APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) 🔴 Attack

Sophisticated and prolonged cyber attack aimed at specific targets. APTs are carried out by highly skilled actors, often nation states or organised criminal groups. The aim of these attacks is to...

Single sign-on (SSO)

Single Sign-On (SSO) is a system that allows a user to connect to several applications or services using a single authentication, i.e. a single set of identifiers (username and password).

National Cyber Security Authority 🟩 Authority

A national cybersecurity authority is a government body responsible for overseeing, coordinating and implementing the national cybersecurity strategy.

It plays a crucial role in protecting a country's critical infrastructure, businesses and citizens from ever-growing cyber threats.

Backdoor 🔴 Vulnerability

A backdoor is a security hole in a computer system that allows unauthorised access without using normal authentication methods. Backdoors can be created intentionally or discovered by attackers.

Blue Team 🟩 Safety team

A Blue Team is a team of cybersecurity professionals responsible for defending an organisation's information systems against real or simulated attacks, particularly those carried out by a Red Team.

Its main role is to ensure the security and integrity of data and infrastructures by implementing prevention, detection, response and remediation measures.