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Open Threat Exchange Open Threat Exchange (OTX) is an open platform for sharing information about cyber threats. It is operated by the security company AlienVault (now part of AT&T Cybersecurity)

Open Ports An “open port” is an access point on a computer or server that is reachable and active for traffic. Programs and services communicate with each other via ports

Employee sensitization Individual employees are the last line of defense in the IT security of companies. In addition to technical precautions, further training and permanent sensitization of employees is an

Man-in-the-middle attack “Man-in-the-Middle” translates as middleman. Because in such an attack, someone places themselves as a middleman between two communication parties – without their knowledge.The aim is to read the

Malware Is synonymous with malicious program or malware. For more information, see our glossary entry on malware.

Malvertising Malvertising (a short form of “malicious advertising”) refers to a method in which online advertisements are deliberately misused to spread malware (malware). The ads seem harmless at first glance

Keylogger The term is made up of the English “key”, here for “key” and “logger” for “record, log”. Keyloggers are hardware or software that log inputs from a keyboard. This

Internet of Things (IoT) Internet of Things (IoT) means “Internet of Things”. The term refers to the networking of objects or devices with the Internet. Such devices include, for example,

Incognito mode Incognito mode (also: “private mode”) is a feature of modern web browsers that allows you to surf the Internet without certain data being permanently stored on the device

Incident Response The English term can be translated as “reaction to an incident”. In IT security, this concerns the response to a cyber incident. This response can be handled by