🛡️ cyberplain

Table of Contents

Everything cybersecurity, organized from foundational to advanced.

🧱 The Basics

Start here. The foundational concepts.

What is Cybersecurity?

Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Risks — What's the Difference?

The CIA Triad — Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

What is Encryption?

⚔️ How Attacks Work

Understanding the offense.

What is Phishing?

What is Malware?

What is Ransomware?

What is a DDoS Attack?

What is Social Engineering?

What is a Zero-Day?

🛡️ How Defense Works

The tools and practices that protect you.

What is a Firewall?

What is Antivirus?

What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)?

What is a VPN?

What is Zero Trust?

What is Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)?

🔑 Identity & Access

Who are you, and how does the system know?

What is Authentication?

What are Credentials?

What is Identity Theft?

What is Privilege Escalation?

🔒 Data & Privacy

What happens to your information.

What is a Data Breach?

What is the Dark Web?

What is GDPR?

What is Data Encryption at Rest?

🏢 For Organizations

How businesses handle security.

What is Incident Response?

What is a Security Audit?

What is Penetration Testing?

What is Compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001)?

🧠 Advanced Concepts

Deeper territory.

What are Supply-Chain Attacks?

What is Cyber Warfare?

What is Offensive Security?

What is Threat Intelligence?