AP® Cybersecurity glossary

Resilience

Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 2: Securing Spaces

Staying protected after a single control fails: a second layer still stops the attack or limits what it can damage.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 2.1.G.32.1.G.4

Why it matters in Unit 2

Resilience is why defense in depth uses several layers: human, physical, network, device, application and data.

Example

Phishing steals a password, but multifactor authentication (MFA) still stops the login.

Related terms

• Defense in depth
• Security control