🔐 Cybersecurity Glossary
Over 265 professional cybersecurity terms in English & Arabic — your comprehensive reference for the cybersecurity world
265 terms
16 categories
47 frameworks
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🏛 Governance & Strategy 35
⚖ Risk Management 17
🔑 Identity & Access 14
🌐 Network Security 16
🔒 Data Protection 11
⚡ Threat & Attack 22
🚨 Incident Response 13
☑ Compliance & Audit 12
🔐 Cryptography 11
☁ Cloud Security 9
💻 Application Security 11
§ Privacy & Data Law 12
🛡 Security Operations 17
♻ Business Continuity 9
🇸🇦 Saudi Regulations 14
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NCA_ECC (122)
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PCI_DSS (47)
ISO_27001 (39)
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NCA_CSCC (14)
13 terms
🚨 Chain of Custody
سلسلة الحفظ
The documented chronological history of the handling and transfer of digital evidence.
🚨 Computer Security Incident Response Team
CSIRT
فريق الاستجابة لحوادث أمن الحاسب
A team of IT security experts responsible for managing and responding to cybersecurity incidents.
🚨 Containment
الاحتواء
The phase of incident response focused on limiting the scope and damage of a security incident.
🚨 Digital Forensics
DFIR
التحقيق الجنائي الرقمي
The process of collecting, preserving, and analyzing electronic evidence for investigating cybersecurity incidents.
🚨 Digital Forensics and Incident Response
DFIR
الطب الجنائي الرقمي والاستجابة للحوادث
Combination of digital forensics (evidence collection and analysis) and incident response (containment, eradication, recovery) disciplines. DFIR is required by SAMA CSF TM domain and Saudi CERT recommends DFIR-trained personnel for regulated entities.
🚨 Eradication
الاستئصال
The phase of incident response where the root cause and artifacts of the security incident are removed from the environment.
🚨 Incident Response Plan
IRP
خطة الاستجابة للحوادث
A documented plan that outlines the procedures and responsibilities for detecting, responding to, and recovering from cybersecurity incidents.
🚨 Indicators of Compromise
IoC
مؤشرات الاختراق
Forensic artifacts that identify potentially malicious activity on a system or network.
🚨 Mean Time to Detect
MTTD
متوسط وقت الكشف
The average time it takes to discover a security incident from its initial occurrence.
🚨 Mean Time to Respond
MTTR
متوسط وقت الاستجابة
The average time it takes to contain and remediate a security incident after detection.
🚨 Playbook
دليل الإجراءات
A predefined set of actions and procedures for responding to a specific type of security incident.
🚨 Security Operations Center
SOC
مركز عمليات الأمن
A centralized unit that deals with security issues on an organizational and technical level, providing 24/7 monitoring and threat detection.
🚨 Threat Intelligence Sharing
مشاركة استخبارات التهديدات
The exchange of cyber threat information between organizations, government entities, and security communities using standards like STIX/TAXII.