efforts by bad actors to profit from their malicious attacks.

attempts to disrupt the operations of organizations by attacking their IT and operational technology (OT) infrastructure to damage it, temporarily shut it down, or hold it for ransom.

cyberattacks backed by state agencies that are part of broader espionage and military activities.

target people to steal login and other confidential information by trying to trick them into clicking malicious links in emails, message apps, or on the web.

Spear Phishing is a highly targeted variant of Phishing that uses a pretend email or message from an important individual to trick a person within the same or a partner organization.

Malware is malicious software designed to infect IT systems and cause damage or compromise data security.

come in many forms, such as viruses, worms, trojans, adware, spyware, ransomware, and more.

Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts data on infected IT systems.

Man In The Middle Attack

A man in the middle (MITM) attack occurs when cybercriminals intercept and alter network traffic flowing between IT systems.

Denial Of Service Attack

A Denial of Service (DoS) attack aims to disrupt a service being provided on the network by flooding the targeted systems or applications with so many requests that the servers cannot respond to them all.

Botnets are widespread groups of devices that have been compromised and hijacked by cybercriminals in order to use them to target IT systems with DDoS attacks or other attack types.

Adware is software that displays unwanted ads on end-user devices to generate revenue from advertisers. Adware is a type of malware.

Crypto-jacking is a type of malware that uses the resources of the infected IT systems to 'mine' for cryptocurrencies.

Not all cyber threats originate from external sources. Data and other sensitive information like login credentials can leak from inside organizations.

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Term	Definition
Cybercrime	efforts by bad actors to profit from their malicious attacks.
Disruption	attempts to disrupt the operations of organizations by attacking their IT and operational technology (OT) infrastructure to damage it, temporarily shut it down, or hold it for ransom.
Espionage	cyberattacks backed by state agencies that are part of broader espionage and military activities.
Phishing	target people to steal login and other confidential information by trying to trick them into clicking malicious links in emails, message apps, or on the web.
Spear Phishing	Spear Phishing is a highly targeted variant of Phishing that uses a pretend email or message from an important individual to trick a person within the same or a partner organization.
Malware	Malware is malicious software designed to infect IT systems and cause damage or compromise data security.
Malware attacks	come in many forms, such as viruses, worms, trojans, adware, spyware, ransomware, and more.
Ransomware	Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts data on infected IT systems.
Man In The Middle Attack	A man in the middle (MITM) attack occurs when cybercriminals intercept and alter network traffic flowing between IT systems.
Denial Of Service Attack	A Denial of Service (DoS) attack aims to disrupt a service being provided on the network by flooding the targeted systems or applications with so many requests that the servers cannot respond to them all.
Botnets	Botnets are widespread groups of devices that have been compromised and hijacked by cybercriminals in order to use them to target IT systems with DDoS attacks or other attack types.
Adware	Adware is software that displays unwanted ads on end-user devices to generate revenue from advertisers. Adware is a type of malware.
Crypto-Jacking	Crypto-jacking is a type of malware that uses the resources of the infected IT systems to 'mine' for cryptocurrencies.
Insider Threats	Not all cyber threats originate from external sources. Data and other sensitive information like login credentials can leak from inside organizations.

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