BPDU Guard
A STP protection that disables a port of access receiving a BPDU
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BranchCache
a Windows caching technology using distributed or hosted cache to reduce WAN transfers of content from remote servers
View definitionBreach and Attack Simulation (BAS)
Breach and attack simulation tools safely emulate adversary techniques to assess detection and prevention controls.
View definitionBreak Glass Account
An emergency account used if the usual administration mechanisms no longer work.
View definitionBroadcast Domain
A broadcast domain is the group of Layer 2 devices that receive an Ethernet broadcast frame; each VLAN normally forms a separate domain.
View definitionBrute-Force Attack
An attack that tries many combinations of passwords until it finds the right one.
View definitionBusiness Email Compromise (BEC)
Business email compromise uses impersonation or compromised accounts to deceive employees into transferring money or sensitive information.
View definitionCAA Record
CAA indicates which certification authorities are authorized to issue a certificate for a domain.
View definitionCache-Control Header
The HTTP Cache-Control header defines directives controlling how browsers and intermediary caches store and reuse responses.
View definitionCanary Deployment
Canary deployment progressively exposes a release to a subset of users so its behavior can be observed before wider rollout.
View definitionCapacity Tier
A capacity tier moves older backup restore points from performance storage to lower-cost object storage.
View definitionCAPEC
CAPEC is MITRE's catalog of common attack patterns describing methods adversaries use to exploit weaknesses.
View definitionCaptive Portal
Captive Portal is a concept or mechanism used in & wi‐fi network to present an authentication or acceptance page before network access.
View definitionCASB
CASB is a concept or mechanism used in cybersecurity to control the use of cloud services and data exchanged
View definitionCBT
CBT follows the modified blocks of a VMware virtual disk
View definitionCDN
A network of distributed servers that brings the web content closer to visitors.
View definitionCDP
A protocol for the discovery of neighboring equipment
View definitionCentral NAT FortiGate
A mode that separates the rules NAT Security Policy FortiGate.
View definitionCentral SNAT Map
A table FortiGate which defines the source translation rules in Central mode NAT.
View definitionCeph
Ceph is a distributed storage platform that can provide block, file and object.
View definitionCertificate Inspection
An inspection HTTPS who examines the certificate without deciphering the content entirely.
View definitionCertificate pinning
Certificate pinning is a concept or mechanism used in pki & certificates to restrict trust to a certificate or a key expected
View definitionCertificate SAN
The NDS lists the valid DNS or other identity names for a certificate
View definitioncgroups
Cgroups limit and measure the resources consumed by Linux processes
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