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Endpoint

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Definition: a device that connects to a network and is therefore susceptible to cyber threats.

EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH)

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Definition: a certification designed for professionals who respond to and manage cybersecurity incidents.

Digital footprint

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Definition: evidence of a user’s online activity that they have left behind.

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)

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Definition: a type of DoS attack that uses a network of devices to flood a server or computer network. This network of devices that is used in the attack is [...]

Denial of Service (DoS)

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Definition: an attack where a computer is used to flood a server or computer network with packets to overload it and cause it to crash or behave slowly.

Deny list

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Definition: unauthorised applications that are blocked within organisations to protect systems from potentially harmful applications. Also referred to as a whitelist.

Dark web

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Definition: an area of the internet that is only accessible through software such as Tor, typically using onion or I2P domains.

Cyber security

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Definition: the protection of devices, services, applications, networks, and the information on them.

Cyber Essentials

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Definition: the unaudited version of Cyber Essentials Plus. A basic self-assessment questionnaire that is a requirement before undergoing assessment for Cyber Essentials Plus.

Cyber Essentials Plus

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Definition: a government-backed cyber security scheme that uses certification and assessment to allow organisations to demonstrate their level of protection.

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