How CYCL Helps Reduce “Unknown Unknowns” in Your Cloud Environment and Workloads

In cybersecurity, “unknown unknowns” refer to threats and vulnerabilities that are not only unidentified but entirely unforeseen, making them particularly challenging to detect and mitigate.

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The term “unknown unknowns” was popularized by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in a 2002 press briefing. Originally used to describe uncertainties in national security and intelligence, the phrase has since been widely adopted across various fields, including cybersecurity.

In cybersecurity, “unknown unknowns” refer to threats and vulnerabilities that are not only unidentified but entirely unforeseen, making them particularly challenging to detect and mitigate.