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Spear Phishing
A type of phishing where the attacker researches the target extensively to craft a personalized m...
Whaling
A specific type of phishing that targets high-value individuals within an organization, such as t...
Phishing
The act of sending malicious messages intended to fool and/or manipulate a victim into giving up ...
Port
A hardware piece on a computer where an electrical connector can be used to link the device to ot...
Gramm Leach Bliley Act of 1999
A Congressional act that forces companies that offer loans, investment advice, or loans to adhere...
Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
A congressional act that forces public companies to be transparent in regards to creating and mai...
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
aliases: PCI DSS The legal standards for financial data storage at enterprise levels. There a...
Chain of Custody
A set of procedures defining how evidence is handled after a security breach in an enterprise set...
Network Medium
The physical channel through which data communications travel; the connecting method between netw...
Password Policy
A document that defines password requirements on company-owned systems. It specifies: Minimum le...
Riser Card
A hardware extension to a motherboard that allows for more expansion slots to be installed and co...
NLX
An uncommon form factor specification for defining motherboard sizes, using a unique back panel d...
Standard ATX
A form factor specification for motherboards, defining them as 9.6 x 12 inch motherboards, and th...
Windows BitLocker
A Windows 10 Pro feature that allows for the encryption of entire hard drives. BitLocker utilizes...
BitLocker ToGo
A version of Windows-BitLocker that can be used for USB drives. #XIV
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
aliases: VDI A type of virtualization that uses remote connection to run multiple operating s...
Capacitor
A hardware device that stores an electrical charge. The basis for all computer systems. #II
Crosstalk
A form of interference where signals transmitted on one cable escape and damage signals being tra...
Digital Subscriber Line
aliases: DSL A service that provides Internet over telephone lines. There are two types of DS...
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet: an Internet protocol designed for Digital-Subscriber-Line ...