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Internet security
Definitions for common terms and phrases related to security threats, vulnerabilities, and technology.
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Layered service providers (LSPs)
Internet; Internet security
DLLs that use Winsock APIs to insert themselves into the TCP/IP stack. Once in the stack, LSPs can intercept and modify inbound and outbound Internet traffic.
HotFix releases
Internet; Internet security
Also known as patches, these releases include intermediate distribution of software or upgrades that repair specific issues.
SYN flood
Internet; Internet security
A hacking technique used to cause a denial of service, where the attackers send a large number of TCP SYN packets to the target with spoofed-source IP addresses. This results in many half-open TCP ...
Host intrusion prevention system (HIPS)
Internet; Internet security
A system that defends desktops and servers with combined signature, behavioral, and firewall protections.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
Internet; Internet security
This standard reference system identifies vulnerabilities in software, and ensures consistency in naming types of vulnerability.
Buffer overflow attack, buffer overflow exploit
Internet; Internet security
A method of overfilling a software buffer insert and executing the attacker's code. In a remote buffer overflow attack, the aim is to transfer the attacker's code to the attacked machine and ...
Engine
Internet; Internet security
Software used by anti-virus and anti-spyware programmes to scan a user's systems for viruses and other malware using . DAT files.
