
Deciphering All Things Cyber Security
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Published
4 Apr 2019
Segment
coding starters
Duration
8 minute read
Ever wondered what 'Rubber Duckie' means when we talk about cyber security? How about a White Hat? We at Coder Academy sure have, so we decided to quiz some of our current Cyber Security Educators to decipher these terms once and for all...
// Pen Tester:
Someone hired to break into systems to test their defences for ethical purposes;
// OWASP:
Open Web Application Security Project; an organisation whose mission is to help developers learn how to make secure software;
// Steganography:
A way to get secret information past someone without them noticing, for example by making subtle changes to the colours of an image;
// SQL Injection (SQLi):
The number one web application vulnerability - creating sly inputs to websites that can abuse their database;
// Malware:
Software with an unethical purpose, such as viruses, trojans, ransomware, backdoors and rootkits;
// Ransomware:
Software which infects your computer, encrypts your files, and demands you pay the developer a ransom (usually in Bitcoin);
// SOC Analyst:
Front line of an organisation’s cyber defence;
// Hacker:
See_white hat_,_black hat_;
// Ethical Hacker:
See_white hat_;
// Black hat:
Someone who breaks into systems for personal gain or other malicious purposes;
// White hat:
Ethical hacker - someone who breaks into systems that they are permitted to break into, for the purpose of improving the system’s defences;
// DDoS:
Distributed Denial of Service; a type of attack where thousands of infected computers all flood a target at the same time to make it unusable;
// Reverse Engineering:
Taking apart software or communications to learn how they work, which can be used by defenders to investigate attacks, or attackers to get past defences;
// Red team:
An organisation’s team of offensive hackers who try to break into the organisation’s system. (See_Blue team_);
// Blue team:
An organisation’s defensive team, who monitor incoming attacks, neutralise them, and improve the organisation’s defences (See_red team_);
// Social Engineering:
Using psychological tactics to trick people into helping attackers achieve their goals;
// Phishing:
When an attacker impersonates someone trustworthy, in emails or other messages, to obtain sensitive information;
// Rubber duckie:
A custom-made USB drive that when plugged in, masquerades as a keyboard for a split second and executes malicious commands, and then goes back to looking like an innocent USB drive;
// Kali Linux:
A flavour of Linux specifically designed for pen testing, with heaps of hacking tools and learning resources;
// Bug bounty:
A cash reward offered by an organisation to anyone who finds weaknesses in their system;
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