Cyber Tools

10/20/2025 Connor Wadlin

Summary

This is a list of cybersecurity information technologies. Cybersecurity concerns all technologies that store, manipulate, or move computer data, such as computers, data networks, and all devices connected to or included in said networks, such as routers and switches. All information technology devices and facilities need to be secured against intrusion, unauthorized use, and vandalism. Users of information technology are to be protected from theft of assets, extortion, identity theft, loss of privacy, damage to equipment, business process compromise, and general disruption. The public should be protected against acts of cyberterrorism, such as compromise or denial of service.

Cybersecurity is a major endeavor in the IT industry. There are a number of professional certifications given for cybersecurity training and expertise.[1] Billions of dollars are spent annually on cybersecurity, but no computer or network is immune from attacks or can be considered completely secure.

This article attempts to list important Wikipedia articles about cybersecurity.

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1. Network security monitoring

These tools provide visibility into network traffic and help detect and stop threats that originate both inside and outside an organization’s network. They monitor network activity for anomalies and suspicious behavior. 
  • Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS): Actively monitor network traffic and either alert administrators (IDS) or automatically take action (IPS) when a potential threat is detected.
  • Packet Sniffers: Capture and analyze data packets in real-time to help identify suspicious traffic patterns and vulnerabilities. 

2. Endpoint security

Endpoint protection secures individual devices, such as desktops, laptops, and mobile devices, that connect to a network. These tools protect endpoints from malware, ransomware, and other threats. 
  • Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR): Provides continuous monitoring and data collection from endpoints, with the ability to detect, investigate, and respond to threats.
  • Antivirus/Anti-Malware: Scans for and removes malicious software, including viruses, worms, spyware, and ransomware. 

3. Vulnerability management

This category includes tools used to scan systems, networks, and applications for security weaknesses that could be exploited by attackers. 
  • Vulnerability Scanners: Tools like Nessus automate the process of finding security flaws, outdated patches, and misconfigurations.
  • Penetration Testing Tools: Simulate attacks on a system to find and evaluate the effectiveness of existing security measures. 

4. Identity and access management (IAM)

IAM tools ensure that only authorized users can access specific systems and data. They help manage and enforce user authentication and authorization policies. 
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Requires multiple forms of verification to prove a user’s identity before granting access.
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM): Controls and monitors access to an organization’s most sensitive systems and data. 

5. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

SIEM systems aggregate and analyze security data from various sources across the IT infrastructure, such as network devices, servers, and endpoint tools. This provides a centralized view for threat detection, incident response, and compliance reporting. 

6. Cloud security

These solutions focus on protecting cloud-based assets, including infrastructure, applications, and data. They address the unique security challenges of multi-cloud and hybrid environments. 
  • Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs): Enforce security policies and controls across various cloud services.
  • Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPPs): Secure workloads running in public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. 

7. Data loss prevention (DLP)

DLP tools prevent sensitive data from leaving the network. They monitor data in transit, in use, and at rest, and block unauthorized transfers or misuse. 

8. Email security

These tools protect against threats delivered via email, such as phishing, spoofing, and malware. They provide an extra layer of defense beyond basic spam filters. 
  • Email Gateway Security: Inspects incoming emails to filter out malicious content before it reaches a user’s inbox. 

9. Web application security

Tools in this category protect web applications and APIs from threats like cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injection. 
  • Web Application Firewalls (WAFs): Filter and monitor web traffic to and from a web application to prevent malicious attacks.
  • Web Vulnerability Scanners: Automatically crawl websites to find vulnerabilities. 

10. Encryption

Encryption tools encode data to make it unreadable to unauthorized parties, protecting sensitive information at rest (e.g., on a hard drive) and in transit (e.g., over a network). 

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    This is a list of cybersecurity information technologies. Cybersecurity concerns all technologies that store, manipulate, or move computer data, such as computers, data networks, and all devices connected to or included in said networks, such as routers and switches. All information technology devices and facilities need to be secured against intrusion, unauthorized use, and vandalism. Users of information technology are to be protected from theft of assets, extortion, identity theft, loss of privacy, damage to equipment, business process compromise, and general disruption. The public should be protected against acts of cyberterrorism, such as compromise or denial of service.

    Cybersecurity is a major endeavor in the IT industry. There are a number of professional certifications given for cybersecurity training and expertise.[1] Billions of dollars are spent annually on cybersecurity, but no computer or network is immune from attacks or can be considered completely secure.

    This article attempts to list important Wikipedia articles about cybersecurity.

    General

    Introductory articles about cybersecurity subjects:

    Cryptography

    The art of secret writing or code. A "plaintext" message is converted by the sender to "ciphertext" by means of a mathematical algorithm that uses a secret key. The receiver of the message then reverses the process and converts the ciphertext back to the original plaintext.[6]

    Cryptography subject matter

    Cipher technologies

    Steganography

    Steganography is the process of hiding data within other data, most commonly by hiding data inside images.[8]

    Authentication and access

    The process by which a potential client is granted authorized use of an IT facility by proving its identity.[10]

    Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

    A framework for managing digital certificates and encryption keys.

