Encryption
The process of scrambling a message or data as part of cryptography is called encryption. This is what makes the message impossible to read unless you know how to unscramble it using decryption. As the years have gone by this process has become more and more complicated, and there is heavy reliance on computing power and very advanced maths to make it work without risk of the message being compromised.
Endpoints
You may often hear the phrase endpoint when talking about computer equipment. The term refers to devices such as laptop and desktop computers, smartphones and tablet devices ie things which the end user uses to access data.
Exploit
Code written to take advantage of vulnerabilities in software is known as an exploit. It may be used to inject code, to run a different program, or to cause other damage to the system.
Extranet
An extranet is a controlled network environment which is used to give non company staff members access to company resources (for example, data files) typically through some sort of remote access solution.
Easy Cyber 
[…] ports. Common protocols include http, which is used by most internet traffic, https which is an encrypted version of http, or FTP which is used for file transfers (File Transfer Protocol). Http uses port […]
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[…] impossible to understand without first unscrambling it. The technical terms for these processes are encryption and decryption. Many methods have been used over the years to encrypt […]
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[…] once your backup is complete, disconnect the backup media from your computer. If your computer is encrypted in a ransomware attack and your backup media is still attached, your backup likely to be encrypted […]
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[…] virtual private network (VPN) is a form of network connection between two points which is encrypted. This helps protect the network traffic from being intercepted by others, and helps to keep the […]
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[…] often use WiFi (rather than Bluetooth). Good practice dictates that the WiFi connections should be encrypted, using WPA2 encryption. WEP and WPA are both weak encryption prpotocols and should not be […]
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[…] existing and a patch being released to fix it can be several weeks, months or even years. An exploit written to take advantage of this gap is known as a Zero […]
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[…] make a risk based decision whether non-corporate devices can be used if they do not have full disk encryption installed. It may be that a temporary waiver can be granted for these extraordinary times, or it […]
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