Cybersecurity Glossary
Key concepts in network hiding, preemptive security, and zero trust architecture
Understanding the terminology behind preemptive cybersecurity and network hiding. Each term includes a definition and how LayerV implements the concept.
Attack Surface Reduction
The practice of minimizing the number of exploitable entry points in a system, reducing the opportunities for attackers to gain unauthorized access.
Default Deny Networking
A network security posture where all traffic is blocked by default and only explicitly authorized connections are permitted.
Micro-Authorized Access
A security model where each access session is independently authenticated, scoped to a single resource, and automatically expires — eliminating persistent access.
Mythos-Class AI
The top capability tier of frontier AI models — systems able to perform expert-level offensive security work such as reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, and exploit iteration autonomously and at machine speed.
Network Hiding Protocol (NHP)
A cryptographic protocol that makes infrastructure invisible at the network layer by requiring authentication before any network visibility is granted.
OpenNHP
The open-source reference implementation of the Network Hiding Protocol, developed by the Cloud Security Alliance and published as an IETF Internet-Draft.
Preemptive Cybersecurity
A security paradigm that prevents attacks by eliminating the conditions that make them possible, rather than detecting and responding to attacks after they occur.
qURL
A cryptographic, time-limited portal link created by LayerV that grants temporary access to hidden infrastructure and self-destructs after use or expiration.
Single Packet Authorization (SPA)
A cryptographic technique where a client proves its identity in a single network packet before any ports or services are revealed.
Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP)
A security framework that dynamically creates one-to-one network connections between users and resources, hiding infrastructure from unauthorized users.
Zero Trust Architecture
A security model that requires strict identity verification for every user and device attempting to access resources, regardless of network location.