Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-site request forgery tricks a signed-in browser into performing an unwanted action on a trusted site.
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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Cross-site scripting injects executable content into pages viewed by other users, potentially compromising browser sessions.
View definitionCross-Tenant Access Settings
Cross-tenant access settings control inbound and outbound B2B collaboration and direct connect between Microsoft Entra organizations.
View definitionCross-Tenant Synchronization
a Microsoft Entra feature that automates creating, updating, and deleting B2B identities across multiple tenants
View definitionCSP
CSP limits the authorized sources for scripts, styles and other web content.
View definitionCSPM
A Cloud Security Posture Management approach used to detect cloud misconfigurations and compliance gaps.
View definitionCSR
Request containing a public key and identity information to apply for a certificate.
View definitionCSV
A simple tabular format where fields are separated by a delimiter.
View definitionCSV Hyper-V
A shared volume used in the 2007-2008s Hyper-V.
View definitionCVE
A public identifier assigned to a known security vulnerability.
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A rating system used to express the technical severity of a vulnerability.
View definitionCWE
Common Weakness Enumeration is a catalog of software and hardware weakness types used to classify potential vulnerabilities.
View definitionCyber Kill Chain
a cybersecurity model that breaks an attack into successive stages from reconnaissance through actions on objectives
View definitionDANE
A mechanism that publishes information in DNSSEC to bind a TLS service to a certificate or key.
View definitionData Exfiltration
Data exfiltration is the unauthorized transfer of sensitive information from an organization to an external destination.
View definitionDatastore
A storage space presented to a hypervisor to host files from virtual machines.
View definitionDDR4
DDR4 is a generation of synchronous dynamic RAM used in computers and servers.
View definitionDECT
DECT is a cordless telephony radio technology. Business DECT handsets connect to a base station that may interface with an IP PBX such as 3CX.
View definitionDeep Inspection FortiGate
A TLS inspection that temporarily decrypts traffic HTTPS to analyze it.
View definitionDeep Learning
Deep learning trains neural networks with multiple layers to learn patterns and representations from data.
View definitionDefault Gateway
A default gateway is the next-hop router used to reach networks outside the local subnet.
View definitionDefender for Office 365
A Microsoft security layer for emails, links and attachments.
View definitionDefense Evasion
Defense evasion covers techniques attackers use to avoid detection or bypass security monitoring and protective controls.
View definitionDELETE Method HTTP
The HTTP DELETE method requests removal of a resource's association at a server, subject to application authorization.
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