Cybersecurity 101

A backdoor in cybersecurity is an undocumented way of gaining access to a computer system or network, bypassing an organization's existing security solutions and defenses.

Baiting is a social engineering attack where a scammer uses a false promise or reward to lure victims into a trap which may steal personal or financial information by infecting their systems with malware.

Baselining is the process of creating a baseline of what constitutes as normal behaviour and utilization in a network so that significant deviations can be detected and investigated.

A Blue Team is a group of cybersecurity professionals responsible for maintaining an organization's internal network defenses against all cyberattacks and threats. The blue team is usually referred to during blue/red team simulations which play an important role in an organization's defense against an ever changing cyberthreat landscape. Incident response consultants are usually part [...]

A Botnet consists of many bots (short for robots) that contain code to execute repetitive tasks with high frequency.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is the concept of employees using their own personally owned devices for work purposes.

Bruggling is a term derived from the word smuggling and browser that describes a technique for data exfiltration using browser bookmark synchronization. 

A brute force attack is a hacking method that uses trial and error to decode login information, passwords and encryption keys to gain unauthorized access to systems, networks and information.

A business continuity plan (BCP) is a detailed strategy and set of systems and procedures to restore critical business and continue operating during an unplanned event or significant disruption to operations. A good BDP recognizes potential threats to an organizations and analyzes the impacts it could have on day to day operations. [...]