What it is: A significant cybersecurity risk originating from individuals within an organization, such as current or former employees, contractors, or business associates, who have authorized access to the organization’s systems, data, or physical premises. These threats can be malicious, negligent,…
Social Engineering
What it is: A class of non-technical attack vectors that rely heavily on human interaction and psychological manipulation to deceive individuals into performing actions that compromise security. These actions can include divulging sensitive information, granting unauthorized access, transferring funds, or installing…
Business Email Compromise (BEC)
What it is: A sophisticated form of cybercrime where attackers impersonate high-level company executives (e.g., CEO, CFO) or trusted vendors via email to deceive employees into performing unauthorized actions, typically involving the transfer of funds or the disclosure of sensitive information….
Ransomware
What it is: A type of malware that employs encryption to render a victim’s data inaccessible until a ransom is paid to the attacker. Modern ransomware variants often incorporate additional malicious functionalities, such as data exfiltration prior to encryption (double extortion),…
Malware
What it is: An encompassing term for malicious software intentionally designed to cause damage to computer systems, networks, or data; disrupt normal operations; or gain unauthorized access to resources. Malware encompasses a wide range of subtypes, including viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware,…
Cloud Security Breaches
What it is: Security incidents involving unauthorized access to, or the leakage of, sensitive data or resources hosted within cloud computing environments. This can affect various cloud service models, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and…