Types of Cybersecurity Technologies

Twenty years back, Information Security technologies were limited to Perimeter Security, Anti-Virus, IDS/IPS, PKI, Encryption and some basic vulnerability scanning. Fast forward to 2019, so many technologies have evolved that it is almost impossible to navigate. This becomes more confusing when companies start branding and categorizing with unconventional names. At RSA this year, I couldn't keep up with over 200 companies, categorized as Data sovereignty, Government Spying, Practitioner perspectives, Zero day vulnerability, etc.

There are over 50 categories in the field of cybersecurity technology that exists as of this writing. If you are a new aspirant wanting to join the Cybersecurity workforce, make sure you understand that this field has grown significantly both in depth and breadth. Here is a list of few Cybersecurity technologies you should familiarize yourself with:

1. Antivirus and Antimalware Software
2. Application security
3. Artificial Intelligence 
4. Big Data Security
5. Blockchain
6. Business Continuity (BC)/ Disaster Recovery (DR) 
7. Cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
8. Cloud Security & Compliance
9. Cloud Workload Protection Platforms
10. Cognitive Security
11. Container Security
12. Critical infrastructure security
13. Cyber Range
14. Cybersecurity Risk Management
15. Data loss prevention
16. DDoS Defense & Security Solutions
17. Deception
18. Deception Technology
19. Deep learning
20. Email Security
21. Encryption, and end-to-end encryption
22. Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
23. Governance, Risk & Compliance
24. Hardware-Enabled Security
25. Identity and Access Management (IAM) 
26. Incident Response Technology
27. Internet of things (IoT) security
28. Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
29. Machine Learning
30. Managed Detection and Response
31. Microsegmentation
32. Mobile & Data Security
33. Mobile Device Management
34. Network Access Control (NAC)
35. Network forensics
36. Network Segmentation
37. Network Traffic Analysis
38. NGFW (Next Generation Firewall)
39. Orchestration and Automation
40. OSS security scanning and software composition analysis for DevSecOps
41. Penetration Testing
42. Predictive Analytics
43. Real-Time Assessment Tool Integration
44. Remote Browser/Browser Isolation
45. Sandboxing Technologies
46. Security Awareness Training
47. Security information and event management (SIEM)
48. Software-Defined Perimeters
49. Threat Intelligence & Network Security
50. UEBA (User & Entity Behavior Analytics)
51. Unified Threat Management (UTM)
52. Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
53. Vulnerability Scanning/Vulnerability management
54. Web security
55. Wireless Security
56. Zero-Trust Model