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Early warning system

An Early Warning System (EWS) in cybersecurity detects potential threats and vulnerabilities at their earliest stages, enabling proactive defense before attacks cause significant damage.

Eavesdropping

Unauthorized interception of private communications or data transmissions by a third party, often for malicious purposes such as data theft or espionage.

Encapsulation

In cybersecurity and networking, encapsulation is the process of adding protocol information (headers and trailers) to data as it moves down the layers of a network stack, effectively wrapping one protocol's data within another.

Enumeration

In cybersecurity, enumeration is the process of extracting detailed information about a target system, network, or application to identify potential vulnerabilities and entry points during the reconnaissance phase.

Escalation

Cybersecurity incident escalation refers to the process of increasing the severity level and attention given to a security event based on predefined criteria, ensuring it is handled by appropriate personnel with adequate authority and resources.