Acronyms (Page 14) - Reverse Flashcards
A technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit for data redundancy and performance improvement.
RAID
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
A server that provides a remote access service to users or client computers.
RAS
Remote Access Server
A malware program that includes a back door for administrative control over the target computer.
RAT
Remote Access Trojan
An approach to restricting system access to authorized users based on their role within an organization.
RBAC
Role-based Access Control
A policy-neutral access control mechanism defined around roles and privileges.
RBAC
Rule-based Access Control
A stream cipher that is simple and fast but has vulnerabilities and is considered insecure.
RC4
Rivest Cipher version 4
A proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft that provides a user with a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection.
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
A technology that uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.
RFID
Radio Frequency Identifier
A family of cryptographic hash functions developed in Belgium.
RIPEMD
RACE Integrity Primitives Evaluation Message Digest
A measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or compare the efficiency of a number of different investments.
ROI
Return on Investment
The maximum acceptable amount of data loss measured in time.
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
One of the first public-key cryptosystems and is widely used for secure data transmission.
RSA
Rivest, Shamir, & Adleman
A technique used to block denial-of-service attacks in IP networks.
RTBH
Remotely Triggered Black Hole
The targeted duration of time and a service level within which a business process must be restored after a disaster or disruption.
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
An operating system intended to serve real-time application process data as it comes in, typically without buffering delays.
RTOS
Real-time Operating System
