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\nCyber Security<\/p>\n
\nGlossary<\/span><\/p>\n
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Understanding the vocabulary and terminology specific to Cybersecurity is absolutely pivotal in helping you protect yourself against cyber attacks and adopting cyber hygiene best practices.<\/p>\n

This is why the experts at Menaya have made up a list of the vocabulary that we come across most in Cybersecurity with simple definitions of sometimes difficult terms :<\/p>\n

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