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# Cybersecurity Glossary

# Cybersecurity Glossary


**Category: Concepts & Methodology**


**Attack Surface** - The total set of points where an attacker could enter or extract data. In Malanta, this means all internet-facing assets: domains, subdomains, IPs, and certificates.


**Subdomain Takeover** - A vulnerability where a subdomain points to a service that is no longer active. An attacker can claim that service and serve malicious content under your domain.


**Dangling DNS Record** - A DNS record (typically CNAME) pointing to a resource that no longer exists, creating a takeover vulnerability.


**CNAME Record** - A DNS record that maps one domain name to another. When it points to an abandoned resource, it creates a subdomain takeover vulnerability.


**Indicator of Compromise (IOC)** - Forensic data (domain, IP, file hash) indicating a potential security breach. Search for IOCs in the IoPA tool.


**Indicator of Pre-Attack (IoPA)** - High-confidence signals that attackers are actively building infrastructure to target you, detected before any attack occurs.


**Attack Infrastructure** - The collection of domains, IPs, SSL certificates, and emails that attackers set up for their campaigns.


**Cluster** - A group of related attack infrastructure elements used together by the same threat actor.


**Threat Intelligence** - Information about current and potential security threats used for informed defense decisions.


**Remediation** - Fixing or mitigating a security vulnerability.


**Pivot** - A node in an attack graph that connects multiple clusters, helping analysts understand campaign links.


**Scope** - A logical grouping of domains monitored together in Malanta.


**MTTP (Mean Time to Preempt)** - How fast you shut down a threat before launch.