botnet attack is a cyber attack that uses a network of compromised computers to conduct malicious activity without the victims knowledge.

Brand Impersonation

Brand impersonation is a form of phishing cyber-attack that aims to solicit sensitive information from victims by posing as a legitimate brand.

Business Email Compromise (BEC)

Business Email Compromise is when a cyber criminal tricks a victim by impersonating a valuable or high-ranking individual within a business.

CEO Fraud

CEO fraud is a form of impersonation where a threat actor will falsify their identity, acting as an executive at an organization, and attempt to communicate with other employees, such as members of the finance department to solicit sensitive information.

Cloud Email

Cloud email is email that is hosted on a remote server. These servers are accessible by the internet and hosted by a third-party service providers.

Cloud Security

Cloud security is the protection of information and services that companies are storing in their cloud-based environments.

Content Filtering

The process of screening or restricting content to objectionable content on the web, in the email inbox, or other mediums.

Cyber Security

Cyber security is the practice of defending computer systems, networks, cloud infrastructures, and more from cyber-attacks.

Email Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Email data loss prevention (DLP) is a cyber security concept referring to the reduction of potential risk associated with email activity that comes from the accidental or intentional leakage of valuable information via email.

Email Filtering

Email filtering is a method of email security that involves identifying and sorting emails that are deemed non-productive, spam, or malicious.

Email Security

Email security is the practice of protecting email communication from unauthorized activity.

Email Spam

Email spam is unwanted or unsolicited emails that end up in your email inbox.

Generative AI

Generative AI is an artificial intelligence technology that uses machine learning algorithms to generate content. This can be in the form of text, art, video, images, and more.

Graymail

Graymail is bulk emails that were originally solicited but are no longer wanted by the recipient. They do not fit the typical definition of spam email.

Incident Response

Incident Response is the immediate steps that an organization will take to deal with a data breach/cyber-attack.

Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES)

ICES is a type of email security that supplements cloud-based email services, providing email protection against a wide range of threats.

IoT Cyber Security

IoT stands for “Internet of Things.” This refers to physical devices that connect wirelessly to a network. IoT cyber security are the tools and methods that attempt to protect these devices from cyber threats.

Machine Learning

Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that uses algorithms to teach computers to learn and program themselves in order to classify data or predict future outcomes.

Malware

Malware is malicious software that is designed to obtain valuable data or damage and destroy cyber systems.

Phishing

Phishing is when a threat actor poses as a legitimate email sender in an attempt to get victims to give them sensitive information.

Ransomware

Ransomware is a combination of the words "ransom" and "software." The word ransomware refers to the downloading of malware and the encryption of valuable documents by a cyber criminal who will hold those documents until a ransom is payed.

Secure Email Gateway (SEG)

A secure email gateway (SEG) or a secure email server (SEC) is a type of email security software that sits between inbound and outbound email communication.

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the technical standard protocol used to send and receive emails.

Smishing

Smishing is the process by which a threat actor sends fraudulent SMS messages in order to get victims to give away sensitive information or download malicious files.

Social Engineering

Social engineering is an attack technique used by cyber-criminals to build trust with and trick their victims into fulfilling a request.

Spear Phishing

Spear phishing is a more targeted form of "Phishing". Both of which refer to a cyber security threat involving sending fraudulent emails to solicit information while posing as a legitimate sender.

Spoofing

Spoofing is the process by which someone sends a fraudulent message using a false identity in order to solicit sensitive information.

Vishing

Vishing is a type of cyber-attack that uses voice or telephone technology to trick targets into revealing sensitive information to attackers.

Whaling

Whaling is a specific form of phishing attack that is used to gain access to networks and information by targeting high ranking members of an organization.

Zero Trust

Zero trust is a cyber security paradigm designed for data and resource security amidst the growth of the remote workforce and cloud-based data storage.

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