Blast radius
How far the impact of a compromise or mistake can spread from its starting point.
Learn it through a story
- Welcome to the Blast Radius (Cybersecurity for Juniors 3, Ch 1)
- Capstone: Every Road Leads Through AppSec (Cybersecurity for Juniors 3, Ch 17)
Related terms
- Backup An extra copy of your files, kept safe in case the original is lost or damaged.
- 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.
- Blue team The defenders who detect, respond to, and fix what the red team finds.
- Botnet A large network of compromised devices controlled together, often without their owners' knowledge.
- Branch protection Repository rules requiring review or checks before code can merge into a main branch.