    Tools

    Computerized utilities designed to study and analyze the security of IT facilities and/or break into them on an unauthorized and potentially criminal basis.[11]

    Threats

    Modes of potential attacks on IT facilities.[12]

    Exploits

    Security exploits affecting computers.[13]

    Criminal activity

    Violation of the law by means of breaking into and/or misusing IT facilities. Laws that attempt to prevent these crimes.[14]

    Nation states

    Countries and their governments that use, misuse, and/or violate IT facilities to achieve national goals.[15]

    End-point protection

    The securing of networked computers, mobile devices and terminals.[16]

    Network protection

    The protection of the means by which data is moved from one IT facility to another.[17]

    Processing protection

    The securing of IT facilities that manipulate data, such as computer servers, often by means of specialized cybersecurity hardware.[18]

    Storage protection

    The protection of data in its non-moving state, usually on magnetic or optical media or in computer memory.[19]

    Management of security

    The processes by which security technology is monitored for faults, deployed and configured, measured for its usage, queried for performance metrics and log files, and/or monitored for intrusions.[20]

    Standards, frameworks, & requirements

    Officially agreed architectures and conceptual structures for designing, building, and conducting cybersecurity.[21][22]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "CompTIA Career Roadmap". CompTIA. Retrieved 20 Aug 2019.
    2. ^ Stallings & Brown (2017). Computer Security: Principles and Practice (4 ed.). Pearson. ISBN 978-0134794105.
    3. ^ Stallings, William (1995). Network and Internetwork Security: Principles and Practice. IEEE Press. ISBN 0-7803-1107-8.
    4. ^ The Open University (2016). Network security. Kindle.
    5. ^ Merkow & Breithaupt (2014). Information Security: Principles and Practice (2 ed.). Pearson. ISBN 978-0789753250.
    6. ^ Stallings, William (2016). Cryptography and Network Security (7th ed.). Pearson. ISBN 978-0134444284.
    7. ^ Kahn, David (1967). The Code Breakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet. Scribner. ISBN 0-684-83130-9.
    8. ^ Fridrich, Jessica (2009). Steganography in Digital Media. Cambridge. ISBN 978-0521190190.
    9. ^ Macrakis, Kristie (2014). Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies: The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to Al-Qaeda. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300179255.
    10. ^ Kao, I Lung (2019). Effective and Efficient Authentication and Authorization in Distributed Systems. University of Florida. ISBN 978-0530003245.
    11. ^ ICT School (2019). Hacking Tools for Computers. ICT School. ISBN 9781088521588.
    12. ^ Diogenes & Ozkaya (2018). Cybersecurity--Attack and Defense Strategies. Packt Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78847-529-7.
    13. ^ Andes, Thomas (8 April 2016). The Encyclopedia of Computer Security Exploits. ISBN 9781530944682.
    14. ^ Britz, Marjie (2013). Computer Forensics and Cyber Crime (3 ed.). Pearson. ISBN 978-0132677714.
    15. ^ Kaplan, Fred (2016). Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1476763262.
    16. ^ Lopez & Setola (2012). Critical Infrastructure Protection. Springer-Verlog. ISBN 978-3642289194.
    17. ^ Stewart, Michael (2013). Network Security, Firewalls, and VPNs (2 ed.). James & Bartlett Learning. ISBN 978-1284031676.
    18. ^ Grasser, Michael (2008). Secure CPU: A Secure Processor Architecture for Embedded Systems. VDM Verlag. ISBN 978-3639027839.
    19. ^ Jacobs & Rudis (2014). Data-Driven Security. Wiley. ISBN 978-1118793725.
    20. ^ Campbell, T. (2016). Practical Information Security Management: A Complete Guide to Planning and Implementation. APress. ISBN 9781484216859.
    21. ^ Calder, Alan (28 September 2018). NIST Cybersecurity Framework: A Pocket Guide. IT Governance Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1787780422.
    22. ^ Alsmatti, Izzat (2019). The NICE Cybersecurity Framework. Springer. ISBN 978-3030023591.
    23. ^ NIST. "Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity v1.1" (PDF). NIST. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
    24. ^ NIST (12 November 2013). "Cybersecurity Framework Page". NIST. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
    25. ^ NIST. "NIST SP 800-181: NICE Cybersecurrity Workforce Framework" (PDF). NIST. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
    26. ^ U.S. Congress. "Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
    27. ^ Center for Internet Security. CIS Controls V7.1.
    28. ^ NIST. Special Publication 800-53: Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations (PDF).
    29. ^ Talabis & Martin (2013). Information Security Risk Assessment Toolkit. Syngress. ISBN 978-1597497350.
    30. ^ ISACA. The Risk IT Practitioner Guide.
    31. ^ Kosseff, Jeff (2017). Cyber Security Law. Wiley. ISBN 978-1119231509.
    32. ^ Taylor, Laura (2013). FISMA Compliance Handbook (2 ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 978-0124058712.
    source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cybersecurity_information_technologies

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