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Definitions for common terms and phrases related to security threats, vulnerabilities, and technology.
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Coordinated universal time (UTC)
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Previously known as Greenwich Mean Time, UTC is an international, atomic time standard adopted as a means of civil timekeeping. UTC is based on International Atomic Time (TAI), but differs by the ...
Attack
Internet; Internet security
An attempted system security breach that may be active (altering or destroying data) or passive (intercepting or reading data without changing it). Successful attacks range in severity from viewing ...
Camping out
Internet; Internet security
A hacking technique of breaking into a system and finding an undetected place from which to monitor the system, store information, or re-enter the system at a later time.
Payload
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The "cargo" code in a virus rather than the portions used to avoid detection or replicate. The payload code can display text or graphics on the screen, or it may corrupt or erase data. Not all ...
Smurf attack
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A denial-of-service attack that floods its targets with replies to ICMP echo or ping requests. A Smurf attack, named after its exploit program, pings Internet broadcast addresses which then forward ...
Error reporting utility
Internet; Internet security
A utility that tracks and logs failures in the software on your computer system. You can use this information to help analyse problems.
Host-based security system
Internet; Internet security
This security application functions by being installed on and protecting each node, or host computer, in a network.
