Cyber Primer

Part 2 – Additional terms and definitions
Lexicon
These additional terms and definitions are provided for general awareness.
advanced persistent threat
(APT)
An advanced persistent threat refers to a cyber attack launched by an
attacker with substantial means, organisation and motivation to carry out a
sustained assault against a target. (www.techopedia.com)
backdoor
A backdoor is a tool installed after a compromise to give an attacker easier
access to the compromised system around any security mechanisms that are
in place. (SANS 1 )
botnet
A network of private computers infected with malicious software and
controlled as a group without the owners knowledge.
(Concise Oxford English Dictionary (COED))
chat rooms
An area on the Internet or other computer network where users can
communicate, typically one dedicated to a particular topic. (COED)
clickjacking
Clickjacking is a malicious technique of tricking a user into clicking on
something different to what the user perceives they are clicking on, thus
potentially revealing sensitive information or losing control of their computer
while clicking on seemingly innocuous web pages.
(Ministry of Defence (MOD) Information Management Passport – Cyber
module)
1 https://www.sans.org/security-resources/glossary-of-terms/
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