Intrusions Glossary
Browse 7 intrusions terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
7 Intrusions Terms
- Computer Network Exploitation
- A government and intelligence term for gaining access to and deriving value from targeted networks or systems, often for surveillance, collection, or...
- Credential Theft
- The unauthorized acquisition of usernames, passwords, tokens, session material, or other authentication credentials. Credential theft is one of the most common...
- Cybercrime
- Criminal activity carried out through or against digital systems, including fraud, extortion, identity theft, ransomware, and unauthorized access. The term is...
- Cyber Espionage
- The use of cyber intrusions to steal information, monitor targets, or gain strategic advantage rather than to cause immediate disruption or financial fraud...
- Implant
- A malicious payload placed on or in a compromised system to provide persistence, remote access, surveillance, or later-stage attack capability. The term is...
- Intrusion Analysis
- The investigation of malicious activity inside an environment to determine how attackers entered, what they did, what they touched, and whether they still have...
- Persistent Backdoor
- A covert access mechanism designed to survive reboots, user logouts, or normal cleanup attempts so an attacker can return later. Persistent backdoors may be...
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- Persistence (2 terms in common)
- Threat Actors (1 terms in common)
- Credentials (1 terms in common)
- Espionage (1 terms in common)
- Offense (1 terms in common)
- Criminal Activity (1 terms in common)
- Malware (1 terms in common)
- Fraud (1 terms in common)
- Account Compromise (1 terms in common)
- Backdoors (1 terms in common)
- Government Terminology (1 terms in common)
- Forensics (1 terms in common)
- Threat Hunting (1 terms in common)