Third-party connectivity
Third-party connectivity: The integration or interaction of external services, applications, or systems with an organization’s existing infrastructure. This interaction can provide expanded functionality, enhance performance, or enable interoperability between disparate systems, but it can also introduce potential vulnerabilities, so it’s crucial to maintain appropriate security measures, including data encryption, access controls, and monitoring protocols.
Third-party review
Third-party review: An objective examination and assessment conducted by external experts of an organization’s processes, systems, or products. Third-party reviews offer independent verification of compliance, security, and performance, providing credibility and assurance to stakeholders.
Threat Analysis
Threat Analysis: The process of identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing potential risks to an organization’s information or systems, used in security planning to determine the likelihood and impact of potential threats. Examples include conducting vulnerability assessments and analyzing historical data on attacks.
Threat assessment
Threat assessment: A methodology that evaluates the relative severity of threats to an organization’s systems or data. It includes identifying potential threats, analyzing them in terms of their likelihood of occurrence and potential impact, and prioritizing them. This process enables organizations to focus their efforts and resources on the most significant threats.
Threat event
Threat event: An instance in which a threat agent actively exploits a vulnerability, potentially causing damage or disruption to a system or network. This could be a cyber-attack like a denial of service, a phishing attempt, or a ransomware attack. Understanding potential threat events and their impact helps in designing preventative controls and effective response […]
Threat modeling
Threat modeling: The process of identifying, understanding, and addressing potential threats in a prioritized way. It involves creating a conceptual model of the system or application, including data flow and connectivity, and then identifying assets, threats, and vulnerabilities within this model. The purpose is to mitigate possible security risks during the design phase of a […]