Cyber Security Glossary

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

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  • "Generative Adversarial Networks, or GANs for short, are an approach to generative modeling using deep learning methods, such as convolutional neural networks. Generative modeling is an unsupervised learning task in machine learning that involves automatically discovering and learning the(...)
  • "[a kind of artificial intelligence] capable of generating new content such as code, images, music, text, simulations, 3D objects, videos, and so on. It is considered an important part of AI research and development, as it has the potential to revolutionize many industries, including(...)
  • A computer compression format for pictures. 
  • A gigabyte is a measure of computer data storage capacity and is a billion (1,000,000,000) bytes.
  • "[An approach that] [t]ries to understand the model as a whole."
  • "The actions to ensure stakeholder needs, conditions, and options are evaluated to determine balanced, agreed-upon enterprise objectives; setting direction through prioritization and decision-making; and monitoring performance and ompliance against agreed-upon directions and objectives. AI(...)
  • "Diagram that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables. Diagram or other representation consisting of a finite set of nodes and internode connections called edges or arcs."
  • "A specialized chip capable of highly parallel processing. GPUs are well-suited for running machine learning and deep learning algorithms. GPUs were first developed for efficient parallel processing of arrays of values used in computer graphics. Modern-day GPUs are designed to be optimized for(...)
  • "A GUI is a type of computer human interface on a computer. It solves the blank screen problem that confronted early computer users. These early users sat down in front of a computer and faced a blank screen, with only a prompt. The computer gave the user no indication what the user was to do(...)
  • "information provided by direct observation as opposed to information provided by inference"
  • "The goal of groups defined by protected attributes receiving similar treatments or outcomes."
  • A set of screen presentations and metaphors that utilize graphic elements such as icons in an attempt to make an operating system easier to use.