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• naive Bayes"The naive Bayes classifier is a Bayesian learning method that has been found to be useful in many practical applications. It is called "naive" because it incorporates the simplifying assumption that attribute values are conditionally independent, given the classification of the instance. The(...)
• Native Format Electronic documents have an associated file structure defined by the original creating application. This file structure is referred to as the “native format” of the document. Because viewing or searching documents in the native format may require the original application (i.e., viewing a(...)
• natural language processing"A computer's attempt to “understand” spoken or written language. It must parse vocabulary, grammar, and intent, and allow for variation in language use. The process often involves machine learning."
• Nesting Document nesting occurs when one document is inserted within another document (i.e., an attachment is nested within an email; graphics files are nested within a Microsoft Word document).
• Network Resilience Definition: The ability of a network to: (1) provide continuous operation (i.e., highly resistant to disruption and able to operate in a degraded mode if damaged); (2) recover effectively if failure does occur; and (3) scale to meet rapid or unpredictable demands.
• Network Services Definition: In the NICE Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Installs, configures, tests, operates, maintains, and manages networks and their firewalls, including hardware (e.g., hubs, bridges, switches, multiplexers, routers, cables, proxy servers, and protective distributor(...)
• Networks The hardware and software combinations that allow the exchange of data and sharing of resources. Two common ways PCs are networked are peer-to- peer and client-server.
• neural network"Neural networks Also known as artificial neural network, neural net, deep neural net; a computer system inspired by living brains."
• NICE Framework Definition: NIST Special Publication 800-181 revision 1, the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework), provides a set of building blocks for describing the tasks, knowledge, and skills that are needed to perform cybersecurity work performed by individuals and teams.
• Node Any device connected to network. PCs, servers, and printers are all nodes on the network. Non-Printing Information The non-printing information carried by most data files is another excellent source of information. A common example is the date and time stamp an OS may put on a file. Some(...)
• Non-Repudiation Definition: Provides the capability to determine whether a given individual took a particular action such as creating information, sending a message, approving information, and receiving a message.Related Term(s): integrity, authenticity
• nondiscrimination"the practice of treating people, companies, countries, etc. in the same way as others in order to be fair:"
• normal flow"The intended flow of a process originating from a start event, continuing through all defined activities, and concluding successfully to its defined end event."
• normalization"Conceptual procedure in database design that removes redundancy in a complex database by establishing dependencies and relationships between database entities. Normalization reduces storage requirements and avoids database inconsistencies."