Quick Glossary: Cybersecurity Attack Response and Mitigation

Your computer network is under constant attack. The hard reality is that one of those cyberattacks will succeed, and you had better be prepared.

This quick glossary from TechRepublic Premium explains the terminology used by security experts as they attempt to reduce the damage caused by a successful attack.

From the glossary:

EVIDENCE COLLECTION POLICY

To form a basis for criminal proceedings after a network security breach, an organization should have a systematic plan for discovering, collecting, cataloging and securing evidence. Evidence may include documents, logs, software or hardware. The evidence collection policy should be clear and unequivocal.

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AndyC

Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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