Chapter 4 Security Key Terms
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| Access list | A paper or electronic record of individuals who have permission to enter a secure area, the time that they entered, and the time they left the area.
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| Activity phase controls | Subtypes of security controls, classified as deterrent, preventive, detective, compensation, or corrective.
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| Administrative control | Process for developing and ensuring that policies and procedures are carried out, specifying actions that users may do, must do, or cannot do.
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| Alarm | An audible sound to warn a guard of an intruder.
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| Antispyware | Software that helps prevent computers from becoming infected by different types of spyware.
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| Barricade | A structure designed to block the passage of traffic.
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| Bayesian filtering | Spam filtering software that analyzes every word in an email and determines how frequently a word occurs in order to determine if it is spam.
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| Cable lock | A device that can be inserted into the security slot of a portable device and rotated so that the cable lock is secured to the device to prevent it from being stolen.
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| Closed-circuit television (CCTV) | Using video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific and limited set of receivers used for surveillance in areas that require security monitoring.
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| Cross-site request forgery (XSRF) | An attack that uses the user's Web browser settings to impersonate the user.
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| Data loss prevention (DLP) | A system that can identify critical data, monitor how it is being
accessed, and protect it from unauthorized users.
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| Deadbolt lock | A door lock that extends a solid metal bar into the door frame for extra security.
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| Errors (exceptions) | Faults in a program that occur while the application is running.
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| Fencing | Securing a restricted area by erecting a barrier.
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| Firewall (packet filter) | Hardware or software that is designed to prevent malicious packets from entering or leaving computers.
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| Fuzz testing (fuzzing) | A software testing technique that deliberately provides invalid, unexpected, or random data as inputs to a computer program.
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| GPS tracking | Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) to detect the location of a
portable device.
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| Heuristic detection | Creating a virtualized environment to simulate the central processing
unit (CPU) and memory of the computer to check for the presence of a virus.
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| Host-based software firewall | A firewall that runs as a program on a local system to protect it against attacks.
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| Hotfix | Software that addresses a specific customer situation and often may not be distributed outside that customer's organization.
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| Input validation | Verifying a user's input to an application.
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| Locking cabinet | A secure storage unit that can be used for storing portable devices.
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| Log | A record of events that occur.
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| Mantrap | A device that monitors and controls two interlocking doors to a small room (a vestibule), designed to separate secure and nonsecure areas.
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| Patch | A general software security update intended to cover vulnerabilities that have been discovered.
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| Pop-up blocker | Either a program or a feature incorporated within a browser that stops pop-up advertisements from appearing.
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| Proximity reader | A device that detects an emitted signal in order to identify the owner.
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| Remote wipe/sanitation | A technology that can remotely erase data from a portable device
and reset it to its default factory settings.
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| Safe | A ruggedized steel box with a lock.
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| Security logs | Logs that are considered the primary source of log data.
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| Security policy | A document or series of documents that clearly defines the defense
mechanisms an organization will employ to keep information secure.
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| Service pack | Software that is a cumulative package of all security updates plus additional features.
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| Signature file | A sequence of bytes (a string) found in the virus as a virus signature.
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| Voice encryption |
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