The routine practices and habits individuals and organizations follow to maintain the health and security of their IT systems, such as updating software, using strong passwords, and backing up data regularly.

Insurance policy requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA), immutable backups, endpoint detection and response (EDR), security training, and vulnerability scanning.

The practice of protecting networks, systems, and data from cyber threats, like hacking, malware, and phishing, to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

A set of best practices, policies, and security controls to manage and reduce cybersecurity risk (e.g., NIST Cybersecurity Framework).

A framework developed by the U.S. Department of Defense that requires organizations working with federal contracts to meet specific cybersecurity standards in order to protect sensitive government information.