Backup
An extra copy of your files, kept safe in case the original is lost or damaged.
Learn it through a story
- Ranjan Uncle's Backup Diary (Cybersecurity for Juniors 1, Ch 9)
- The Ransomware Email to the Placement Cell (Cybersecurity for Juniors 2, Ch 9)
Short on time? Read the 5-minute version.
Related terms
- Authorization Confirming what an already-authenticated person is allowed to do or see.
- Availability Ensuring authorised people can actually access information or systems when they need to.
- Backdoor A hidden trigger that makes a model misbehave only when it appears.
- Base image The foundational layer a container is built on top of.
- Baseline behaviour What's normal for an account or system, used to recognise what isn't.
- Blast radius How far the impact of a compromise or mistake can spread from its starting point.