General
Awareness
Awareness
In this form of cybersecurity attack, the weak link isn’t the software - it’s the people
What is social engineering?
In this 1999 sci-fi film, a character learns that what he thought was reality is actually a virtual construct created by machines
What is the Matrix?
This email address is how you report phishing emails!
What is phishing@vanta.com?
Though it sounds like the next installment of a movie, this type of cyber attack involves inserting malicious code into a database query to manipulate or access data…
What is a SQL injection?
This Vanta offering means you get an MDM-lite solution to help monitor your endpoints
What is Vanta Agent?
This security approach involves “double-checking” your identity with two or more verification factors
What is MFA?
In this TV series, a cybersecurity engineer by day and a vigilante hacker by night takes down corporations with his adversarial skillset
What is Mr. Robot?
This standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and improving an Artificial Intelligence Management System - Vanta just completed its Stage 2!
What is ISO 42001?
This vulnerability sounds like you’re competing in a “race” but in reality, it allows attackers to gain a shell on your server
What is Remote Code Execution (RCE)?
Want to learn more about Vanta’s own internal compliance and security? Navigate to this, where we even have an AI chatbot
What is Trust Center?
This principle keeps your systems secure by giving users the smallest set of permissions they need - and nothing more
What is least privilege?
In this cyber-focused novel and film series, hacking isn’t just a hobby for the protagonist—it’s her weapon against powerful enemies
What is the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?
This non-profit organization offers a common security framework (CSF) and assessments for organizations. Vanta became their first pre-built solution compliance partner
What is HITRUST?
It may look like a typo for “XLS”, in this type of vulnerability, an attacker tricks a website into delivering harmful scripts to users, often leading to stolen cookies or session data
What is Cross Site Scripting (XSS)?
Have you done your Vanta training yet? This is how often you will receive automatic notifications until you complete it (and of course, Alex or Kat may have already reached out directly)
What is daily?
This process ensures data is unreadable - except to those with the right “key”
What is encryption?
This 1995 film follows a group of teenagers who uncover a conspiracy while exploring the world of computer hacking. These 1337 hackers manage to pwn a Gibson supercomputer in order to stop a virus from capsizing oil tankers
What is Hackers?
This is the go/ link you should use to report non-urgent security or privacy risks
What is go/report?
This vulnerability sounds like the entrance to an Apple store but in web security, it’s a vulnerability where websites fail to properly restrict what resources or files users can access
What is insecure direct object reference (IDOR)?
This chrome extension ensures that you can answer your company’s security questions with the click of a button
What is Questionnaire Automation (Q-Auto)?
This method of concealing data is useful if you need to hide information in plain sight
What is steganography?
This anthology series explores the dark side of technology, from hacking to dystopian digital futures. It even includes an episode where a hacker uses malware to blackmail victims into performing increasingly illegal and dangerous actions
What is Black Mirror?
On October 11, the Department of Defense released the “Final Program Rule” to formalize the requirements/assessment, and related governance of THIS. (Hint: Matt Cooper talked about it at the last 6 minutes of security)
What is Cyber Maturity Model Certification Program (CMMC)?
This vulnerability sounds like you’re good at riding ocean waves but in reality, it tricks a server into making unauthorized requests
What is Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)?
Vanta customers have the option to store their data in these three regions
What is North America, the EU, and (new!) Australia?