{"id":37,"date":"2023-12-05T20:49:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T20:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/?p=37"},"modified":"2023-12-05T20:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T20:56:37","slug":"definitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/2023\/12\/05\/definitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Definitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><strong>Encryption:<\/strong> The process of converting information into a code to prevent unauthorized access, ensuring data confidentiality and integrity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Firewall:<\/strong> A security barrier that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic, typically acting as a barrier between trusted internal networks and untrusted external networks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phishing:<\/strong> A cyber attack method where attackers impersonate legitimate entities to deceive individuals into revealing sensitive information such as passwords or financial details.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two-Factor Authentication (2FA):<\/strong> A security process that requires users to provide two different authentication factors (e.g., password and a unique code sent to a mobile device) to access a system or account.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zero-Day Vulnerability:<\/strong> A security flaw in software or hardware that is unknown to the vendor or developers, making it exploitable by attackers before a fix or patch is available.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incident Response:<\/strong> A structured approach to addressing and managing the aftermath of a security breach or cyber attack aimed at limiting damage and restoring normal operations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compliance:<\/strong> Adherence to legal, industry, or organizational standards and regulations related to security and privacy, ensuring that systems and practices meet specified requirements.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patch Management:<\/strong> The process of acquiring, testing, and installing updates (patches) for software or firmware to address security vulnerabilities and improve functionality.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Encryption: The process of converting information into a code to prevent unauthorized access, ensuring data confidentiality and integrity. Firewall: A security barrier that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic, typically acting as a barrier between trusted internal networks and untrusted external networks. Phishing: A cyber attack method where attackers impersonate legitimate entities to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8940,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security-vulnerabilities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8940"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e243492\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}