Chain of Custody
Chain of custody documents who collected, handled, transferred, and stored evidence to preserve its integrity and traceability.
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Change Advisory Board (CAB)
A Change Advisory Board reviews proposed IT changes and advises on their risks, scheduling, business impact, and readiness.
View definitionChange Management
Change management governs the assessment, approval, implementation, and review of modifications to IT services and infrastructure.
View definitionChanged Block Tracking
Changed Block Tracking, or CBT, identifies modified VMware virtual-disk blocks to optimize backup processing.
View definitionCHAP
CHAP is a challenge-response authentication mechanism, notably used with iSCSI.
View definitionCheckpoint Hyper-V
A temporary return point for a VM Hyper-V.
View definitionChef
Chef automates server configuration and compliance through infrastructure code organized into recipes and resources.
View definitionchmod
A Linux command used to change permissions for a file or directory.
View definitionchown
A command that changes the owner or group of a file.
View definitionchroot
The chroot command changes a process's apparent root directory; it is not a complete security isolation boundary.
View definitionCIDR
A notation such as /24 or /27 that indicates the size of an IP network.
View definitionCilium
An eBPF-based Kubernetes networking and security plugin providing connectivity, policy enforcement, and observability.
View definitionCipher Suite
A set of algorithms used to negotiate encryption, integrity, and authentication for a TLS session.
View definitionCloud computing
Provision of computer resources hosted by a provider and accessible by network on demand.
View definitionCloud PKI Intune
Microsoft Cloud PKI for Intune manages certificate authorities and certificate deployment for supported managed devices.
View definitionCluster Shared Volume (CSV)
a Windows Failover Cluster volume that can be accessed simultaneously by multiple nodes and is commonly used by Hyper-V
View definitionCMDB
A basis that identifies the components of the information system and their relationships.
View definitionCNAME
Registration DNS which creates an alias to another name DNS.
View definitionCNAME Flattening
The CNAME Flattening allows certain suppliers DNS point the root domain to a target name without CNAME classic apex.
View definitionCNAPP
A platform combining multiple cloud-native application security capabilities from code to runtime.
View definitionCold Storage
Cold storage holds rarely accessed data at reduced storage cost, often with slower retrieval or additional access charges.
View definitionCommand and Control (C2)
Command and control refers to channels attackers use to issue instructions to compromised systems and receive information.
View definitionCompliance Policy
A policy Intune which determines whether a device meets safety requirements.
View definitionConditional Access
Rules that allow, block or reinforce a connection according to its context.
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