What Are the Main Types of Cybersecurity?

While the security industry is broad and nuanced, there are a few widely recognized categories of security:

• Network security: Protects the connections between networks, including data transfers to and from the internet, and hardware like routers and switches.

• Endpoint security: Defends devices like laptops, phones, and servers.

• Application security: Adds protection for software, data, and access at the individual application level.

• Cloud security: Protects cloud environments and data from vulnerabilities and threat actors.

Also note that some security solutions cover multiple categories. Extended detection and response (XDR), for example, pulls alerts from endpoints, networks, and applications into a single console for centralized management.