Security glossary
Plain-English definitions of important security and privacy terms.
The physical card does not protect a balance after its code is shared.
A dashboard can be part of the deception.
Read what the code says it is for before doing anything.
Verify a caller through a number you found yourself.
Protect the download and verify what was actually included.
Who granted access determines who can revoke it.
A hard-to-guess URL is not the same as a controlled audience.
One grants continuing visibility; the other communicates a place once.
The scene and the file can disclose different kinds of location.
The last usable copy matters more than the backup toggle.
Prove you can open recovered data without erasing the original.
Recover one older file instead of restoring an entire account.
Disconnecting a backup limits what ransomware can reach.
A backup from yesterday is useful only if the needed version still exists.
The Wi-Fi can keep working even as vulnerability risk grows.
Choose current network protection without assuming every page is safe.
Do not confuse administering the router with using a cloud camera.
Convenience for games and apps can create unexpected exposure.
Check whether visitors are actually isolated from local devices.