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Zero-Day Exploit

Code or technique that abuses a flaw the vendor does not know about, with no patch yet — the attack happens before the flaw is disclosed and fixed.
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VLAN

Logical Layer 2 split of a network into separate broadcast domains, regardless of where devices physically sit; frames are tagged per IEEE 802.1Q, and traffic between VLANs needs Layer 3 routing.
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TTPs

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures — a description of how an attacker operates across three levels (goal, method, execution), used in MITRE ATT&CK, threat hunting, and attribution.
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Top Talkers

Hosts, applications, or conversations that generate the most network traffic; identified from flow data such as NetFlow, IPFIX, and sFlow.
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Packet Loss (Utrata pakietów)

When some sent packets never reach their destination; measured as a percentage, it triggers TCP retransmissions and degrades VoIP and video quality.
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Password Spraying

Password spraying is a cyberattack that tries one common password across many user accounts to bypass detection systems.
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PCI-DSS

Payment card data security standard (PCI SSC): 12 requirements across 6 goals, protecting cardholder data at merchants and service providers. Current version: v4.0.1.
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Phishing

Phishing attacks can be difficult to detect. However, there are steps you can take to protect yourself from phishing attacks.
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Port Scanning

A method of detecting vulnerable nodes in a network by accessing different ports on a host or same port on different hosts.
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Principle of Least Privilege

A cybersecurity principle limiting user access to essential functions, minimizing risks, and safeguarding sensitive data.
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Privilege Escalation

Privilege escalation is an attack where an attacker gains higher-level system access than authorized, exploiting vulnerabilities or misconfigurations.
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Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Tools and processes that protect and monitor accounts with elevated permissions: a password vault, least privilege, just-in-time access and session recording.
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Probe (Sonda)

A device or program that watches network traffic at a given point and forwards flows, metadata, or full packets to monitoring (NPM) and threat-detection (NDR) systems.
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Process Doppelgänging

A sophisticated malware injection technique that creates and executes malicious processes without being detected.
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Protocol Attack

A protocol attack exploits weaknesses in network protocols like HTTP, TCP, or DNS to overwhelm system resources and disrupt service availability.
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