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 denial of service technique that uses numerous systems to perform the attack simultaneously. Related Term(s): denial of service, botnet
  • "Optimizing the predictive accuracy for a whole class of distributions instead of just a single target distribution."
  • "Diversity refers to anything that sets one individual apart from another, including the full spectrum of human demographic differences as well as the different ideas, backgrounds, and opinions people bring."
  • Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(a) defines a document as “including writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, phonorecords, and other data compilations.” In the electronic discovery world, a document also refers to a collection of pages representing an electronic file. E-mails, attachments,(...)
  • "Collection of documents on a given subject; written or pictorial information describing, defining, specifying, reporting, or certifying activities, requirements, procedures, or results."
  • "Distinct scope, within which common characteristics are exhibited, common rules observed, and over which a distribution transparency is preserved."
  • "Domain expertise implies knowledge and understanding of the essential aspects of a specific field of inquiry."
  • "Differences between the source and target domain data"
  • An external hardware devices with some memory inside it.
  • "The practice in which tech workers use their own product consistently to see how well it works and where improvements can be made."
  • A duplicate is an accurate digital reproduction of all data objects contained on the original physical item.
  • Definition: The automated, on-the-fly changes of an information system's characteristics to thwart actions of an adversary.
  • "The process in which one or more paths are defined and may be utilized based on the conditions present at the time of execution."