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Internet security
Definitions for common terms and phrases related to security threats, vulnerabilities, and technology.
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European Institute of Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR)
Internet; Internet security
EICAR is the organisation that developed a string of characters used to test anti-virus software installation and operation.
Unknown threat
Internet; Internet security
A new or newly varied threat for which a signature or mitigation is not yet available. behavioural detection attempts to identify these threats based on patterns of suspicious activity.
Compile
Internet; Internet security
Converts a high-level programme into a machine language program. A compiler programme helps accomplish this conversion and discovers syntax errors when a script is being compiled.
Boot disc
Internet; Internet security
A disc that contains special, hidden startup files and other programmes to run a computer, usually specific to the operating system and version. Several types of boot discs are available to an ...
Buffer overflow condition
Internet; Internet security
A condition in an operating system or application that sends more data input than the operating system or application can handle. Supplying overly long data results in a buffer overflow and corrupts ...
Certificate authority-signed SSL
Internet; Internet security
This process uses a secure socket layer (SSL) to authenticate and encrypt data through a certificate that is digitally signed by the certificate authority.
Mobile code
Internet; Internet security
Code or software that is transferred from a host to a client or to another host to be executed at the destination. A worm is one example of malicious mobile code.
