🔐 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
🛡️ Platform Tools 1
NCA_ECC (122)
SAMA_CSF (76)
PCI_DSS (47)
ISO_27001 (39)
PDPL (34)
NIST_CSF (29)
Array (25)
NCA ECC (20)
SAMA CSF (20)
NCA_CSCC (14)
10 terms
🏛 Acceptable Use Policy
AUP
سياسة الاستخدام المقبول
A document that outlines the rules and guidelines for using an organization's information technology resources.
🔑 Access Control List
ACL
قائمة التحكم بالوصول
A list of permissions attached to a system resource that specifies which users or system processes are granted access.
🔐 Advanced Encryption Standard
AES
معيار التشفير المتقدم
A symmetric block cipher chosen by the US government to protect classified information, using key sizes of 128, 192, or 256 bits.
⚡ Advanced Persistent Threat
APT
التهديد المتقدم المستمر
A prolonged and targeted cyberattack in which an intruder gains access to a network and remains undetected for an extended period.
§ Anonymization
إخفاء الهوية
The process of removing personally identifiable information from data so individuals cannot be identified.
💻 API Security
أمن واجهات البرمجة
The practice of protecting Application Programming Interfaces from attacks and misuse.
🛡️ ARIA
ARIA
آريا
AI Regulatory Intelligence Advisor — CISO Consulting's enterprise Virtual CISO (vCISO) module. ARIA provides AI-powered cybersecurity advisory services including policy generation, risk assessment, compliance gap analysis, board reports, and document generation in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF formats. Specialized in Saudi regulatory frameworks: SAMA CSF, NCA ECC, PDPL, and international standards including ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and PCI DSS.
🛡 Attack Simulation
BAS
محاكاة الهجوم
Breach and Attack Simulation — automated tools that continuously test security controls by simulating real-world attacks.
⚖ Attack Surface
سطح الهجوم
The total sum of all vulnerabilities and entry points that an attacker could potentially exploit.
☑ Audit Trail
مسار التدقيق
A chronological record of system activities that provides documentary evidence of the sequence of activities that have affected operations, procedures, or events.