Exploit Kit
An exploit kit automates delivery of attacks against vulnerable applications, often through compromised or malicious websites.
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Exposure Management
Exposure management continuously discovers, prioritizes, and reduces weaknesses across systems and external services.
View definitionExtended Attribute (xattr)
Extended file attributes store additional metadata, including security labels or application-specific information, on Linux filesystems.
View definitionExternal Attack Surface Management (EASM)
EASM discovers internet-facing assets and misconfigurations that could expose an organization to attackers.
View definitionExternal Identities Entra
the Microsoft Entra External ID capabilities used to manage access for external users, partners, or customers
View definitionExternal Trust
a non-transitive trust between two Active Directory domains in different forests or with an external domain
View definitionFail2ban
Fail2ban analyzes service logs and temporarily blocks sources exhibiting repeated suspicious authentication failures.
View definitionFault Injection
Fault injection deliberately introduces controlled failures to test system resilience, recovery, and operational safeguards.
View definitionFibre Channel
Network technology specialized in bulk storage transport.
View definitionFibre Channel Fabric
A Fibre Channel fabric is a switched storage network connecting servers and arrays with specialized addressing and frame forwarding.
View definitionFibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Fibre Channel over Ethernet carries Fibre Channel frames over suitable Ethernet networks, typically using lossless Ethernet features.
View definitionFibre Channel Switch
A Fibre Channel switch connects hosts and storage arrays in a SAN and controls frame forwarding and zoning.
View definitionFibre Channel Zone
A Fibre Channel zone restricts communication among selected ports in a SAN fabric, typically using WWPN identifiers.
View definitionFibre Channel Zoning
A network segmentation rule Fibre Channel.
View definitionFIDO2
A set of strong authentication standards built around WebAuthn and CTAP.
View definitionFIDO2 Security Key Entra
a FIDO2-compatible hardware security key used with Microsoft Entra for strong phishing-resistant authentication
View definitionFile Storage
File storage organizes data in directories and files that clients access using protocols such as SMB or NFS.
View definitionFile-Level Backup
a backup that selects files and folders rather than a full volume or machine
View definitionFileless Malware
Fileless malware uses legitimate system tools or memory-resident execution to reduce reliance on executable files on disk.
View definitionFilesystem Journal
A filesystem journal records pending metadata operations to improve consistency after unexpected shutdowns.
View definitionFine-Grained Password Policy
A specific password policy applied to certain users or groups
View definitionFirewall
A firewall filters network communications using security rules that allow or block traffic based on its characteristics.
View definitionFirewall Policy Intune
Intune firewall policies configure Microsoft Defender Firewall behavior and rules on managed endpoints.
View definitionFirst Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
First-hop redundancy protocols provide a shared virtual default gateway across routers to preserve connectivity during a failure.
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