Glossary
Social engineering
The manipulation of people (trust, fear, urgency) to push them into doing what the attacker wants.
Social engineering plays on psychology rather than a technical flaw: it exploits trust, authority, urgency or the wish to help. A fake email, a phone call from a "colleague", a pressing request from a "director" are examples of it. Because it targets people directly, it bypasses IT protections.
See also
ISO/IEC 27001The international reference standard for seriously organising information security in an organisation.MalwareA general term for any software designed to do harm: virus, worm, Trojan horse, ransomware, spyware and so on.MFA / 2FATwo-factor authentication: on top of the password, a second proof (code, app, key) to prove it really is you.NIS2A European directive that imposes cybersecurity rules on many more companies and essential sectors.