Terms often used in discussions of cyber security, briefly defined. Your corrections, suggestions, and recommendations for additional entries are welcome: email the editor at editor@thecyberwire.com.

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Andrew Hammond, Ph.D. is Historian & Curator at the International Spy Museum, home of the world's preeminent collection of intelligence-related artifacts. Previous chapters have included seven years ...

A security awareness training technique that uses simulated phishing emails to test user security awareness and generate feedback for users and their organization. "simulated phishing" on the Word ...

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Software installed unintentionally by a user that typically performs tasks the user doesn't need, hasn't asked for, and doesn't want. Known by the acronym "PUP." "potentially unwanted program" on the ...

Dave Bittner is a security podcast host and one of the founders at CyberWire. He's a creator, producer, videographer, actor, experimenter, and entrepreneur. He's had a long career in the worlds of ...

Dave Bittner is a security podcast host and one of the founders at CyberWire. He's a creator, producer, videographer, actor, experimenter, and entrepreneur. He's had a long career in the worlds of ...

The state of a web application when it's vulnerable to attack due to an insecure configuration. One of OWASP's top-ten categories of application security risk. "OWASP security misconfiguration" on the ...

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A protracted form of social engineering in which the criminals cold-call prospective victims, and then spend considerable time and effort in securing the victims' trust and developing rapport with ...