🔐 Cybersecurity Glossary
Over 265 professional cybersecurity terms in English & Arabic — your comprehensive reference for the cybersecurity world
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🔐 Cryptography 11
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§ Privacy & Data Law 12
🛡 Security Operations 17
♻ Business Continuity 9
🇸🇦 Saudi Regulations 14
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11 terms
🔒 Backup Encryption
تشفير النسخ الاحتياطي
The practice of encrypting backup data to protect it from unauthorized access if backup media is lost or stolen.
🔒 Data at Rest
البيانات المخزنة
Data that is stored in databases, file systems, or other storage systems and is not actively being transmitted or processed.
🔒 Data Classification
تصنيف البيانات
The process of organizing data by relevant categories so that it can be protected and used more efficiently according to its sensitivity level.
🔒 Data in Transit
البيانات أثناء النقل
Data that is actively moving from one location to another, such as across the internet or through a private network.
🔒 Data Lifecycle Management
DLM
إدارة دورة حياة البيانات
A policy-based approach to managing the flow of data through its lifecycle from creation and storage to deletion.
🔒 Data Loss Prevention
DLP
منع فقدان البيانات
A set of tools and processes to ensure sensitive data is not lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users.
🔒 Data Masking
إخفاء البيانات
The process of hiding specific data within a database to ensure that sensitive data is not exposed to unauthorized personnel.
🔒 Data Sovereignty
سيادة البيانات
The concept that data is subject to the laws and governance structures within the nation where it is collected or processed.
🔒 Information Rights Management
IRM
إدارة حقوق المعلومات
Technology that controls access to documents, emails, and files beyond the boundaries of the organization's network.
🔒 Right to be Forgotten
حق النسيان
The right of individuals to have their personal data erased when it is no longer necessary for the purpose it was collected.
🔒 Tokenization
الترميز
The process of replacing sensitive data with unique identification symbols that retain all essential information without compromising security.