Terms Flashcards
advanced encryption standard (AES)
current US standard for symmetric encryption
advanced encryption standard 256-bit (AES256)
256-bit key implementation
advanced persistent threat (APT)
primary goal: remain on system stealthily
secondary goal: data exfiltration
air gap
physical separation between networks
amplification
leveraging technology to increase volume of an attack
annualized loss expectancy (ALE)
how much an event is expected to cost a company yearly
ALE = single loss expectancy x annualized rate of occurance
annualized rate of occurance (ARO)
frequency of an event on annualized basis
antivirus (AV)
software designed to detect, mitigate, remove malware and viruses from system or network
application programming interface (API)
a set of functions and procedures allowing the creation of applications that access the features or data of an operating system, application, or other service
application service provider (ASP)
company that offers entities access to applications and services
802.11
family of standards that describe network protocols for wireless devices
802.1X
IEEE standard for performing authentication over networks
access control
mechanisms or methods used to determine access permissions
Active Directory
directory service portion of Windows operating system that stores information about network-based entities and provides structured consistent list
ActiveX
Microsoft tech that facilitates rich Internet applications
ie: automatically install unsupported feature detected in wepage
