Cyber Security Glossary

Find definitions for IT security and compliance in our online glossary of key terms, acronyms, and vocabulary.

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  • Definition: A systematic and formal inquiry into a qualified threat or incident using digital forensics and perhaps other traditional criminal inquiry techniques to determine the events that transpired and to collect evidence.
  • A string of four numbers separated by periods used to represent a computer on the Internet. 
  • Usually refers to the people who make computers and computer systems run. 
  • A business that delivers access to the Internet.